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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02.25.20 Email from Paul Yoder - 2020 Introduced Bills - Housing,Land Use,Planning - 6 of 7 Position - transportation planning agency is stainable communities strategy to also e communities strategy, existing law emission fueling infrastructure, and zero - vailable funds, to provide technical assistance Summary emission fuels, zero - mandated local program.This bill contains other related provisions - ZEV Mandate s emissions from automobiles and light trucks in the region. Existing law requires the law requires each transportation planning agency to adopt and submit to the California emission vehicle readiness plan, as specified. By imposing new requirements on local - requires certain transportation planning agencies to prepare and adopt a regional lable funds, to provide technical assistance and support for the development of petroleum existing laws. Existing law transportation plan directed at achieving a coordinated and balanced regional transportation system. Existing law requires the regional transportation plan to include, if thealso a metropolitan planning organization, a sustainable communities strategy, which is designed to achieve certain targets for 2020 and 2035 established by the State Air Resources Board for the reduction of greenhouse gasustainable communities strategy to, among other things, identify a transportation network to service the transportation needs of the region. After adopting a sustainablrequires a metropolitan planning organization to submit the strategy to the state board for review to determine whether the strategy, if implemented, would achieve the greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. ExistingTransportation Commission and the Department of Transportation an updated regional transportation plan every 4 or 5 years, as specified. This bill would require each suinclude a zeroagencies, the bill would impose a stateand other Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, within the limits of avaidiesel fuels that are as clean or cleaner than alternative clean fuels and clean diesel engines.This bill would instead require the commission, within the limits of aand support for the development of zeroemission fuel transportation technologies. PRINT From printer. E. U., & C. Referred to - - Location ASSEMBLY 2/15/2020 May be heard in committee March 16.SENATE 2/6/2020 Com. on E., U. & C. emission - D D Bill ID/Topic emission vehicle - AB 2262BermanRegional transportation plans: sustainable communities strategies: zeroreadiness plan.SB 895ArchuletaEnergy: zerofuel, infrastructure, and transportation technologies. Position ld r pollution from all Resources Board to identify toxic operation of that source. The bill would a deenergization event without having that usage Summary ns on emissions of air contaminants for the control of air pollution Air Quality icular sources. Existing law generally designates air pollution control and air emissions of toxic air contaminants from nonvehicular sources.This bill would exempt mandated local program.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing - istrict to adopt a rule or revise its existing rules, consistent with federal law, to allow a health Existing law imposes various limitatiofrom vehicular and nonvehicular sources. Existing law generally designates air pollution control and air quality management districts with the primary responsibility for the control of aisources other than vehicular sources. Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to identify toxic air contaminants that are emitted into the ambient air of the state and to establish airborne toxic control measures to reduce the operation of an alternative power source, as defined, to provide power to a critical facility, as defined, from any local, regional, or state regulation regarding the authorize providers of essential public services, in lieu of compliance with applicable legal requirements, to comply with the maintenance and testing procedure set forth in the National Fire Protection Association Standard for Emergency and Standby Power System, NFPA 110, for alternative power sources designated by the providers for the support of critical facilities.Existing law imposes various limitations on emissions of air contaminants for the control of air pollution from vehicular and nonvehquality management districts with the primary responsibility for the control of air pollution from all sources other than vehicular sources. Existing law requires the State Airair contaminants that are emitted into the ambient air of the state and to establish airborne toxic control measures to reduce emissions of toxic air contaminants from nonvehicular sources.This bill would require an air dfacility that has received a permit from the district to construct and operate an emergency backup generator to use that emergency backup generator during count toward any time limitation on actual usage and routine testing and maintenance included as a condition for issuance of that permit. By requiring air districts to adopt or revise its rules, the bill wouimpose a statelaws. PRINT From printer. Referred to E.Q. -- Location ASSEMBLY 2/12/2020 May be heard in committee March 13.SENATE 1/15/2020 Coms. on EQ. and E., U. & C. D health D Bill ID/Topic AB 2182Rubio, BlancaEmergency backup generators: water and wastewater facilities: exemption.SB 802GlazerEmergency backup generators: facilities: permit operating condition exclusion. Position on scrap is required to based - , as specified. The department is ould revise that alternative mandated local program. The bill - d percentage of that cost, as provided. The overy stating that the dealer has met specified s of emissions of greenhouse gases. The act based compliance mechanisms. Existing law requires ecycling and Litter Reduction Act, requires every - Summary fee generally equals 65% of the processing payment that to be deposited in that account. Existing law makes funds in the account ble financial return. Department regulations for calendar year 2019 specify Bottle Bill onable financial return for recycling centers, until January 1, 2022, an unspecified y that is greater than $100. To the extent that these provisions expand the scope of existing mechanism to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and to be available upon ce zone where no recycling location has been established, or within a convenience zone that is Existing law, the California Beverage Container Rbeverage container sold or offered for sale in this state to have a minimum refund value. Under the act, the department is required to calculate a processing fee for each beverage container with a specifiedvalue, which is required to be paid by beverage manufacturers for each beverage container sold or transferred to a distributor or dealer. The department is required to calculate the processing fee in a specified manner, so that the actual processingthe department is required to pay to processors if the scrap value of the container having a refund value pursuant to the act is less than the cost of recycling. Under the act, the processing paymentbe at least equal to the difference between the scrap value offered to a statistically significant sample of recyclers by willing purchasers and the sum of the actual cost of recycling containers by certified recycling centers and a reasonaa reasonable financial return of 11.5% times that cost, except for rural recycling centers, for which the regulations specify a reasonable financial return of 16.6% times that costrequired to establish a processing fee account in the continuously appropriated California Beverage Container Recycling Fund for each material type and to pay processing payments from the fund.This bill would make the reaspercentage of the cost of recycling by certified recycling centers, except for rural recycling centers, for which the reasonable rate of return would also be an unspecifiebill would make an appropriation by changing the terms and conditions under which the department is authorized to make payments from a continuously appropriated fund. The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act requires dealers within a convenienunserved for 60 days and not exempt from convenience zone requirements, to alternatively (1) submit an affidavit to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recstandards for empty beverage container redemption or (2) pay $100 per day to the department, for deposit in the continuously appropriated California Beverage Container Recycling Fund, until a recycling locatiis established or until the dealer meets the standards for redemption specified in the affidavit provisions. Existing law creates the Penalty Account in the fund and requires all civil penalties and fines collected by the department pursuant to the act available to the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for purposes of the act. A violation of the act or a regulation adopted pursuant to the act is a crime. This bill wrequirement to instead require those dealers to submit that affidavit to the department unconditionally. The bill would make a dealer who does not submit that affidavit liable for a civil penalty of an unspecified amount per dacrimes relating to beverage containers, the bill would impose a statewould also repeal an obsolete provision.The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sourceauthorizes the state board to include use of marketall moneys, except for fines and penalties, collected by the state board as part of a marketcomplianceappropriation. Existing law continuously appropriates 35% of the annual proceeds of the fund for transit, PRINTPRINTPRINT From printer. From printer. From printer. --- Location ASSEMBLY 2/19/2020 May be heard in committee March 20.ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 May be heard in committee March 21.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 May be heard in committee March 22. 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Bill ID/Topic R AB 2381ChoiThe California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act.AB 2562HoldenCalifornia Beverage Container Litter Reduction Act: empty beverage container redemption.AB 2612MaienscheinGreenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: recycli state organic waste - e beverage container recycling of the annual proceeds of the fund for state recycling projects that reduce - ons and achieve certain organic waste disposal goals, 21 fiscal year, would continuously appropriate $100,000,000 21 fiscal year, would also continuously appropriate – – speed rail project, and 5% of the annual proceeds of the fund, up to - gislation relating to the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act. ouse gas emissions and help achieve a specified state policy relating to solid waste, as specified. r Fund.This bill, beginning in the 2020 affordable housing, and sustainable communities programs, 25%certain components of a specified highthe sum of $130,000,000 annually, until June 20, 2030, for transfer to the Safe and Affordable Drinking Watefrom the fund annually to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery for inrecycling projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissias specified. The bill, beginning in the 2020$100,000,000 from the fund annually to the department for ingreenhThe California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, which is administered by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, is established to promotand provides for the payment, collection, and distribution of certain payments and fees based on minimum refund values established for beverage containers.