The consolidated agency shall be considered to be a “local agency” as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 6585 of the Government Code and the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 6584) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code are applicable to the consolidated agency.
Source:
Section 132370.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PUC§ionNum=132370.5..