California Code, Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 214.07

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, it shall be conclusively presumed that any payments made under any payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreement entered into before January 1, 2015, comply with the certification requirements of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 214 and were or are used to maintain the affordability of, or reduce rents otherwise necessary for, the units occupied by lower income households.

(b) An inference shall not be drawn from the enactment of this section with regard to whether the law, as it read prior to January 1, 2015, authorized a local government to enter into a PILOT agreement.