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact future le From printer. RLS. - SENATE 2/20/2020 May be acted upon on or after March 21. ers. D SB 1132DoddRecycling: beverage contain Position at would tegic Growth ill would create the and submit to the California n. Existing law requires the re and adopt a regional t household level to provide ncourage sustainable land use planning, that assesses the health and condition of the state on or before December 31, 2022, and for the update to Summary ll also would make various findings and declarations. ater than December 31, 2025. Climate Change nning organization, a sustainable communities strategy, which is designed to ave the program be administered by the council as a grant pilot program for eligible an planning organization to submit the strategy to the state board for review to and funding programs of state agencies that may be coordinated to improve air and water based organizations, as defined, to provide a comprehensive suite of coordinated incentives - Existing law establishes various environmental and economic policies.This bCalifornia Green New Deal Council with a specified membership appointed by the Governor. The bill would require the California Green New Deal Council to submit a specified report to the Legislature no later than January 1, 2022. The biExisting law vests the Department of Transportation with full possession and control of the state highway system. Existing law requires the department, in consultation with the California Transportation Commission, to prepare a robust asset management planhighway system and with which the department is able to determine the most effective way to apply the state’s limited resources.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation thestablish a new program to fund climate change adaptation planning for transportation impacts, data collection, modeling, and training. The bill would require the department, in consultation with the commission, to update the asset management planalso address the forecasted transportation infrastructure impacts of climate change. The bill would require both the 3rd update to the California Transportation Plan, which is due in 2025, and the StraCouncil’s report to include a forecast of the transportation impacts of climate change and measures to address those impacts.This bill contains other existing laws. Existing law establishes the Strategic Growth Council in state government consisting of various state agency heads and 3 public members. Existing law requires the council, among other things, to identify and review activitiesquality, improve natural resource protection, increase the availability of affordable housing, improve transportation, meet greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals, eand revitalize urban and community centers in a sustainable manner.This bill would establish the Environmental and Justice Empowerment Outreach Pilot Program from January 1, 2021, through January 1, 2025, and would hcommunityand services to disadvantaged communities, as defined, at the resideneconomic savings, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, and improve resiliency to the impacts of climate change. The bill would require the council to submit specified reports to the Legislature on the program no lExisting law requires certain transportation planning agencies to prepatransportation plan directed at achieving a coordinated and balanced regional transportation system. Existing law requires the regional transportation plan to include, if the transportation planning agency is also a metropolitan plaachieve certain targets for 2020 and 2035 established by the State Air Resources Board for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles and light trucks in the regiosustainable communities strategy to, among other things, identify a transportation network to service the transportation needs of the region. After adopting a sustainable communities strategy, existing law requires a metropolitdetermine whether the strategy, if implemented, would achieve the greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. Existing law requires each transportation planning agency to adopt PRINTTRANS.NAT. PRINT Referred to From printer. From printer. Referred to -- -- Location ASSEMBLY 1/7/2020 May be heard in committee February 6.ASSEMBLY 2/6/2020 Coms. on TRANS. and NAT. RES.ASSEMBLY RES.2/20/2020 Com. on NAT. RES.ASSEMBLY 2/15/2020 May be heard in committee March 16. D D D D Bill ID/Topic emission vehicle - AB 1839BontaClimate change: California Green New Deal.AB 1992FriedmanTransportation: asset management plan: California Transportation Plan: transportation infrastructure: climate change.AB 2089Rivas, LuzEnvironmental and Justice Empowerment Outreach Pilot Program.AB 2262BermanRegional transportation plans: sustainable communities strategies: zeroreadiness plan. his but - questration lated provisions tal zone, as defined. The act requires the dentification, assessment, minimization, and the update, existing law requires the agency to toward achieving carbon neutrality, and to ensure that 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the ing the maximum technologically feasible and cost feasible and consistent with their statutory authorities, nce plans and to establish community resilience centers to mandated local program.This bill contains other related provisions - mandated local program. This bill contains other re - specific climate resilie - sion vehicle readiness plan, as specified. By imposing new requirements on local emis - common methodology for the preparation of, and the determination of the scope of, the local ire the commission to take into account the effects of sea level rise in coastal resource planning and Transportation Commission and the Department of Transportation an updated regional transportation plan every 4 or 5 years, as specified. This bill would require each sustainable communities strategy to also include a zeroagencies, the bill would impose a stateand other existing laws. Existing law requires the Natural Resources Agency every 3 years to update the Safeguarding California Plan, the state’s climate adaptation strategy. As part ofcoordinate with other state agencies to identify a lead agency or group of agencies to lead adaptation efforts in each sector. Existing law requires state agencies to work to maximize specified objectives. Tbill would include, as objectives to be maximized, building resilient communities by developing projects that incorporate, to the maximum extent feasible, cool surface materials and investing in communities to develop communitymitigate impacts of local climate risks.The California Global Warming Solutions Act of state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to approve a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewidegreenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020 and to ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to at least 40% below the 1990 level by 2030. The act requires the state board to prepare and approve a scoping plan for achieveffective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and to update the scoping plan at least once every 5 years. This bill would declare the policy of the state to achieve carbon neutrality as soon as possible,no later than 2045, and to achieve and maintain net negative greenhouse gas emissions thereafter. The bill would require the state board to work with relevant state agencies to develop a framework for implementation and accounting that tracks progressupdates to the scoping plan identify and recommend measures to achieve carbon neutrality. The bill would require a specified plan prepared by the state board and other specified agencies to include setargets consistent with achieving carbon neutrality, and would impose other requirements on state agencies relating to working toward carbon neutrality.