BILL NUMBER: AB 1422 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the
Economy (Medina (Chair), Daly, Fong, Fox, and V. Manuel Pérez)
MARCH 21, 2013
An act to amend Section 26003 of the Public Resources Code, and to
repeal Section 1 of Chapter 677 of the Statutes of 2012, relating to
energy.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1422, as introduced, Committee on Jobs, Economic Development,
and the Economy. California Alternative Energy and Advanced
Transportation Financing Authority: participating party.
(1) Existing law, the California Alternative Energy and Advanced
Transportation Financing Authority Act, establishes the California
Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority
and requires the authority to establish programs to provide financial
assistance to participating parties for projects related to
sustainable and renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, and
advanced transportation projects. The act provides financial
assistance, in the form of a sales and use tax exclusion, to
participating parties for these types of projects.
This bill would clarify that for purposes of the sales and use tax
exclusion, an entity located outside of the state, including an
entity located overseas, is considered to be a participating party
and is eligible to apply for financial assistance if the
participating party commits to, and demonstrates that the
participating party will be opening a manufacturing facility in the
state.
(2) Existing law requires the Governor's Office of Business and
Economic Development to review and identify efficient and
cost-effective methods for the state to create jobs in advanced
manufacturing, as specified, and to report its findings to the
Legislature on or before January 1, 2017.
This bill would repeal this reporting requirement.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 26003 of the Public Resources Code, as amended
by Section 5 of Chapter 677 of the Statutes of 2012, is amended to
read:
26003. (a) As used in this division, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(1) (A) "Advanced manufacturing" means manufacturing processes
that improve existing, or create entirely new materials, products,
and processes through the use of science, engineering, or information
technologies, high-precision tools and methods, a high-performance
workforce, and innovative business or organizational models utilizing
any of the following technology areas:
(i) Micro- and nanoelectronics, including semiconductors.
(ii) Advanced materials.
(iii) Integrated computational materials engineering.
(iv) Nanotechnology.
(v) Additive manufacturing.
(vi) Industrial biotechnology.
(B) "Advanced manufacturing" includes all of the following:
(i) Systems that result from substantive advancement, whether
incremental or breakthrough, beyond the current industry standard, in
the production of materials and products. These advancements include
improvements in manufacturing processes and systems that are often
referred to as "smart" or "intelligent" manufacturing systems, which
integrate computational predictability and operational efficiency.
(ii) (I) Sustainable manufacturing systems and manufacturing
technologies that minimize the use of resources while maintaining or
improving cost and performance.
(II) Sustainable manufacturing systems and manufacturing
technologies do not include those required to be undertaken pursuant
to state or federal law or regulations, air district rules or
regulations, memoranda of understanding with a governmental entity,
or legally binding agreements or documents. The State Air Resources
Board shall advise the authority to ensure that the requirements of
this clause are met.
(2) (A) "Advanced transportation technologies" means emerging
commercially competitive transportation-related technologies
identified by the authority as capable of creating long-term, high
value-added jobs for Californians while enhancing the state's
commitment to energy conservation, pollution and greenhouse gas
emissions reduction, and transportation efficiency.
(B) "Advanced transportation technologies" does not include those
projects required to be undertaken pursuant to state or federal law
or regulations, air district rules or regulations, memoranda of
understanding with a governmental entity, or legally binding
agreements or documents. The State Air Resources Board shall advise
the authority regarding projects that are excluded pursuant to this
subparagraph.
(3) (A) "Alternative sources" means devices or technologies used
for a renewable electrical generation facility, as defined in
paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 25741, a combined heat
and power system, as defined in Section 2840.2 of the Public
Utilities Code, distributed generation and energy storage
technologies eligible under the self-generation incentive program
pursuant to Section 379.6 of the Public Utilities Code, as determined
by the Public Utilities Commission, or a facility designed for the
production of renewable fuels, the efficient use of which reduce the
use of fossil or nuclear fuels, and energy efficiency devices or
technologies that reduce the need for new electric generation and
reduce emissions of toxic and criteria pollutants and greenhouse
gases.
(B) "Alternative sources" does not include a hydroelectric
facility that does not meet state laws pertaining to the control,
appropriation, use, and distribution of water, including, but not
limited to, the obtaining of applicable licenses and permits.
(4) "Authority" means the California Alternative Energy and
Advanced Transportation Financing Authority established pursuant to
Section 26004, and any board, commission, department, or officer
succeeding to the functions of the authority, or to which the powers
conferred upon the authority by this division shall be given.
