Health & Saf. Code, § 34191

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that a redevelopment agency that formerly operated pursuant to the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program (Part 1.9 (commencing with Section 34192)), that becomes subject to this part pursuant to Section 34195, shall be subject to all of the requirements of this part, except that dates and deadlines shall be appropriately modified, as provided in this section, to reflect the date that the agency becomes subject to this part.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, for purposes of a redevelopment agency that becomes subject to this part pursuant to Section 34195, the following shall apply:

(1) Any reference to “January 1, 2011,” shall be construed to mean January 1 of the year preceding the year that the redevelopment agency became subject to this part, but no earlier than January 1, 2011.

(2) Any reference to “October 1, 2011,” or to the “operative date of this part,” shall mean the date that is the equivalent to the “October 1, 2011,” identified in Section 34167.5 for that redevelopment agency as determined pursuant to Section 34169.5.

(3) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), any reference to a date certain shall be construed to be the date, measured from the date that the redevelopment agency became subject to this part, that is equivalent to the duration of time between the operative date of this part and the date certain identified in statute.