Amended in Assembly January 14, 2016

Amended in Assembly January 4, 2016

Amended in Assembly March 26, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1336

Introduced by Assembly Member Salas

February 27, 2015

An act to add Chapter 4.3 (commencing with Section 39740) to Part 2 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to greenhouse gases.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1336, as amended, Salas. Greenhouse gases: Community Climate Improvement Program.

The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 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 the use of market-based compliance mechanisms. Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties, collected by the state board as part of a market-based compliance mechanism to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and to be available upon appropriation.

This bill would establish and require the Strategic Growth Council, in coordination with the state board, to administer the Community Climate Improvement Program to provide grants for the development and implementation of begin delete multicounty, multielement climate beneficial end delete begin insert regional end insert projects that begin delete maximize end delete begin insert reduce or sequester end insert greenhouse gas begin delete emissions reductions or sequestration. end delete begin insert emissions. end insert The bill would require the council, in coordination with the state board, to develop guidelines for the program. The bill would require the council to implement the program with moneys appropriated from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction begin delete Fund and would require not less than an unspecified percentage of the program moneys be made available for projects in the San Joaquin Valley. end delete begin insert Fund. end insert

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.  

Chapter 4.3 (commencing with Section 39740)
is added to Part 2 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code,
to read:

 

Chapter  4.3. Community Climate Improvement Program

 

39740.  

It is the intent of the begin delete Legislature, end delete begin insert Legislature end insert in enacting
this begin delete chapter, end delete begin insert chapter end insert to establish a comprehensive grant program
funded by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, established
pursuant to Section 16428.8 of the Government Code, for begin insert the end insert
purposes of investing in begin delete regional, multibenefit end delete begin insert regional end insert projects
that begin delete maximize end delete begin insert reduce or sequester end insert greenhouse gas begin delete emissions
reductions or sequestration, end delete begin insert emissions, end insert especially in disadvantaged
communities.

39741.  

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms mean
the following:

(a) “Council” means the Strategic Growth Council established
pursuant to Section 75121 of the Public Resources Code.

(b) “Disadvantaged community” means a community identified
pursuant to Section 39711.

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(c) “San Joaquin Valley” means the region of the state that is
under the jurisdiction of the San Joaquin Unified Air Pollution
Control District pursuant to Chapter 5.7 (commencing with Section
40600) of Part 3.

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39742.  

(a) The council, in coordination with the state board,
shall administer the Community Climate Improvement begin delete Program end delete
begin insert Program, end insert which is hereby established to provide grants for the
development and implementation of begin delete multicounty, multielement
climate beneficial end delete begin insert regional end insert projects that begin delete maximize end delete begin insert reduce or
sequester end insert greenhouse gas emissions begin delete reductions or sequestration. end delete
begin insert consistent with the requirements of the California Global Warming
Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section
38500)) and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Investment Plan
and Communities Revitalization Act (Chapter 4.1 (commencing
with Section 39710)). end insert

(b) The council, in coordination with the state board, shall
develop guidelines for begin delete the implementation of end delete the program
begin delete consistent with the requirements of the California Global Warming
Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section
38500)) and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Investment Plan
and Communities Revitalization Act (Chapter 4.1 (commencing
with Section 39710)) end delete that do all of the following:

(1) Promote projects begin delete based on the potential to provide integrated
climate services to end delete begin insert that benefit end insert the most disadvantaged
begin delete communities, especially projects that use proven community
outreach. end delete begin insert communities. end insert

(2) Maximize the delivery of multiple climate benefits,
including, but not limited to, begin delete clean cars and trucks, clean end delete begin insert advanced
clean vehicles, renewable end insert energy generation, energy efficiency
and weatherization, organic waste diversion and compost
development, begin delete water quality, supply, and waterfowl habitat
improvements, river habitat and access improvements, and
drought-tolerant lawn, park, and urban greening projects. end delete begin insert and other
measures that reduce or sequester greenhouse gas emissions. end insert

(3) Ensure all ancillary elements of project development and
implementation are eligible for funding if they lead to begin delete the end delete better
begin delete implementation and end delete begin insert implementation, end insert program begin delete delivery. end delete begin insert delivery,
and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. end insert

(4) Ensure that begin delete project investments end delete begin insert projects end insert funded pursuant to
begin delete the program end delete begin insert this chapter end insert use consistent accounting and modeling
approaches to estimate and monitor greenhouse gas emissions and
emissions reductions over time.

(5) Promote begin delete project end delete begin insert projects end insert that assist the state in begin delete reach end delete
begin insert reaching end insert its climate goals beyond 2020 consistent with Part 3
(commencing with Section 38550) of Division 25.5.

(6) Promote investments in projects that include cobenefits,
including, but not limited to, achieving state and federal air quality
begin delete goals. end delete begin insert standards. end insert

(7) Ensure projects funded pursuant to begin delete the program end delete begin insert this chapter end insert
maximize begin insert the end insert moneys appropriated for the program, create job
opportunities, and are consistent with other laws.

(c) In evaluating projects to be funded pursuant to begin delete the program, end delete
begin insert this chapter, end insert the council shall give priority to projects that
demonstrate one or more of the following characteristics:

(1) Regional implementation.

(2) The ability to leverage additional public and private funding.

(3) The potential for cobenefits or multibenefit attributes.

(4) The potential for the project to be replicated.

(5) The use of existing regional infrastructure and institutions.

(6)  begin delete Inclusion end delete begin insert The inclusion end insert of technical assistance.

39743.  

begin delete (a) end delete begin delete   end delete The council shall implement this chapter with
moneys appropriated by the Legislature for the program from the
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.

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(b) Not less than ____ percent of the amount appropriated for
the program shall be made available to projects in the San Joaquin
Valley.

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