(a) There is hereby established the Community-Based Transitional Housing Program, to be administered by the Department of Finance. As used in this chapter, “program” means the Community-Based Transitional Housing Program and “department” means the Department of Finance.
(b) Eligibility to apply to participate in the program shall be limited to cities, counties, and cities and counties.
(c) The program shall be funded with moneys appropriated for that purpose in the annual Budget Act or other measure. Notwithstanding any other law, the encumbrance period for moneys appropriated in a budget act or other measure for the program shall be three fiscal years.