Amended in Assembly February 18, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 1447


Introduced by Assemblybegin delete Memberend deletebegin insert Membersend insert Waldronbegin insert and V. Manuel Pérezend insert

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Brown, Chávez, Maienschein, and Wilk)

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(Coauthor: Senator Vidak)

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January 6, 2014


An act to amend Section 39712 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to greenhouse gases.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1447, as amended, Waldron. California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: traffic synchronization.

The California Global Warming Solutions Act ofbegin delete 2006,end deletebegin insert 2006end insert designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The act authorizes the state board to include use of market-based compliance mechanisms. Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties, collected by the state board from the auction or sale of allowances as part of a market-based compliance mechanism to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and to be available upon appropriation. Existing law requires the Department of Finance, in consultation with the state board and any other relevant state agency, to develop, as specified, a 3-year investment plan for the moneys deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Existing law permits moneys from the fund be allocated for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in this state through specified investments.

This bill would additionally authorize moneys in the fund to be used to fund traffic signal synchronization to the extent those expenditures are consistent with the above-referenced purposes.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 39712 of the Health and Safety Code is
2amended to read:

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39712.  

(a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that moneys
4shall be appropriated from the fund only in a manner consistent
5with the requirements of this chapter and Article 9.7 (commencing
6with Section 16428.8) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 4 of Title
72 of the Government Code.

8(2) The state shall not approve allocations for a measure or
9program using moneys appropriated from the fund except after
10determining, based on the available evidence, that the use of those
11moneys furthers the regulatory purposes of Division 25.5
12(commencing with Section 38500) and is consistent with law. If
13any expenditure of moneys from the fund for any measure or
14project is determined by a court to be inconsistent with law, the
15allocations for the remaining measures or projects shall be
16severable and shall not be affected.

17(b) Moneys shall be used to facilitate the achievement of
18reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in this state consistent
19with Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) and, where
20applicable and to the extent feasible:

21(1) Maximize economic, environmental, and public health
22benefits to the state.

23(2) Foster job creation by promoting in-state greenhouse gas
24emissions reduction projects carried out by California workers and
25businesses.

26(3) Complement efforts to improve air quality.

27(4) Direct investment toward the most disadvantaged
28communities and households in the state.

P3    1(5) Provide opportunities for businesses, public agencies,
2nonprofits, and other community institutions to participate in and
3benefit from statewide efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

4(6) Lessen the impacts and effects of climate change on the
5state’s communities, economy, and environment.

6(c) Moneys appropriated from the fund may be allocated,
7consistent with subdivision (a), for the purpose of reducing
8greenhouse gas emissions in this state through investments that
9may include, but are not limited to, any of the following:

10(1) Funding to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy
11efficiency, clean and renewable energy generation, distributed
12renewable energy generation, transmission and storage, and other
13related actions, including, but not limited to, at public universities,
14state and local public buildings, and industrial and manufacturing
15facilities.

16(2) Funding to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the
17development of state-of-the-art systems to move goods and freight,
18advanced technology vehicles and vehicle infrastructure, advanced
19biofuels, and low-carbon and efficient public transportation.

20(3) Funding to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through traffic
21signal synchronization, which decreases congestion and improves
22traffic flow by minimizing stops, delays, fuel consumption, and
23begin delete air pollutingend deletebegin insert air-pollutingend insert emissions.

24(4) Funding to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with
25water use and supply, land and natural resource conservation and
26management, forestry, and sustainable agriculture.

27(5) Funding to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through
28strategic planning and development of sustainable infrastructure
29projects, including, but not limited to, transportation and housing.

30(6) Funding to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through
31increased in-state diversion of municipal solid waste from disposal
32through waste reduction, diversion, and reuse.

33(7) Funding to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through
34investments in programs implemented by local and regional
35agencies, local and regional collaboratives, and nonprofit
36organizations coordinating with local governments.

P4    1(8) Funding research, development, and deployment of
2innovative technologies, measures, and practices related to
3programs and projects funded pursuant to this chapter.



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