(1)Existing law, the California Coastal Act of 1976, establishes the California Coastal Commission and provides for planning and regulation of development in the coascommission, within 90 days after January 1, 1977, to adopt, after public hearing, procedures for the preparation, submission, approval, appeal, certification, and amendment of a local coastal program, including a coastal programs, as provided. This bill would also include, as part of the procedures the commission is required to adopt, recommendations and guidelines for the imitigation of sea level rise within each local coastal program, as provided. The bill would delete the timeframe specified above by which the commission is required to adopt these procedures. The bill would requmanagement policies and activities, as provided. In addition, the bill would require state and regional agencies to identify, assess, and, to the extent minimize and mitigate the impacts of sea level rise. To the extent that a regional agency is a local public agency, this bill would impose a stateand other existing laws. PRINTPRINT From printer. From printer. From printer. RLS. --- ASSEMBLY 2/20/2020 May be heard in committee March 21.ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 May be heard in committee March 22.SENATE 2/20/2020 May be acted upon on or after March 21. D California D D vel rise. AB 2441Rivas, LuzClimate change: Safeguarding Plan.AB 2832Garcia, CristinaGreenhouse gases: carbon neutrality.SB 1100AtkinsCoastal resources: sea le limate of the .This bill eport the to eligible climate catalyst projects, as specific liability projections that assess - s types of economic development projects, ate adaptation strategies to adapt to the impacts of aptation and Resiliency Program, administered by the Conservation and Development Commission to develop he entity implementing the program to notify the ation with partner public agencies designated by the office. mate Innovation Grant Program, to be administered by the to purchase threatened coastal properties for leasing purposes. varied emissions scenarios for the years 2025, 2030, 2050, and 2100. Peace Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Act, authorizes the - numbered year. The bill would require the assessment to assess and r - ll would enact the California Climate Technology and Infrastructure Financing Act to ed by climate change. The bill would repeal the program on January 1, 2031.This bill contains other achievement of the state’s statutory energy goals and that may result in a portfolio of projects that are Existing law, the BergesonCalifornia Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, governed by a board of directors, to make loans, issue bonds, and provide other assistance for variouamong other things. The activities of the bank under these provisions are funded from the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Fund, which is continuously appropriated for these purposes. This birequire the bank, in consultation with specified agencies to administer the Climate Catalyst Revolving Fund, which the bill would establish to provide financial assistancedefined.This bill contains other related provisions. Existing law establishes the Integrated Climate AdOffice of Planning and Research, to coordinate regional and local efforts with state climate adaptation strategies to adapt to the impacts of climate change, as specified.This bill would state the intentLegislature to enact legislation that would protect the public and coastal resources from the threat of sea level rise and increased storm surge brought forth by climate change and that would create a revolving loan fund to allow local governments Existing law requires the Director of State Planning and Research to establish the Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program under the administration of the Office of Planning and Research to coordinate regional and local efforts with state climclimate change. Existing law requires the office, in coordination with appropriate entities, to establish a clearinghouse for climate adaptation information for use by state, regional, and local entitieswould require the office to develop the California Climate Change Assessment, in coordination with the Natural Resources Agency, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, and the Strategic Growth Council, and in consultThe bill would require the office to conduct the assessment every 2 years and to publish the assessment in October of each oddimpacts and risks of climate change and identify potential solutions to inform legislative policy, as provided. The bill would require the assessment to include sectorthe impacts of climate change underExisting law requires the State Energy Resources and implement the Electric Program Investment Charge program for the purpose of awarding funds to projects that may lead to technological advancement and breakthroughs to overcome barriers that prevent thestrategically focused and sufficiently narrow to make advancement on the most significant technological challenges. This bill would establish the CliStrategic Growth Council or another entity identified by the council that it determines to have the appropriate skills necessary to successfully implement this program. The bill would establish the CInnovation Fund, a special