(a) The department shall notify the city, county, or city and county and may notify the office of the Attorney General that the city, county, or city and county is in violation of state law, as provided in subdivision (j) of Section 65585, as amended by Chapter 159 of the Statutes of 2019, if the department finds that any local government has taken an action in violation of Article 8 (commencing with Section 54220) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5.
(b) Subdivisions (k), (l), (m), and (n) of Section 65585, as amended by Chapter 159 of the Statutes of 2019, shall apply for any violation of Article 8 (commencing with Section 54220) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5. Any fines imposed pursuant to subdivision (l) of Section 65585 for a violation of Article 8 (commencing with Section 54220) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 and deposited into the Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund shall be available for expenditure upon appropriation by the Legislature.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 664, Sec. 17. (AB 1486) Effective January 1, 2020.)