(a) This division does not apply to actions of the Office of Planning and Research and its subsidiary entities to provide financial assistance for planning, research, or project implementation related to land use or climate resiliency, adaptation, or mitigation if the project that is the subject of the application for financial assistance will be reviewed by another public agency pursuant to this division or by a tribe pursuant to an alternative process or program the tribe implements for evaluating environmental impacts.
(b) The Legislature finds and declares that the exemption set forth in subdivision (a) is appropriate due to the unique role that the Office of Planning and Research plays in the administration of this division.