fund, in the State Treasury and would continuously appropriate the moneys in the fund to the council for purposes of the program. Once the Climate Innovation Fund accrues $2,000,000, the bill would require the council or tFranchise Tax Board and would require the program to award grants for the development and research of new innovations and technologies that either reduce emissions of greenhouse gases or address impacts causrelated provisions and other existing laws. Introduced. Introduced. Introduced. Introduced. RLS.RLS.RLS.RLS. ---- SENATE 2/21/2020 To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.SENATE 2/21/2020 To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.SENATE 2/21/2020 To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.SENATE 2/21/2020 To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. DD D R SB 1258SternCalifornia Climate Technology and Infrastructure Financing Act.SB 1293AllenCoastal resources: climate change: sea level rise.SB 1320SternClimate change: California Climate Change Assessment.SB 1329WilkClimate change: Climate Innovation Grant Program: voluntary tax contributions. uck sector eduction targets emissions of greenhouse gases. The state e by 40%, hydrofluorocarbon gases by viewed data and models, as specified. The bill re - nd 2050, and with vehicle miles traveled reduction targets for a coordinated and balanced regional transportation system. ch, when integrated with the transportation network, and other are reduced to at least 40% below the 1990 level by 2030. Existing law requires the State the state by no later than December 31, 2045, as specified. The bill would require the state lived climate pollutants to achieve a reduction in methan - opriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature and to make recommendations for additional The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of board is required to approve a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020 and to ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissionsAir Resources Board to approve and begin implementing a comprehensive strategy to reduce emissions of short40%, and anthropogenic black carbon by 50% below 2013 levels by 2030, as specified. This bill would require the state board, no later than July 1, 2021, to adopt a comprehensive strategy to achieve carbon neutrality in board, before adopting the comprehensive strategy, to conduct at least 3 public workshops in consultation with the Natural Resources Agency and incorporate peerwould require the state board to update the comprehensive strategy at least once every 5 years. The bill would require the state board to deliver a copy of the comprehensive strategy and any update to the apprstatutory authority to effectuate the goals of the comprehensive strategy. Existing law requires certain transportation planning agencies to prepare and adopt a regional transportation plan directed at achieving Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board, no later than September 30, 2010, to provide each affected region with greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for the automobile and light trfor 2020 and 2035, respectively. Existing law requires each regional transportation plan to include, among other things, a sustainable communities strategy that, among other things, sets forth a forecasted development pattern for the region, whitransportation measures and policies, will reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles and light trucks to achieve, if there is a feasible way to do so, those greenhouse gas emission rapproved by the state board. This bill would also require the state board to provide, no later than December 31, 2022, each affected region with greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for the automobile and light truck sector for 2045 a2035, 2045, and 2050, and to release, no later than September 30, 2022, a draft of those targets, as specified.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Introduced. Introduced. RLS.RLS. -- SENATE 2/21/2020 To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.SENATE 2/21/2020 To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. ve strategy. icle miles D D SB 1362SternCarbon neutrality: comprehensiSB 1363AllenRegional transportation plans: sustainable communities strategies: greenhouse gas emissions and vehtraveled reduction targets. Position t domain of electricity, f catastrophic threat areas designated terprise, or project on or - n, gas corporation, or tem necessary to provide m proposal for the installation of omain to the district or to a local publicly efficient appliances and energy demand - for the utility and operate the utility in trust. The bill Summary effective energy - Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, renewable energy and conservation, and, where appropriate, developing ty and would repeal the prohibition upon the authority approving any new the commission is required to oversee compliance with the plans.This bill Energy fornia Consumer Power and Conservation Financing Authority, with ars of the date the eminent domain action is commenced. The bill would mandated local program. Until the transfer of the utility is completed, the authority - Energy Utility District, with a governing board elected by district and with powers mandated local program. By increasing the duties of local elections officials, this bill - e a state Under existing law, the Public Utilities including electrical corporations. Existing law requires each electrical corporation to construct, maintain, and operate its electrical lines and equipment in a manner that will minimize the risk owildfire posed by those electrical lines and equipment. Existing law requires each electrical corporation to annually prepare and submit a wildfire mitigation plan to the commission for review and approval, as specified. Following approval, would require the state’s 3 largest electrical corporations, and authorize other electrical corporations, as part of the utility’s wildfire mitigation plan, to include a pilot programonitoring equipment on transmission and distribution lines in targeted high fireby the commission.