California Code, Government Code - GOV § 100820

(a) The Exchange may, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board, promulgate rules and regulations as necessary to implement this title that are consistent with the program design adopted pursuant to Section 100800.

(b) The Franchise Tax Board may, in consultation with the Exchange, adopt regulations that are necessary and appropriate to implement Section 100810 and that are consistent with the program design adopted pursuant to Section 100800 and regulations adopted by the Exchange pursuant to this section.

(c) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) shall not apply to a regulation, standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, guideline, or any other guidance established or issued by the Exchange or Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this title.

(d) In construing this title, the regulations promulgated by the Exchange under Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations shall apply to the extent that those regulations do not conflict with this title, the program design adopted pursuant to Section 100800, regulations promulgated by the Exchange pursuant to this section, and regulations promulgated by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this section.

(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that, in construing this title, the regulations promulgated under Section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code 1shall apply to the extent that those regulations do not conflict with this title or regulations promulgated by the Exchange pursuant to subdivision (a) or Franchise Tax Board pursuant to subdivision (b).