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

(1) “Eligible public agency” means any of the following:

(A) The County of Los Angeles.

(B) The Los Angeles Unified School District.

(C) The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

(D) The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles.

(E) The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.

(F) The Los Angeles Community College District.

(G) The successor agency for the former Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles.

(H) The Department of Transportation.

(I) The Department of Parks and Recreation.

(2) “Emergency shelters” mean shelters, during a declaration of a shelter crisis described in Section 8698.2 of the Government Code, that meet the definition of low barrier navigation center set forth in Section 65660 of the Government Code and meet the requirements of Section 65662 of the Government Code, that is located in either a mixed-use or nonresidential zone permitting multifamily uses or infill site, and that is funded, in whole or in part, by any of the following:

(A) The Homeless Emergency Aid program established pursuant to Section 50211 of the Health and Safety Code.

(B) The Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program established pursuant to Section 50217 of the Health and Safety Code.

(C) Measure H sales tax proceeds approved by the voters on the March 7, 2017, special election in the County of Los Angeles.

(D) General bond obligations issued pursuant to Proposition HHH, approved by the voters of the City of Los Angeles at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election.

(3) “Supportive housing” means supportive housing, as defined in Section 50675.14 of the Health and Safety Code, that meets the eligibility requirements of Article 11 (commencing with Section 65650) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code or the eligibility requirements for qualified supportive housing or qualified permanent supportive housing set forth in Ordinance No. 185,489 or 185,492, and is funded, in whole or in part, by any of the following:

(A) The No Place Like Home Program (Part 3.9 (commencing with Section 5849.1) of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).

(B) The Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund established pursuant to Section 50470 of the Health and Safety Code.

(C) Measure H sales tax proceeds approved by the voters on the March 7, 2017, special election in the County of Los Angeles.

(D) General bond obligations issued pursuant to Proposition HHH, approved by the voters of the City of Los Angeles at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election.

(E) The City of Los Angeles Housing Impact Trust Fund.

(b) (1) This division does not apply to any activity approved by or carried out by the City of Los Angeles in furtherance of providing emergency shelters or supportive housing in the City of Los Angeles.

(2) This division does not apply to any action taken by an eligible public agency to lease, convey, or encumber land owned by that agency, or to any action taken by an eligible public agency to facilitate the lease, conveyance, or encumbrance of land owned by that agency, or to any action taken by an eligible public agency in providing financial assistance, in furtherance of providing emergency shelters or supportive housing in the City of Los Angeles.

(3) This division does not apply to the adoption of Ordinance Nos. 185,489 and 185,492 by the City of Los Angeles in 2018.

(c) If a lead agency determines that an activity is not subject to this division pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (b) and determines to approve or carry out the activity, the lead agency shall file a notice of exemption with the Office of Planning and Research and the county clerk in the manner specified in subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 21108 or subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 21152.

(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.

(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 340, Sec. 2. (AB 1197) Effective September 26, 2019. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions.)