CA Gov't Code Section 8878.106

(a)

The office and the State Architect, after public notice and hearing and with the concurrence of the Seismic Safety Commission, shall establish guidelines necessary to carry out the purposes of this article. The guidelines shall include, but not be limited to, criteria and procedures for establishing the eligibility of the applicant, but shall not constitute rules, regulations, orders, or standards of general application.

(b)

The office and the State Architect, with the concurrence of the Seismic Safety Commission, shall establish guidelines that will carry out this article and provide an adequate emergency response capability after a major earthquake. The guidelines may provide for the denial of funds when the purposes of this article may most economically and efficiently be attained by means other than the construction of the proposed project.

(c)

The office and the State Architect, with the concurrence of the Seismic Safety Commission, may subsequently revise the guidelines as necessary to implement provisions of this chapter for any other reason to carry out the purposes of this article.

(d)

Guidelines established pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not constitute rules, regulations, orders, or standards of general application.