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          SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                             Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
                            2015 - 2016  Regular  Session

          AB 2722 (Burke) - Transformative Climate Communities Program
          
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          |Version: August 2, 2016         |Policy Vote: E.Q. 5 - 2         |
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          |Urgency: No                     |Mandate: No                     |
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          |Hearing Date: August 11, 2016   |Consultant: Narisha Bonakdar    |
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          *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
             The following information is revised to reflect amendments 
                     adopted by the committee on August 11, 2016






          Bill  
          Summary:  AB 2722 establishes the Transformational Climate Communities  
          Program (Program) within the Strategic Growth Council (Council)  
          to fund the development and implementation of neighborhood-level  
          transformative climate community plans.


          Fiscal  
          Impact:  
              Unknown ongoing costs, between the high hundreds of  
              thousands to low millions (Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund)  
              for the Council to develop, administer, and oversee the  
              financial assistance programs.
              Approximately $715,000 annually in years one and two for  







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              the Air Resources Board (ARB), and approximately $550,000  
              ongoing (Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund).
              Unknown, potentially significant, costs (Greenhouse Gas  
              Reduction Fund) to the California Environmental Protection  
              Agency (CalEPA) for consultation.


          Committee  
          Amendments:  Make enactment of the bill contingent upon  
          enactment of AB 2613.
          Staff Comments: The amendments ensure that the bill is not  
          enacted unless funds are appropriated through Budget Trailer  
          Bill language.
          




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