(a) General rule.--The secretary and Secretary of Commerce¹ shall promulgate such rules, regulations, guidelines, forms or procedures and standards necessary to carry out this act.

(b) One-year exemption from review.--In order to facilitate the speedy implementation of this program, the secretary and the Secretary of Commerce shall have the power and authority to promulgate, adopt and use guidelines which shall be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The guidelines shall not be subject to review pursuant to section 205 of the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L. 769, No. 240),² referred to as the Commonwealth Documents Law, sections 204(b) and 301(10) of the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L. 950, No. 164),³ known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, or the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L. 633, No. 181),⁴ known as the Regulatory Review Act, and, except as provided in subsection (d), shall be effective for a period not to exceed one year from the effective date of this act.

(c) Expiration of exemption.--Except as provided in subsection (d), after the expiration of the one-year period, all guidelines shall expire and shall be replaced by regulations which shall have been promulgated, adopted and published as provided by law.

(d) Exception.--The General Assembly may provide for an extension of the guidelines adopted pursuant to subsection (b), if the Leadership Committee created pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of the act of December 22, 1981 (P.L. 508, No. 142),⁵ known as the Sunset Act, extends the guidelines adopted pursuant to subsection (b).