(

a) The department shall review, adopt, amend, and repeal guidelines to implement this chapter. Any guidelines adopted to implement this

chapter shall not be subject to

Chapter 3.5 (commencing with

Section 11340) of Part of Division of Title of the Government Code. In the event of any inconsistency between such guidelines or terms and the Federal ESG Program, the guidelines shall prevail for the purposes of this chapter. (

b) Notwithstanding any other law, in order to implement this chapter, the department may adopt guidelines to replace the California ESG Regulations set forth in Subchapter of

Chapter of Division of Title of the California Code of Regulations. Any guideline, rule, policy, or standard of general application employed by the department in implementing this

chapter shall not be subject to the requirements of the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with

Section 11340) of Part of Division of Title of the Government Code). The department shall convene a stakeholder process to inform the development of guidelines for the implementation of the program pursuant to this

chapter no later than September 1, 2023. Until guidelines are adopted, the department shall administer the program pursuant to adopted regulations. (

c) Upon adoption of guidelines, previously adopted regulations are repealed. The repeal of previously adopted regulations pursuant to this

section shall not be subject to the requirements of the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with

Section 11340) of Part of Division of Title of the Government Code).