This division does not apply to a housing project undertaken in a housing sustainability district designated by a local government if all of the following are met:

(a) The lead agency has certified an environmental impact report for the housing sustainability district, and the Department of Housing and Community Development has approved the housing sustainability district pursuant to § 66202 of the Government Code, within 10 years of the lead agency’s review of the housing project.

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(b) The housing project meets the conditions specified in the designation for the housing sustainability district.

(c) The housing project is required to implement appropriate mitigation measures identified in the environmental impact report prepared pursuant to Section 21155.10 to mitigate environmental impacts identified by that environmental impact report.

(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 371, Sec. 3. (AB 73) Effective January 1, 2018. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Stats. 2017, Ch. 371, Sec. 4.)