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law creates the Caliprescribed powers and responsibilities, including the issuance of revenue bonds, for the purposes of augmenting electrical generating facilities and to ensure a sufficient and reliable supplyfinancing incentives for investment in costreduction, achieving a specified energy capacity reserve level, providing financing for the retrofit of inefficient electrical powerplants,strategies for the authority to facilitate a dependable supply of natural gas at reasonable prices to the public. Existing law prohibits the authority from approving any new program, enafter January 1, 2007, unless authority to approve such an activity is granted by statute enacted on or before January 1, 2007.This bill would rename the authority the California Consumer Energy and Conservation Financing Authoriprogram, enterprise, or project, on or after January 1, 2007. The bill would authorize the authority to acquire, by eminent domain, the assets or ownership of an electrical corporatiopublic utility that is both an electrical and gas corporation, including any franchise rights, if that corporation has been convicted of one or more felony criminal violations of laws enacted to protect the public safety within 10 yeauthorize a local publicly owned energy utility, as defined, to elect to join in the eminent domain action brought by the authority and acquire that portion of the electrical or gas sysservice within its borders if the local publicly owned energy utility contributes its proportionate share of the compensation paid for the assets or ownership of the public utility. The bill would establish the Northern California and duties similar to a municipal utility district, to provide electrical and gas service, and authorizes the authority to transfer any public utility acquired by eminent downed energy utility that participates in the eminent domain action. By providing for misdemeanor liability for violations of the duties of the general manager or directors of the district, this bill would imposwould impose a statewould be required to perform all management dutieswould state the intent of the Legislature that the acquisition by eminent domain and transfer of those assets or ownership interest acquired be completed within 5 years of initiation of the eminenaction. The bill would repeal the existing $5,000,000,000 upper limit upon the authority’s ability to issue bonds and replace that limit with an unspecified amount. The bill would require that any bonds issued by PRINT From printer. Referred to E. 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Conservation D R Bill ID/Topic AB 2475FloraElectrical corporations: electrical grid monitoring equipment pilot program.SB 917WienerCalifornia Consumer Energy and Financing Authority: eminent domain: Northern California Energy Utility District: Northern California Energy Utility Services. or s, and meter customer to - d.This bill contains sited renewable energy meter customer charge - - over public utilities, eserving a dedicated rate ents to develop community energy ctric utilities, as defined, are under the meter customer when gas or electrical - a gas corporation to provide with the return atory authority over public utilities, if the user were receiving gas or electricity directly mandated local program.This bill contains other related - hin its jurisdiction who have customer ark, apartment building, or similar residential complex. om shareholders and not the ratepayers. By expanding the scope of e assets or ownership interest of a public utility acquired by eminent meter customer to users who are tenants of a mobilehome park, apartment - sited renewable energy or energy storage systems, as specifie meter customer when electrical service is provided by a master - - blic Utilities Commission identified in a decision to penalize the electrical or gas serving entity,” defined as including electrical corporations, community choice aggregator - orizes the commission to establish rules for all public utilities, subject to control by the Legislature. aging and awarding grants and loans to support the planning and development of sustainable vice is provided by a master the authority solely to acquire thdomain so recite and be secured by a dedicated rate component in the rates of the public utility acquired. The bill would require that any transfer to the district include provisions prcomponent as security for any bonds issued by the authority to acquire the assets or ownership interest acquired.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned eledirection of their governing boards. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. Existing law authThis bill would require the commission, or the governing board of a local publicly owned electric utility, as applicable, to ensure that customers witor energy storage systems are not subject to discriminatory fees or charges levied as a result of installing or using those customerother related provisions and other existing laws. Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulincluding electrical corporations and gas corporations. Existing law contains various provisions relative to the responsibilities of a gas or electrical corporation and masterserbuilding, or similar residential complex, including a requirement that the mastereach user at the same rate that would be applicablefrom the gas corporation or electric corporation. This bill would replace “electrical corporation” with “loadelectric service providers, in many of these provisions relative to the responsibilities of an electrical corporation and masterusers who are tenants of a mobilehome pUnder existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority including electrical and gas corporations.This bill, for the taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2020, would not allow a deduction for expenses or expenditures by an electrical corporation or a gas corporation that the Pucorporation for a safety violation. For any taxable year for which those expenses or expenditures are paid or incurred, the bill would require an electrical corporation ora certification, under penalty of perjury, that none of those expenses or expenditures were taken into account, directly or indirectly, in determining the amount of income of