Amended in Senate August 25, 2016

Amended in Senate August 22, 2016

Amended in Senate August 16, 2016

Amended in Assembly April 14, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1613

Introduced by Committee on Budget (Assembly Members Ting (Chair), Bloom, Bonta, Campos, Chiu, Cooper, Gordon, Holden, Irwin, McCarty, Mullin, Nazarian, O'Donnell, Rodriguez, Thurmond, and Williams)

January 7, 2016

An act to amend the Budget Act of 2016 (Chapter 23 of the Statutes of 2016) by adding Items 0509-101-3228, 0540-101-3228, 0650-101-3228, 2660-101-3228, 3340-001-3228, 3360-101-3228, 3540-101-3228, 3600-101-3228, 3900-101-3228, 4700-101-3228, 6440-101-3228, 6610-101-3228, and 8570-101-3228 to Section 2.00 of, and amending Section 39.00 of, that act, relating to the state budget, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, budget bill.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1613, as amended, Committee on Budget. Budget Act of 2016.

The Budget Act of 2016 made appropriations for the support of state government for the 2016-17 fiscal year.

This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2016 by adding items of appropriation from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and making other changes.

This bill would become operative only if AB 1629 of the 2015-16 Regular Session is enacted and becomes operative.

This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a Budget Bill.

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

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

SECTION 1.  

Item 0509-101-3228 is added to Section 2.00 of
the Budget Act of 2016, to read:

 

0509-101-3228--For support of Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

50,000,000

Provisions:

1.

The funds provided in this item shall be used for loans that leverage private investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in public buildings.

 

SEC. 2.  

Item 0540-101-3228 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2016, to read:

 

0540-101-3228--For support of Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

100,000,000

Provisions:

1.

The funds appropriated in this item shall be used for urban greening programs.

 

SEC. 3.  

Item 0650-101-3228 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2016, to read:

 

0650-101-3228--For support of Office of Planning and Research, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

180,000,000

Provisions:

1.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $175,000,000 shall be appropriated only if Senate Bill 32 of the 2015-16 Regular Session is enacted and becomes operative. The funds shall be used for transformative climate communities and shall be focused on disadvantaged communities in the state.

 

SEC. 4.  

Item 2660-101-3228 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2016, to read:

 

2660-101-3228--For support of Department of Transportation, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

105,000,000

Provisions:

1.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $100,000,000 shall be used for the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program.

2.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $5,000,000 shall be used for the Active Transportation Program.

 

SEC. 5.  

Item 3340-001-3228 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2016, to read:

 

3340-001-3228--For support of California Conservation Corps, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

10,000,000

Provisions:

1.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, at least 20 percent shall be used for energy efficiency projects and energy corps at local conservation corps.

 

SEC. 6.  

Item 3360-101-3228 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2016, to read:

 

3360-101-3228--For support of State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

5,000,000

Provisions:

1.

The funds appropriated in this item shall be used for biosolids investments.

 

SEC. 7.  

Item 3540-101-3228 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2016, to read:

 

3540-101-3228--For support of Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

50,000,000

Provisions:

1.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $20,000,000 shall be available for healthy forest programs including fuels treatment, pest and diseased tree removal, and long-term protection of forested lands.

2.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $30,000,000 shall be available for urban forestry programs.

 

SEC. 8.  

Item 3600-101-3228 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2016, to read:

 

3600-101-3228--For support of Department of Fish and Wildlife, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

30,000,000

Provisions:

1.

The funds appropriated in this item shall be used for wetland, desert, and watershed restoration projects. Funds in this item shall not be used for the EcoRestore Program.

 

SEC. 9.  

Item 3900-101-3228 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2016, to read:

 

3900-101-3228--For support of State Air Resources Board, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

500,000,000

Provisions:

1.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $100,000,000 shall be used for the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, $150,000,000 shall be used for the Enhanced Fleet Modernization Program, Plus-Up Pilot Project, and other light-duty equity pilot projects authorized pursuant to Chapter 530 of the Statutes of 2014 (SB 1275), and $150,000,000 shall be used for heavy duty vehicles and off-road equipment investments.

2.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $100,000,000 shall be used for grants or loans to reduce short-lived climate pollutants pursuant to Section 39730 of the Health and Safety Code and in accordance with the following:

(a)

(1)

$40,000,000 shall be used, in coordination with the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, for methane emissions reductions from landfills.

(2)

$55,000,000 shall be used, in coordination with the Department of Food and Agriculture, for methane emissions reductions from dairy and livestock operations.

(3)

$5,000,000 shall be used for black carbon woodsmoke programs.

(b)

The State Air Resources Board, Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, and Department of Food and Agriculture shall require each recipient of a grant or loan for methane emissions reductions to enter into an agreement for the grant or loan in order to ensure that the recipient’s project or practice for methane emissions reduction results in permanent, quantifiable, enforceable, and additional methane emissions reduction. If a project or practice does not satisfy these requirements, the board shall require the recipient to reimburse the state for the grant or loan funds received, in whole or in part, as determined by the board. begin delete Funds identified in this provision shall not be expended for a project that is located in a disadvantaged community as described in Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code. end delete

 

SEC. 10.  

Item 4700-101-3228 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2016, to read:

 

4700-101-3228--For support of Department of Community Services and Development, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

100,000,000

Provisions:

1.

The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for energy efficiency upgrades and weatherization programs.

 

SEC. 11.  

Item 6440-101-3228 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2016, to read:

 

6440-101-3228--For support of University of California, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

5,000,000

Provisions:

1.

The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.

 

SEC. 12.  

Item 6610-101-3228 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2016, to read:

 

6610-101-3228--For support of California State University, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

5,000,000

Provisions:

1.

The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.

 

SEC. 13.  

Item 8570-101-3228 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2016, to read:

 

8570-101-3228--For support of Department of Food and Agriculture, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

35,000,000

Provisions:

1.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $15,000,000 shall be available for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program.

2.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $20,000,000 shall be available for the Healthy Soils Program, including no till and compost applications. This provision shall become operative only if Senate Bill 1350 of the 2015-16 Regular Session is enacted and becomes operative.

 

SEC. 14.  

Section 39.00 of the Budget Act of 2016 is amended
to read:

SEC. 39.00.  

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the
following bills are other bills providing for appropriations related
to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section
12 of Article IV of the California Constitution: AB 1600, AB 1601,
AB 1602, AB 1603, AB 1604, AB 1605, AB 1606, AB 1607, AB
1608, AB 1609, AB 1610, AB 1611, AB 1612, AB 1614, AB 1615,
AB 1616, AB 1617, AB 1618, AB 1619, AB 1620, AB 1621, AB
1624, AB 1625, AB 1626, AB 1627, AB 1628, AB 1629, AB 1630,
AB 1631, AB 1632, AB 1633, AB 1634, AB 1635, AB 1636, SB
828, SB 829, SB 830, SB 831, SB 832, SB 833, SB 834, SB 835,
SB 836, SB 837, SB 838, SB 839, SB 840, SB 841, SB 842, SB
843, SB 844, SB 845, SB 846, SB 847, SB 848, SB 849, SB 850,
SB 851, SB 852, SB 854, SB 855 SB 856, SB 857, SB 858, SB
859, SB 860, SB 861, SB 862, SB 863, SB 864, and SB 865.

SEC. 15.  

This act shall become operative only if Assembly
Bill 1629 of the 2015-16 Regular Session is enacted and becomes
operative.

SEC. 16.  

This act is a Budget Bill within the meaning of
subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California
Constitution and shall take effect immediately.