Amended in Assembly March 28, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1780

Introduced by Assembly Member Medina

February 3, 2016

An act to amend Section 39719 of the Health and Safety Code, begin delete and to add Section 2192.4 to the Streets and Highways Code, end delete relating to greenhouse gases, and making an appropriation therefor.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1780, as amended, Medina. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: begin delete Sustainable Trade Corridors Program. end delete begin insert trade corridors. end insert

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 state board is required to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020. 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. Existing law continuously appropriates 60% of the annual proceeds of the fund for transit, affordable housing, sustainable communities, and high-speed rail purposes.

This bill, beginning in the 2016-17 fiscal year, would continuously appropriate begin delete 25% end delete begin insert 20% end insert of the annual proceeds of the fund to the California Transportation Commission begin delete for the Sustainable Trade Corridors Program, which the bill would establish, end delete begin insert to be allocated to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in trade corridors consistent with end insert begin insert specified guidelines end insert begin insert , end insert thereby making an appropriation.

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.  

Section 39719 of the Health and Safety Code is
amended to read:

39719.  

(a) The Legislature shall appropriate the annual
proceeds of the fund for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas
emissions in this state in accordance with the requirements of
Section 39712.

(b) To carry out a portion of the requirements of subdivision
(a), annual proceeds are continuously appropriated for the
following:

(1) Beginning in the 2016-17 fiscal year, and notwithstanding
Section 13340 of the Government Code, begin delete 60 end delete begin insert 55 end insert percent of annual
proceeds are continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal
years, for transit, affordable housing, and sustainable communities
programs as follows:

(A) Ten percent of the annual proceeds of the fund is hereby
continuously appropriated to the Transportation Agency for the
Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program created by Part 2
(commencing with Section 75220) of Division 44 of the Public
Resources Code.

(B) Five percent of the annual proceeds of the fund is hereby
continuously appropriated to the Low Carbon Transit Operations
Program created by Part 3 (commencing with Section 75230) of
Division 44 of the Public Resources Code. Moneys shall be
allocated by the Controller, according to requirements of the
program, and pursuant to the distribution formula in subdivision
(b) or (c) of Section 99312 of, and Sections 99313 and 99314 of,
the Public Utilities Code.

(C) Twenty percent of the annual proceeds of the fund is hereby
continuously appropriated to the Strategic Growth Council for the
Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program created
by Part 1 (commencing with Section 75200) of Division 44 of the
Public Resources Code. Of the amount appropriated in this
subparagraph, no less than 10 percent of the annual proceeds shall
be expended for affordable housing, consistent with the provisions
of that program.

(D)  begin delete Twenty-five end delete begin insert Twenty end insert percent of the annual proceeds of the
fund shall be transferred to the Trade Corridors Improvement Fund,
continued in existence pursuant to Section 2192 of the Streets and
Highways Code, and is hereby continuously appropriated to the
California Transportation Commission begin delete for the Sustainable Trade
Corridors Program created by Section 2192.4 of the Streets and
Highways Code. end delete begin insert to be allocated to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions in trade corridors end insert begin insert consistent with the Trade Corridors
Improvement Fund guidelines developed by the commission. end insert

(2) Beginning in the 2015-16 fiscal year, notwithstanding
Section 13340 of the Government Code, 25 percent of the annual
proceeds of the fund is hereby continuously appropriated to the
High-Speed Rail Authority for the following components of the
initial operating segment and Phase I Blended System as described
in the 2012 business plan adopted pursuant to Section 185033 of
the Public Utilities Code:

(A) Acquisition and construction costs of the project.

(B) Environmental review and design costs of the project.

(C) Other capital costs of the project.

(D) Repayment of any loans made to the authority to fund the
project.

(c) In determining the amount of annual proceeds of the fund
for purposes of the calculation in subdivision (b), the funds subject
to Section 39719.1 shall not be included.

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SEC. 2.  

Section 2192.4 is added to the Streets and Highways
Code, to read:

2192.4.  

(a) The Sustainable Trade Corridors Program is hereby
established and shall be administered by the commission.

(b) (1) Moneys appropriated to the commission for the program
from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, pursuant to Section
39719 of the Health and Safety Code, shall be allocated by the
commission consistent with the requirements of this chapter.

(2) At least 10 percent of the moneys available for the program
shall be allocated for research and development projects that
promote sustainable trade corridors, consistent with the
requirements of Section 2192.2.

(c) (1) Applications for grants under the program shall be
submitted to the commission for evaluation in accordance with
procedures and program guidelines approved by the commission.

(2) The application shall define the project purpose, intended
scope, proposed cost, intended funding sources, and schedule for
project completion.

(3) Eligible applicants may submit more than one application
for grants under the program pursuant to this section.

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