the electrical or gas corporation, any other related taxpayer, for purposes of the Corporation Tax Law for that taxable year. The bill, if the electrical or gas corporation seeks to recover moneys for those taxes, would require the electrical or gas corporation to recover those moneys frthe crime of perjury, this bill would impose a stateprovisions and other existing laws. Existing law establishes the Strategic Growth Council in state government consisting of various state agency heads and 3 public members. Existing law assigns to the council various duties, including mancommunities, as provided.This bill, the Community Energy Resilience Act of 2020, would require the council to develop and implement a grant program for local governm Referred to From printer. From printer. Introduced. E. U., & C.RLS.RLS.RLS. ---- SENATE 2/20/2020 Com. on E., U. & C.SENATE 2/20/2020 May be acted upon on or after March 21.SENATE 2/20/2020 May be acted upon on or after March 21.SENATE 2/21/2020 To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. sited D - D meter customers: - D minatory fees or D SB 953WienerCustomerrenewable energy or energy storage systems: discricharges.SB 1117MonningMasterelectrical or gas service.SB 1139HillCorporation taxes: deduction: electrical and gas corporations.SB 1314DoddCommunity Energy Resilience Act of 2020. ent of public ncing authority, by ecast these provisions to instead authorize the ic investment authority. The bill would also authorize the ovided. Existing law provides for the participation of an affected taxing entity, as quire a plan to, among other things, ensure a reliable electricity supply is maintained at ancing plan. The bill would make various conforming changes. The bill would delete the limitation on resilience plans. The bill would set forth guiding principles for plan development, including equitable access to reliable energy, as provided, and integration with other existing local planning documents. The bill would recritical facilities and identify areas most likely to experience a loss of electrical service.This bill contains other related provisions. (1)Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city or a county to designate a proposed enhanced infrastructure financing district, with a governing body referred to as the public finaadopting a resolution of intention to establish the proposed district and requires the public financing authority to direct the preparation of and adopt an infrastructure financing plan and adopt a resolution to form the district, as prdefined, in the district, but prohibits the participation of a county office of education, school district, or community college district in the district.This bill would rlegislative body of a city or county, or of 2 of more cities acting jointly, to propose the formation of a public investment authority under these provisions and the adoption of a community investment and finthe participation of a county office of education, school district, or community college district, thereby allowing those entities to participate in a publpublic financing authority to invite the participation of a state agency that, in the judgment of the public financing authority, is able to provide expertise or resources to assist in the developmfacilities and development described in the community investment and financing plan.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Introduced. RLS. - SENATE 2/21/2020 To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. D SB 1389AllenPublic investment authorities. Position al based - of sampling a market publicly owned electric 21 fiscal year from the Greenhouse fire protective purposes of the – ation of this requirement is punishable f January 1, 2021, and nuclear electric based compliance mechanisms. Existing law - Summary enforcing the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, and adopting 2/18/2020 e department for specified healthy forest and fire prevention and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The act ated provisions. ia Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, which requires the Public Environment Last Amended on otective equipment to any person or public entity to provide a written notice to the zes the State Fire Marshal to make such changes as may be necessary to standardize less that meet specified criteria. This bill would revise the definition of an eligible o administer provisions relating to the regulation of drinking water to protect public health, including, but Existing law establishes the CalifornUtilities Commission to implement annual procurement targets for the procurement of eligible renewable energy resources, as defined, for all retail sellers, as defined, and requires local utilities to adopt and implement a renewable energy resources procurement plan to achieve the targets and goals of the program. Eligible renewable energy resources include small hydroelectric generation facilities of 30 megawatts orrenewable energy resource for the purposes of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program to include all hydroelectric generating facilities in operation as ogenerating facilities and would make conforming changes.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring authorizes the state board to include the use of marketrequires all moneys, except for fines and penalties, collected by the state board as part of compliance mechanism to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and to be available upon appropriation.This bill would appropriate $330,000,000 for the 2020Gas Reduction Fund, as specified, to thprograms and projects that improve forest health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by uncontrolled wildfires, with not less than $10,000,000 for the California Conservation Corps’ fire prevention projects and activities in, or adjacent to, the state responsibility areas.This bill contains other existing laws. Existing law authoriall existing fire protective equipment throughout the state and requires the State Fire Marshal to notify industrial establishments and property owners having equipment for changes necessary to bring their equipment into conformity with standard requirements. This bill, commencing January 1, 2022, would