BILL NUMBER: AB 234	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Huffman

                        FEBRUARY 5, 2009

   An act relating to energy.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 234, as introduced, Huffman. Energy: efficiency.
   Existing law establishes various programs to provide financial
assistance to public and private entities to improve their energy
efficiency.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to develop an implementation plan for distributing
federal economic stimulus dollars for energy efficiency projects and
programs to help facilitate the state's economic recovery while
making investments in the state's environment and improving the
quality of life of the people of the state.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to develop an implementation plan for distributing
federal economic stimulus dollars for energy efficiency projects and
programs, including energy efficiency improvements such as
weatherization assistance, residential and commercial energy
retrofits, and efficient appliance deployment, to help facilitate the
state's economic recovery while making investments in the state's
environment and improving the quality of life of the people of the
state.