(5) "Cost" as applied to a project or portion of the project
financed under this division means all or part of the cost of
construction and acquisition of all lands, structures, real or
personal property or an interest in the real or personal property,
rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and interests acquired
or used for a project; the cost of demolishing or removing any
buildings or structures on land so acquired, including the cost of
acquiring any lands to which those buildings or structures may be
moved; the cost of all machinery, equipment, and furnishings,
financing charges, interest prior to, during, and for a period after,
completion of construction as determined by the authority;
provisions for working capital; reserves for principal and interest
and for extensions, enlargements, additions, replacements,
renovations, and improvements; the cost of architectural,
engineering, financial, accounting, auditing and legal services,
plans, specifications, estimates, administrative expenses, and other
expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility of
constructing any project or incident to the construction,
acquisition, or financing of a project.
(6) "Financial assistance" includes, but is not limited to, loans,
loan loss reserves, interest rate reductions, proceeds of bonds
issued by the authority, bond insurance, loan guarantees or other
credit enhancements or liquidity facilities, contributions of money,
or a combination thereof, as determined by, and approved by the
resolution of, the board.
(7) (A) "Participating party" means a person, federal or state
agency, department, board, authority, or commission, state or
community college, or university, or a city or county, regional
agency, public district, school district, or other political entity
engaged in the business or operations in the state, whether organized
for profit or not for profit, that applies for financial assistance
from the authority for the purpose of implementing a project.
(B) (i) For the purposes of Section 6010.8
of the Revenue and Taxation Code, "participating party" means an
entity specified in subparagraph (A) that seeks financial assistance
pursuant to Section 26011.8.
(ii) For purposes of Section 6010.8 of the Revenue and Taxation
Code, an entity located outside of the state, including an entity
located overseas, is considered to be a participating party and is
eligible to apply for financial assistance pursuant to Section
26011.8 if the participating party commits to, and demonstrates that,
the party will be opening a manufacturing facility in the state.
(iii) It is the intent of the Legislature by adding clause (ii) to
clarify existing law and ensure that an out-of-state entity or
overseas entity is eligible to apply for financial assistance
pursuant to Section 26011.8.
(8) (A) "Project" means a land, building, improvement to the land
or building, rehabilitation, work, property, or structure, real or
personal, stationary or mobile, including, but not limited to,
machinery and equipment, whether or not in existence or under
construction, that utilizes, or is designed to utilize, an
alternative source, or that is utilized for the design, technology
transfer, manufacture, production, assembly, distribution, or service
of advanced transportation technologies or alternative source
components.
(B) "Project," for the purposes of Section 26011.8 and Section
6010.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, means any tangible personal
property that is utilized for the design, manufacture, production, or
assembly of advanced manufacturing, advanced transportation
technologies, or alternative source products, components, or systems.
(9) "Revenue" means all rents, receipts, purchase payments, loan
repayments, and all other income or receipts derived by the authority
from a project, or the sale, lease, or other disposition of
alternative source or advanced transportation technology facilities,
or the making of loans to finance alternative source or advanced
transportation technology facilities, and any income or revenue
derived from the investment of money in any fund or account of the
authority.
(b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2016, and, as
of January 1, 2017, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute,
that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2017, deletes or
extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
SEC. 2. Section 26003 of the Public Resources Code, as added by
Section 6 of Chapter 677 of the Statutes of 2012, is amended to read:
26003. (a) As used in this division, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(1) (A) "Advanced transportation technologies" means emerging
commercially competitive transportation-related technologies
identified by the authority as capable of creating long-term, high
value-added jobs for Californians while enhancing the state's
commitment to energy conservation, pollution and greenhouse gas
emissions reduction, and transportation efficiency.
(B) "Advanced transportation technologies" does not include those
projects required to be undertaken pursuant to state or federal law
or regulations, air district rules or regulations, memoranda of
understanding with a governmental entity, or legally binding
agreements or documents. The State Air Resources Board shall advise
the authority regarding projects that are excluded pursuant to this
subparagraph.
(2) (A) "Alternative sources" means devices or technologies used
for a renewable electrical generation facility, as defined in
paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 25741, a combined heat
and power system, as defined in Section 2840.2 of the Public
Utilities Code, distributed generation and energy storage
technologies eligible under the self-generation incentive program
pursuant to Section 379.6 of the Public Utilities Code, as determined
by the Public Utilities Commission, or a facility designed for the
production of renewable fuels, the efficient use of which reduce the
use of fossil or nuclear fuels, and energy efficiency devices or
technologies that reduce the need for new electric generation and
reduce emissions of toxic and criteria pollutants and greenhouse
gases.
