BILL ANALYSIS Ó
AB 1030
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Date of Hearing: May 20, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Jimmy Gomez, Chair
AB
1030 (Ridley-Thomas) - As Amended May 5, 2015
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill requires state agencies allocating AB 32 cap and trade
revenues for projects involving hiring, to prioritize projects
that include partnerships with training entities with a proven
track record of placing disadvantaged workers in career-track
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jobs.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Unknown, likely absorbable costs (Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Funds).
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. According to the author, this bill presents an
opportunity to generate new workforce training opportunities
for disadvantaged workers through the prioritization of
projects with inclusive training and hiring policies.
2)Background. The California Global Warming Solutions Act of
2006 (AB 32) requires ARB to adopt a statewide GHG emissions
limit equivalent to 1990 levels by 2020 and adopt regulations,
including market-based compliance mechanisms, to achieve
maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective GHG
emission reductions.
As part of the implementation of AB 32 market-based compliance
measures, ARB adopted a cap-and-trade program that caps the
allowable statewide emissions and provides for the auctioning
of emission credits, the proceeds of which are quarterly
deposited into the GGRF available for appropriation by the
Legislature.
The 2014-15 Budget Act allocates cap-and-trade revenues for
the 2014-15 fiscal year and establishes a long-term plan for
the allocation of cap-and-trade revenues beginning in fiscal
year 2015-16.
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The Budget continuously appropriates 35% of cap-and-trade
funds for investments in transit, affordable housing, and
sustainable communities. Twenty-five percent of the revenues
are continuously appropriated to continue the construction of
high-speed rail. The remaining 40% will be appropriated
annually by the Legislature for investments in programs that
include low-carbon transportation, energy efficiency and
renewable energy, and natural resources and waste diversion.
3)Disadvantaged Communities. SB 535 (De León), Chapter 830,
Statutes of 2012, requires no less than 10% of cap-and-trade
revenues fund projects located within disadvantaged
communities, and that 25% of available revenues fund projects
that benefit those communities.
In October 2014, CalEPA released its list of disadvantaged
communities for the purpose of SB 535. CalEPA relied on
CalEnviroScreen, to identify the areas disproportionately
burdened by, and vulnerable to, multiple sources of pollution.
CalEnviroScreen is a tool that assesses all census tracts in
California to identify the areas disproportionally affected
and vulnerable to multiple sources of pollution.
Areas (census tracts) identified as disadvantaged for SB 535's
purposes by CalEnviroScreen include: the majority of the San
Joaquin Valley; much of Los Angeles and the Inland Empire;
pockets of other communities near ports, freeways, and major
industrial facilities such as refineries and power plants; and
large swaths of the Coachella Valley, Imperial Valley and
Mojave Desert.
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Analysis Prepared by:Jennifer Galehouse / APPR. / (916)
319-2081