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California Public Resources Code Section 25747

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(a) The commission shall adopt guidelines governing the
funding programs authorized under this chapter, at a publicly noticed
meeting offering all interested parties an opportunity to comment.
Substantive changes to the guidelines may not be adopted without at
least 10 days' written notice to the public. The public notice of
meetings required by this subdivision may not be less than 30 days.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any guidelines adopted
pursuant to this chapter or Section 399.13 of the Public Utilities
Code, shall be exempt from the requirements of Chapter 3.5
(commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of
the Government Code.  The Legislature declares that the changes made
to this subdivision by the act amending this section during the 2002
portion of the 2001-02 Regular Session are declaratory of, and not a
change in existing law.
   (b) Funds to further the purposes of this chapter may be committed
for multiple years.
   (c) Awards made pursuant to this chapter are grants, subject to
appeal to the commission upon a showing that factors other than those
described in the guidelines adopted by the commission were applied
in making the awards and payments. Any actions taken by an applicant
to apply for, or become or remain eligible and registered to receive,
payments or awards, including satisfying conditions specified by the
commission, shall not constitute the rendering of goods, services,
or a direct benefit to the commission.
   (d) An award made pursuant to this chapter, the amount of the
award, and the terms and conditions of the grant are public
information.

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