BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | AB 1478| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- THIRD READING Bill No: AB 1478 Author: Assembly Budget Committee Amended: 8/11/14 in Senate Vote: 21 SENATE BUDGET & FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE : 12-3, 8/14/14 AYES: Leno, Nielsen, Beall, Berryhill, Block, Corbett, Jackson, Liu, Mitchell, Monning, Roth, Torres NOES: Anderson, Morrell, Wyland NO VOTE RECORDED: Hancock ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Not relevant SUBJECT : Resources Omnibus Trailer Bill Technical Adjustments SOURCE : Author DIGEST : This bill makes various technical adjustments to the resources, environmental protection, energy, and agriculture budget actions. ANALYSIS : As part of the 2014-15 Budget package, AB 1466 makes various statutory changes to implement the budget act. Specifically, this bill makes the following technical changes: 1.Corrects various technical statutory references related to the drinking water program and provides appropriate liquidation periods as intended by the budget actions. 2.Clarifies that specified water and wastewater projects are CONTINUED AB 1478 Page 2 eligible to receive funding from the State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund. 3.Clarifies that $10 million, previously appropriated to the Department of Housing and Community Development for housing-related drought relief, continues to be appropriated, as provided in Chapter 3, of the Statutes of 2014. 4.Provides a subaccount for greenhouse gas emission funding through the State Energy Conservation Assistance Account for purposes of tracking and provides that the loans within this program may be used by state agencies, including the University of California and the California State University. 5.Includes an appropriation to the Natural Resources Agency for the purpose of implementing elements of the scoping plan adopted by the Air Resources Board that was inadvertently omitted from the Budget Act. Comments This bill provides the necessary statutory references to enact the 2014-15 Budget related to resources, environmental protection, energy, and agriculture. FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: Yes Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No According to the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, this bill should not result in any substantive changes to the Budget Act or related budget actions. JA:e 8/18/14 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED **** END ****