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DIVISION 31. WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES 50000-50002›PART 8. Carbon Dioxide Capture, Removal, or Sequestration Projects 71460-71465›CHAPTER 2. Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program 75210-75218.2

§ 75210

California Public Resources Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · California

The Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program is hereby established to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through projects that implement land use, housing, transportation, and agricultural land preservation practices to support infill and compact development, and that support related and coordinated public policy objectives, including the following:

(a) Reducing air pollution.

(b) Improving conditions in disadvantaged communities.

(c) Supporting or improving public health and other cobenefits as described in Section 39712 of the Health and Safety Code.

(d) Improving connectivity and accessibility to jobs, housing, and services.

(e) Increasing options for mobility, including the implementation of the Active Transportation Program established pursuant to Section 2380 of the Streets and Highways Code.

(f) Increasing transit ridership.

(g) Preserving and developing affordable rental and owner-occupied housing for lower income households, as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.

(h) Protecting agricultural lands to support infill development.

(Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 68, Sec. 31. (AB 179) Effective July 13, 2026.)

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