10089.397.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that there exists the California Residential Mitigation Program, also known as the “CRMP,” a joint powers authority created in 2012 by agreement between the California Earthquake Authority and the Office of Emergency Services.
(b) If the Legislature appropriates funds for the purpose of funding the CRMP’s implementation of the grant program described in this section, the CRMP shall, pursuant to the
requirements of this section, implement the grant program and, on and after July 1, 2017, make grants that assist a qualifying owner of a multiunit residential structure by defraying the owner’s cost of seismic retrofitting of the structure.
(b)An
(c) The CRMP may make a grant to an applicant who satisfies all of the following may seek a grant from the program established by this section:
following:
(1) The applicant is an owner of record of the structure to be retrofitted. retrofitted and has secured the written consent of all other owners of the structure to make a grant application.
(2) The structure is a residential building of not less fewer than five, but not more than 10
10, dwelling units.
(3) The dwelling units in the structure are occupied by tenants who are members of “lower income households,” as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
(4) The structure meets structural requirements established pursuant to subdivision (c).
(d).
(5) The structure is located in a high-risk earthquake area, based on criteria established pursuant to subdivision (c). (d).
(6) The retrofit work qualifies as work for which the applicant may receive a grant, based on criteria established pursuant to subdivision (c). (d).
(c)The authority shall, jointly with the Office of Emergency Services, adopt regulations
(d) The governing board of the CRMP shall adopt policies and procedures necessary to implement this section, including, but not limited to, establishing the means by which the applicant may satisfy the tenant-related economic eligibility criteria for the program, establishing structural eligibility requirements for a structure that will receive seismic retrofit work, defining criteria for determining whether a structure is located in a high-risk earthquake area, defining criteria for seismic retrofit work that qualifies as work eligible for receipt of a grant, and defining criteria for the determination of the amount of a grant awarded pursuant to the program created by this section.
In adopting those policies and procedures, the governing board shall provide notice and opportunity for public review and comment, publish the policies and procedures on the CRMP’s Internet Web site, and otherwise make the policies and procedures available to the public.
(d)The authority may expend money in the Earthquake Loss Mitigation Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to implement and make grants pursuant to the program established by this section.