Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the program shall also do both of the following:
(a)
Authorize the Department of Motor Vehicles, at the request of persons engaged in the purchase and retirement of vehicles under the program, to send notices to vehicle owners who are candidates for the sale of vehicles under the program describing the opportunity to participate in the program. The Department of Motor Vehicles may recover all costs of those notifications from the requesting party or
parties.
(b)
Allow the issuance of nonrevivable junk certificates for vehicles retired under the program, which shall allow program vehicles to be scrapped only for parts, except those parts identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 44120.