(a) The board shall develop and administer a used oil grant program. The board shall adopt regulations for the administration of this chapter and make grant applications available.
(b) The board shall adopt emergency regulations for the administration of this chapter in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The regulations shall be deemed to be emergency regulations, and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as necessary for the immediate preservation of public peace, health and safety, or general welfare.