require any person, including a manufacturer, as defined, that sells firefighter personal prpurchaser at the time of sale if the firefighter personal protective equipment contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and would provide that a violby a specified civil penalty. The bill would require the seller and the purchaser to retain the notice on file for at least 3 years and to furnish the notice and associated sales documentation to the State Fire Marshwithin 60 days upon request, as provided. The bill would authorize the State Fire Marshal to request from a manufacturer a certificate of compliance that certifies that the manufacturer is in compliance with these provisions.This bill contains other relExisting law, the California Safe Drinking Water Act, requires the State Water Resources Control Board tnot limited to, conducting research, studies, and demonstration programs relating to the provision of a dependable, safe supply of drinking water,implementing regulations. The implementing regulations are required to include, but are not limited to, the monitoring of contaminants, including the type of contaminant, the frequency and methodand testing, and the reporting of results.This bill would require the state board, on or before January 1, 2022, to certify a methodology or methodologies for testing drinking water, groundwater, and surface referred U. & E.NAT. - ReReferred to From printer. From printer. RLS.RLS. ---- Location ASSEMBLY 2/19/2020 to Com. on U. & E.ASSEMBLY RES.1/30/2020 Com. on NAT. RES.SENATE 2/19/2020 May be acted upon on or after March 20.SENATE 2/19/2020 May be acted upon on or after March 20. D RR D Bill ID/Topic AB 1941GallagherCalifornia Renewables Portfolio Standard: hydroelectric and nuclear generation and suspension.AB 1942GallagherForestry and fire protection: reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases.SB 1044AllenFirefighting equipment and foam: PFAS chemicals.SB 1056PortantinoDrinking water: testing: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. uoroalkyl substances, as provided, and to accredit qualified laboratories water for perfluoroalkyl and polyflin California to analyze perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances pursuant to the adopted methodology or methodologies.This bill contains other existing laws. Position ion - ty, as specified, but mandated local program.This bill contains - ery retailer, as defined, to have in place a n battery in a container or receptacle that is intended for Summary io - EPR ons and other existing laws. back of a used rechargeable battery at no cost to the consumer.This bill would prohibit a - lection of used rechargeable batteries to include, at a minimum, specified elements, including, among The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Act of 2006 requires evsystem for the acceptance and collection of used rechargeable batteries, defined to include lithiumbatteries, for reuse, recycling, or proper disposal. The act requires the system for the acceptance and colothers, the takeperson from knowingly disposing of a lithiumthe collection of solid waste or recyclable materials. The bill would require a violation of that prohibition to be charged as a misdemeanor if the violation resulted in a fire that damaged properwould otherwise allow a violation to be charged as a misdemeanor or an infraction. Because a violation of this prohibition would be a crime, the bill would impose a stateother related provisi From printer. RLS. - Location SENATE 2/21/2020 May be acted upon on or after March 22. D ion batteries: - Bill ID/Topic SB 1156ArchuletaLithiumillegal disposal: penalties. Position g of the fees by the State lassify all lands within state e “State Board of Equalization” to the the bill.This bill contains other existing ssifications or when making modifications to the Summary July 1, 2017, required that a fire prevention fee be charged on each SRA otection to be printed on a bill for the fee to respond to questions about the fee. and. Existing law requires the state board to prepare a plan for adequate statewide fire ornia Department of Tax and Fee Administration. The bill would additionally require the Existing law requires the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to cresponsibility areas into types of land based on cover, beneficial use of water from watersheds, probable damage from erosion, and fire risks and hazards, and to determine intensity of protection to be given to each type of lprotection of state responsibility areas, as provided. This bill would require the state board to consider the impacts of climate change upon an update of the land claplan, described above.Existing law provides that the state has the primary financial responsibility for preventing and suppressing fires in areas that the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has determined are state responsibility areas, as defined. Existing law, until habitable structure on a parcel that is within a state responsibility area, to be used for specified fire prevention activities, and prescribed procedures for the collection and processinBoard of Equalization. Existing law requires the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to provide to the State Board of Equalization certain information, including a contact number for the State Board of Forestry and Fire PrExisting law repeals those provisions requiring the payment of the fee on January 1, 2031.This bill would change the reference in the fire prevention fee provisions from th“California Department of Tax and Fee Administration” or the “Office of Tax Appeals,” as appropriate. The bill would require the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to provide the above information to the CalifDepartment of Forestry and Fire Protection to provide the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection’s internet website information regarding the fee to be printed on laws. PRINT From printer. Introduced. RLS. -- Location ASSEMBLY 2/21/2020 May be heard in committee March 22.SENATE 2/21/2020 To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. D D Bill ID/Topic AB 2800QuirkFire prevention: state responsibility areas.SB 1349GlazerState responsibility area fire prevention fees.