(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the state‘s homelessness crisis has compounded the need for affordable housing described in Section 54235. To help mitigate the need for affordable housing and to speed up sales pursuant to this article, the Legislature further finds and declares that an emergency exists for purposes of Sections 11342.545, 11346.1, and 11349.6.

(b) The Department of Transportation shall file proposed emergency regulations with the Office of Administrative Law for adoption to implement this article not later than six months after this article is enacted.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 11346.1, the emergency regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall remain in effect for two years after their effective date or until permanent regulations are adopted, whichever is sooner.

(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 130, Sec. 5. (SB 51) Effective July 23, 2021.)