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(a) For the purposes of this section the "association" is
the Southern California Association of Governments.
   (b) For the fourth revision of the housing element pursuant to
Section 65588 within the region of the association, the existing and
projected need for housing for the region as a whole and each
jurisdiction within the region shall be determined according to the
provisions of this article except as those provisions are
specifically modified by this section.
   (c) The existing and projected housing need for the region shall
be determined in the following manner:
   (1) The association shall develop an integrated long-term growth
forecast by five-year increments. The growth forecast is not a
regional housing needs allocation plan.
   (2) The forecast shall consist of the following three major
variables by geographic area throughout the region:
   (A) Population.
   (B) Employment.
   (C) Households.
   (3) The association shall convert households into housing units
using replacement rates from the Department of Finance, and county
level vacancy rates, by weighing vacancy rates of for-sale and
for-rent units.
   (4) The association shall transmit the forecast to the department
with the following variables:
   (A) Population.
   (B) Employment.
   (C) Households.
   (D) Housing units.
   (E) Household formation ratios.
   (F) Replacement rates.
   (G) Owner and renter vacancy rates.
   (5) Upon receiving the forecast, the department shall determine
the existing and projected housing need for the region in accordance
with paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of, and with subdivision (d)
of, Section 65584.01.
   (d) The association shall conduct a public workshop for the
purpose of surveying its member jurisdictions pursuant to subdivision
(b) of Section 65584.04. Not less than 30 days prior to the date of
commencement of the public workshop, the association shall notify
affected jurisdictions about the manner in which it proposes to
consider the factors specified in subdivision (d) of Section 65584.04
in the housing allocation process. Local governments may submit
information about the factors before the workshop for consideration
by the association and incorporation into the discussion of the
methodology at the workshop.
   (e) The association shall delegate development of the housing need
allocation plan to the subregional entities, if the association and
the subregional entities agree in writing to that delegation and the
association ensures that the total regional housing need, by income
category, is maintained.
   (f) The association shall conduct a minimum of 14 public workshops
to discuss the regional growth forecast and the methodology,
including the factors, by which housing needs are proposed to be
allocated to subregions, or, in the absence of a subregion, to
individual jurisdictions. The workshops shall also present
opportunities for jurisdictions and members of the public or relevant
stakeholders to provide information to the association on local
conditions and factors.  Following the workshops, and concurrent with
the adoption of its draft housing allocation plan, the association
shall describe the following:
   (1) The manner in which the plan is consistent with the housing,
employment, transportation, and environmental needs of the region.
   (2) The manner in which the methodology that produced the plan
complies with subdivision (e) of Section 65584.04.
   (3) The manner in which the information received in the public
workshops was considered in the methodology used to allocate the
regional housing need.
   (g) Following the adoption of the draft housing allocation plan, a
local government may request from the association or the delegate
subregion, as applicable, a revision of its share of the regional
housing need in accordance with the factors described in subdivision
(d) of Section 65584.04, including any information submitted by the
local government pursuant to subdivision (d). The request for a
revised share shall be based upon comparable data available for all
affected jurisdictions and accepted planning methodology, and shall
be supported by adequate documentation. The association or delegate
subregion, as applicable, shall establish a timeline for accepting
and reviewing revision requests. However, revision requests shall not
be accepted after the deadline for filing an appeal pursuant to
subdivision (i). The association or delegate subregion shall respond
to the request in writing no later than the close of the appeal
process, and shall describe the rationale for its decision.
   (h) Both the methodology and allocation process shall consider the
factors listed under subdivision (d) of Section 65584.04 and promote
the goals and objectives of subdivision (d) of Section 65584 and the
regional transportation plan growth forecasting process to integrate
housing planning with projected population growth and
transportation. The association shall complete the final housing need
allocation plan on or before June 30, 2007. It is the intent of the
Legislature that the housing element update deadlines, as required
under Section 65588, and as modified by the department under
paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 65584.02, will not be
extended. The association shall submit a report to the Legislature on
or before March 30, 2007, describing the progress it has made in
completing the final need allocation plan.
   (i) A city or county may file one appeal of its draft allocation
to the association, or a delegate subregion, pursuant to subdivision
(e) of Section 65584.05, based upon any of the following criteria:
   (1) The association or delegate subregion, as applicable, failed
to adequately consider the information submitted pursuant to
subdivision (d), or a significant and unforeseen change in
circumstances has occurred in the local jurisdiction that merits a
revision of the information submitted pursuant to that subdivision.
   (2) The association or delegate subregion, as applicable, failed
to determine the local government's share of the regional housing
need in accordance with the information described in, and the
methodology established pursuant to subdivision (f).
   (j) A city or county shall not be allowed to file more than one
appeal under subdivision (i), and no appeals may be filed relating to
any adjustments made pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section
65584.05.
   (k) The final allocation plan shall be subject to the provisions
of subdivision (h) of Section 65584.05.
   (l) The final allocation plan adopted by the association shall
ensure that the total regional housing need, by income category, as
determined under subdivision (c), is maintained. The resolution
adopted by the association approving the final housing need
allocation plan shall show how the plan:
   (1) Is consistent with the objectives of this section and article.

   (2) Is consistent with the pending update of the regional
transportation plan.
   (3) Takes into account the information provided to the association
by its member jurisdictions and members of the public pursuant to
subdivisions (d) and (f).
  (m) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2015,
and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute,
that is enacted before January 1, 2015, deletes or extends that date.

Last modified: January 12, 2009