BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: September 10, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUDGET
Shirley Weber, Chair
SB
101 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) - As Amended
September 10, 2015
SENATE VOTE: Vote not relevant
SUBJECT: Budget Act of 2015.
SUMMARY: This bill amends the 2015 Act, AB 123 and SB 97, to
make technical amendments and corrections to budget provisions
to adequately reflect the agreement reached by the Legislature
and the Governor. This bill corrects omissions, clarifies
previously-ambiguous provisions, provides necessary statutory
language for budgetary allocations, and corrects amounts that
were previously cited incorrectly. Specifically, this bill:
1) Clarifies that $2 million in State Special Education
funds will be used to backfill the reduction of federal
assistance funds.
2) Adjusts the federal fund spending authority for the
2013-14 and 2014-15 years for the Department of Fish and
Wildlife.
3) Ensures ongoing funding for the Stanford Mansion.
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4) Restores an unintentional reduction of $1.9 million
General Fund for the Congregate Nutrition "Meals on
Wheels" program.
5) Includes $14 million ($508,000 state operations,
$13.5 million local assistance) to the Santa Monica
Mountains Conservancy, originally proposed in the January
budget, from the appropriate bond allocation specifically
designated for the Conservancy, rather than the Los
Angeles River.
6) Removes funding ($50 million, Proposition 1) for
Desalination in the State Water Resources Control Board
that was already appropriated under the Department of
Water Resources.
7) Adds provisional language to clarify that priority
for new preschool contracted slots provided in the 2015
Budget would be for contractors in areas where the ratio
of publicly subsidized child care and development program
services to the need for these services is low or where
the overall number of eligible children without access to
publicly subsidized child care and development program
services is high, as determined by the Superintendent.
8) Provides additional Budget Bill language that
authorizes a cash loan for the Commission on Peace
Officer Standards Training (POST) in the event that the
Commission has a cash flow issue due to their declining
fund balance. It is projected that the cash shortfall
will occur from December 2015 to February 2016.
9) Appropriates approximately $227 million of
Greenhouse Gas Revenue for the following purposes:
a. $40 million to continue funding of
existing Water Efficiency programs offered by the
Department of Food and Agriculture
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b. $20 million to continue funding of
existing Water Efficiency programs offered by the
Department of Food and Agriculture.
c. $90 million to existing rebates offered to
vehicles through the California Energy Commission's
Low Carbon Transportation program. This funding
will allow the existing rebates to continue until
approximately March, 2016.
d. $70 million to continue the Department of
Community Services and Development's Weatherization
and Energy Efficiency Upgrades Program for
disadvantaged communities. This funding insures
that the overall spending in 2015 meets to goals of
insuring that disadvantaged communities receive the
benefit of Cap and Trade expenditures, as outlined
in SB 535 (Chapter 830, Statutes of 2006).
e. $500,000 at the Sustainable Growth Council
for technical assistance to disadvantaged
communities.
f. State staffing to administer the above
programs, including establishing disadvantaged
community liaison positions at the Strategic Growth
Council, the California Air Resources Board, and the
High Speed Rail Authority.
COMMENTS: This bill contains necessary statutory and technical
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changes to amend the 2015 Budget Act AB 93 (Chapter 10, Statutes
of 2015), as amended by SB 97(Chapter 11, Statutes of 2015) to
reflect the budget agreement between the Governor and the
Legislature.
This bill was amended to include the appropriation of $227
million of Greenhouse Gas Revenues for the following purposes:
$40 million to continue funding of existing Water
Efficiency programs offered by the Department of Food and
Agriculture
$20 million to continue funding of existing Water
Efficiency programs offered by the Department of Food and
Agriculture.
$90 million to existing rebates offered to vehicles
through the California Energy Commission's Low Carbon
Transportation program. This funding will allow the
existing rebates to continue until approximately March,
2016.
$70 million to continue the Department of Community
Services and Development's Weatherization and Energy
Efficiency Upgrades Program for disadvantaged communities.
This funding insures that the overall spending in 2015
meets to goals of insuring that disadvantaged communities
receive the benefit of Cap and Trade expenditures, as
outlined in SB 535 (Chapter 830, Statutes of 2006).
$500,000 at the Sustainable Growth Council for technical
assistance to disadvantaged communities.
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State staffing to administer these programs, including
establishing disadvantaged community liaison positions at
the Strategic Growth Council, the California Air Resources
Board, and the High Speed Rail Authority.
The above Greenhouse Gas Revenue expenditures leave a large
balance of unappropriated funding that could be available for
expenditures for expenditure at some later point in the 2015-16
fiscal year. After accounting for the above expenditures and the
60 percent of revenues that are continuously appropriated, the
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund will have a balance of $1.7
billion.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by:Matthew Cremins and Jazmin Hicks / BUDGET
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