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Bill No: SB 72
Author: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
Amended: 6/13/13
Vote: 21
PRIOR SENATE VOTES NOT RELEVANT
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Not available
SUBJECT : Resources Omnibus Trailer Bill
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill makes various changes to implement the
energy, resources, environmental protection and agriculture
budget actions adopted as part of the 2013-14 Budget package.
Assembly Amendments delete the Senate version of this bill which
expresses the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory
changes relating to the Budget Act of 2013 and add the current
language.
ANALYSIS : As part of the 2013-14 Budget package, this bill
makes various statutory changes to implement the Budget Act.
This bill includes the following key changes:
1. Shifts the Ocean Protection Council to the Natural Resources
Agency and consolidates ocean programs under the Secretary
for Natural Resources.
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2. Allows revenues from agricultural leases provided to the
state to be directed to the management of those leases rather
than for the future purchase of state lands.
3. Allows members of the Legislature to designate an alternate
to sit on Natural Resources Agency boards and Commissions.
Because these members are ex-officio and do not vote, the
alternates would have the same restrictions as the sitting
members.
4. Provides a change to the Architectural Paint Recovery
Program and Carpet Stewardship Program at the Department of
Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to allow the
administrative fees supporting these programs to be paid
quarterly in arrears rather than yearly.
5. Reforms the Beverage Container Recycling Program at
CalRecycle in order to: a) create a more stringent
certification process, b) provide a new, formal training and
technical assistance program, mandate the use of certain
updated information technology tools, and, c) restrict
recycling centers to only redeeming beverage containers for
which a California Redemption Value has been paid.
6. Makes technical statutory changes to the Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection to eliminate the non-critical
functions, and reduce the statutory responsibilities of the
department, in order to meet workload within its authorized
spending levels.
7. Provides the necessary statutory changes to shift the
Education and the Environment Initiative from the Secretary
for California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) to
CalRecycle.
8. Requires Joint Legislative Budget Committee notification
within 30 days of any hydroelectric power project relicensing
proposal by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that, if
approved by the department, would obligate the General Fund
in the future.
9. Requires the California Alternative Energy and Advanced
Transportation Financing Authority to develop and administer
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a risk mitigation program for Property Assessed Clean Energy
(PACE) loans.
10.Provides for the transfer of a Caltrans building to the
Department of Parks and Recreation for incorporation into the
capital development plan for the San Diego State Historic
Park.
11.Extends a concession agreement at Will Rogers State Beach to
exceed 20 years in order to allow the concessionaire to
amortize improvements over a longer period of time.
12.Eliminates the term limits on voting members of the Delta
Stewardship Council.
13.Requires the California Energy Commission, in administering
the Electric Program Investment Charge as developed by the
California Public Utilities Commission, to develop and
administer this program with a focus on ratepayers and with
annual reporting to the Legislature. Does not change the
authorization status of the program.
14.Makes several changes to the Public Utilities Commission
(PUC) including: (a) approves $30 million for cyber-security
research at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, (b)
provides for a zero-based budgeting exercise at the PUC to be
reported to the Legislature in 18-months, (c) creates the
Office of Ratepayer Advocates as a separate budgetary program
at the PUC with separate budget and positions, and, (d)
requires notice to the Legislature of future litigation
settlements.
15.Contains an appropriation allowing the bill to take effect
immediately upon enactment.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: Yes Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: Yes
RM:dk 6/15/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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