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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 or permanent regulations with the Office of Administrative Law for adoption to implement this

article not later than six months after this

article is enacted, or six months after any amendment to this article. (

c) Notwithstanding

Section 11346.1, the emergency regulations in effect on September 15, 2024, that were adopted to implement this

article and that are contained in

Chapter 9.5 (commencing with

Section 1475) of Division of Title of the California Code of Regulations, including, but not limited to, the regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (

f) of

Section 54239.4 as it read on January 1, 2024, and subdivision (

e) of

Section 54239.5 as it read on January 1, 2024, shall remain in effect until January 31, 2026, or until permanent regulations are adopted, whichever is sooner. (

d) Notwithstanding

Section 11346.1, any necessary emergency regulations adopted by the Department of Transportation to implement the changes made to this

article by the act that added this subdivision shall remain in effect until January 31, 2026, or until permanent regulations are adopted, whichever is sooner.