(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the Department of Housing and Community Development may provide technical assistance to eligible counties and eligible cities, or developers of affordable housing within eligible counties and eligible cities, to facilitate the construction of housing for the target populations for the following programs funded pursuant to this part:

(A) The Multifamily Housing Program (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675) of Part 2).

(B) The Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program (Chapter 3.2 (commencing with Section 50515.2) of Part 2).

(C) The CalHome Program (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 50650) of Part 2).

(2) Technical assistance pursuant to this section shall be provided using the bond proceeds allocated pursuant to Section 54006 to the program for which the technical assistance is provided.

(3) The Department of Housing and Community Development shall not provide more than three hundred sixty thousand dollars ($360,000) total in technical assistance pursuant to this section, and an eligible county or eligible city shall not receive more than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) in technical assistance annually.

(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) “Eligible city” means a city that is located within a county with a population of 150,000 residents or fewer.

(2) “Eligible county” means a county with a population of 150,000 residents or fewer.

(3) “Technical assistance” includes engineering assistance and environmental review related to an affordable housing project and reimbursement of administrative costs related to developing a grant proposal.

(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 365, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 6, 2018, election; effective November 7, 2018.)