Section 54237.10 - Emergency exists for purposes of Sections 11342.545, 11346.1, and 11349.6(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 2 of Title 21 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.Amended by Stats 2024 ch 347 (AB 1038),s 2, eff. 9/22/2024.Added by Stats 2021 ch 130 (SB 51),s 5, eff. 7/23/2021.