Pub. Util. Code, § 921

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Disadvantaged community” means a community identified as a disadvantaged community pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) “Eligible applicants” means owners or developers of new residential housing.

(c) “Low-income community” means a census tract or equivalent geographic area defined by the United States Census Bureau in which at least 50 percent of households have an income less than 60 percent of the area median gross income.

(d) “Low-income residential housing” means either of the following:

(1) A multifamily residential building of at least two rental housing units that is operated to provide deed-restricted low-income residential housing, as described in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 2852, and that meets one or both of the following conditions:

(A) The property is located in a disadvantaged community or low-income community.

(B) At least 80 percent of the households living in the building have incomes at or below 60 percent of the area median income, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 50052.5 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) An individual low-income residence, as described in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 2852.

(e) (1) “Near-zero-emission building technology” means technology that reduces both of the following:

(A) The energy demands of a building on the electrical or gas distribution system.

(B) The direct and indirect emissions of greenhouse gases from buildings.

(2) Near-zero-emission building technology includes a single technology, such as heat pumps, solar thermal systems, or advanced energy efficiency systems, and a combination of technologies, such as a solar photovoltaic system with an energy storage system.

(f) “Program” means the Building Initiative for Low-Emissions Development (BUILD) Program.