(B) "Alternative sources" does not include a hydroelectric
facility that does not meet state laws pertaining to the control,
appropriation, use, and distribution of water, including, but not
limited to, the obtaining of applicable licenses and permits.
(3) "Authority" means the California Alternative Energy and
Advanced Transportation Financing Authority established pursuant to
Section 26004, and any board, commission, department, or officer
succeeding to the functions of the authority, or to which the powers
conferred upon the authority by this division shall be given.
(4) "Cost" as applied to a project or portion of the project
financed under this division means all or part of the cost of
construction and acquisition of all lands, structures, real or
personal property or an interest in the real or personal property,
rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and interests acquired
or used for a project; the cost of demolishing or removing any
buildings or structures on land so acquired, including the cost of
acquiring any lands to which those buildings or structures may be
moved; the cost of all machinery, equipment, and furnishings,
financing charges, interest prior to, during, and for a period after,
completion of construction as determined by the authority;
provisions for working capital; reserves for principal and interest
and for extensions, enlargements, additions, replacements,
renovations, and improvements; the cost of architectural,
engineering, financial, accounting, auditing and legal services,
plans, specifications, estimates, administrative expenses, and other
expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility of
constructing any project or incident to the construction,
acquisition, or financing of a project.
(5) "Financial assistance" includes, but is not limited to, loans,
loan loss reserves, interest rate reductions, proceeds of bonds
issued by the authority, bond insurance, loan guarantees or other
credit enhancements or liquidity facilities, contributions of money,
or a combination thereof, as determined by, and approved by the
resolution of, the board.
(6) (A) "Participating party" means a person, federal or state
agency, department, board, authority, or commission, state or
community college, or university, or a city or county, regional
agency, public district, school district, or other political entity
engaged in the business or operations in the state, whether organized
for profit or not for profit, that applies for financial assistance
from the authority for the purpose of implementing a project.
(B) (i) For the purposes of Section 6010.8
of the Revenue and Taxation Code, "participating party" means an
entity specified in subparagraph (A) that seeks financial assistance
pursuant to Section 26011.8.
(ii) For purposes of Section 6010.8 of the Revenue and Taxation
Code, an entity located outside of the state, including an entity
located overseas, is considered to be a participating party and is
eligible to apply for financial assistance pursuant to Section
26011.8 if the participating party commits to, and demonstrates that,
the party will be opening a manufacturing facility in the state.
(iii) It is the intent of the Legislature by adding clause (ii) to
clarify existing law and ensure that an out-of-state entity or
overseas entity is eligible to apply for financial assistance
pursuant to Section 26011.8.
(7) (A) "Project" means a land, building, improvement to the land
or building, rehabilitation, work, property, or structure, real or
personal, stationary or mobile, including, but not limited to,
machinery and equipment, whether or not in existence or under
construction, that utilizes, or is designed to utilize, an
alternative source, or that is utilized for the design, technology
transfer, manufacture, production, assembly, distribution, or service
of advanced transportation technologies or alternative source
components.
(B) "Project," for the purposes of Section 26011.8 and Section
6010.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, means any tangible personal
property that is utilized for the design, manufacture, production, or
assembly of advanced transportation technologies or alternative
source products, components, or systems.
(8) "Revenue" means all rents, receipts, purchase payments, loan
repayments, and all other income or receipts derived by the authority
from a project, or the sale, lease, or other disposition of
alternative source or advanced transportation technology facilities,
or the making of loans to finance alternative source or advanced
transportation technology facilities, and any income or revenue
derived from the investment of money in any fund or account of the
authority.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2016.
SEC. 3. Section 1 of Chapter 677 of the Statutes of 2012 is
repealed.
SECTION 1. (a) The Governor's Office of
Business and Economic Development, established pursuant to Section
12096.2 of the Government Code, shall review and identify efficient
and cost-effective methods for the state to create jobs in advanced
manufacturing. In undertaking this review, the office shall consult
with the Legislative Analyst's Office and engage other government and
private sector stakeholders who have expertise in manufacturing,
workforce development, education, and economic development. The
Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development shall report
its findings to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2017.
(b) A report submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.