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the city shall be deemed a municipal affair within the meaning of Section 5 and shall prevail over a conflicting state statute. (b) A covered state statute shall prevail over conflicting land use planning and zoning laws, provided that for a covered state statute enacted on or after January 1, 2016, the Legislature makes a finding that the covered state statute addresses a matter of statewide concern. A finding of statewide concern made pursuant to this subdivision shall list the specific goals,purposes, and objectives of the statute. (c) (1) State funding appropriated before the effective date of this section shall not be modified due to a city preempting any state law pursuant to this section. (2) State funding appropriated after the effective date of this section shall not discriminate in favor of, or give any preference to, a city that voluntarily complies with state-adopted land use planning and zoning laws. (d) The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid,that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. SEC. 4. Section 7 of Article XI of the California Constitution is amended to read: SEC. 7. (a) (1) A county or city may make and enforce within its limits all local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances and regulations not in eenflief with gmeral-laws. that are not, except as provided in subdivision (b), in conflict with general laws. (2) A county or city shall not supersede or otherwise interfere with any voter approved local initiative. (b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a land use planning and zoning law within the boundaries of the county or city shall prevail over conflicting general laws. (2) A covered state statute shall prevail over conflicting land use planning and zoning laws,provided that for a covered state statute enacted on or after January 1, 2016, the Legislature makes a finding that the covered state statute addresses a matter of statewide concern.A finding of statewide concern made pursuant to this paragraph shall list the specific goals,purposes, and objectives of the statute. (c) (1) State funding appropriated before the effective date of this section shall not be modified due to a city or county preempting any state law pursuant to this section. (2) State funding appropriated after the effective date of this section shall not discriminate in favor of, or give any preference to, a city or county that voluntarily complies with state-adopted land use planning and zoning laws. (d) The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.