(a) (1) A selected developer that receives a grant pursuant to this chapter shall submit a report, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, by December 31 of the year following the receipt of those funds, and annually thereafter, that contains the following information:

(A) The status of the proposed expenditures and uses of the local government contribution and the grant moneys as listed in the application for funding.

(B) The corresponding impact on the affordable housing development on excess state-owned property, categorized based on the eligible uses specified in subdivision (c) of Section 50704.82.

(2) The department may request additional information, as needed, to meet other applicable reporting or audit requirements.

(b) The department shall maintain records of the following and provide that information publicly on its internet website:

(1) The name of each applicant for grant moneys and the status of that entity’s application.

(2) The number of applications for grant moneys received by the department.

(3) The information described in subdivision (a) for each recipient of grant moneys.

(c) The department may monitor expenditures and activities of an applicant and grantee, as the department deems necessary, to ensure compliance with program requirements.

(d) The department may, as it deems appropriate or necessary, request the repayment of funds from an applicant or grantee, or pursue any other remedies available to it by law, for failure to comply with program requirements.

(e) The department may implement the program through the issuance of forms, guidelines, and one or more notices of funding availability, as the department deems necessary, to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred on it by this chapter. Any forms, guidelines, and notices of funding availability adopted pursuant to this section are hereby exempted from the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).

(f) The department’s decision to approve or deny an application or request for grant moneys pursuant to the program, and its determination of the amount of funding to be provided, shall be final.

(g) For development projects on property leased pursuant to this section, any requests for qualifications or requests for proposals issued shall identify the project as a public work for which prevailing wages shall be paid for purposes of Article 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Chapter 1 of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.

(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 40, Sec. 18. (AB 129) Effective July 10, 2023.)