Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, persons subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California need not obtain an authorization from the commission to comply with the provisions of this part, nor shall such persons obtain any such authorization on behalf of any hotel or motel, in order that such entities be permitted to collect and recoup the surcharge imposed hereby upon any charge for services measured by time units or other time measurement, from their guests, in addition to any applicable tariff rates.