BILL ANALYSIS
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Date of Hearing: July 6, 2009
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
Nancy Skinner, Chair
SB 832 (Environmental Quality Committee) - As Amended: June
24, 2009
SENATE VOTE : 39-0
SUBJECT : Resources: California Pollution Control Financing
Authority: public lands: solid waste diversion
SUMMARY : Makes various technical, non-controversial changes to
the various statutes under the jurisdiction of the Senate
Environmental Quality Committee.
EXISTING LAW :
1) Establishes the California Pollution Control Financing
Authority with specified powers and duties, and authorizes
the authority to approve financing for projects or pollution
control facilities to prevent or reduce environmental
pollution.
2) Establishes the California Integrated Waste Management Board
with specified powers and duties over solid waste management.
3) Establishes the State Lands Commission with specified powers
and duties over the management of state lands including the
power to apply to the United States Department of the
Interior for patents to the numbered school sections in
place, which have not been patented by the state.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown.
COMMENTS :
1)Purpose of Bill . This is the Senate Environmental Quality
Committee's omnibus measure. It contains provisions to
update, clarify and make non-controversial changes to various
programs to increase effective program implementation.
2)The California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CPCFA).
Within the State Treasurer's Office, CPCFA provides low-cost
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innovative financing to California businesses. As a "conduit
issuer" of tax-exempt private activity bonds, CPCFA is able to
facilitate low cost financing to qualified waste and recycling
projects. Other projects to control pollution can qualify for
tax-exempt financing as allowed by federal tax law. Examples
of recent assistance include projects to purchase clean-air
vehicles by waste companies, recycle used oil, and develop
construction and demolition debris recycling programs. CPCFA
works with participating financial institutions to assist
small business with loans up to $1.5 million. CPCFA also
assists with the clean-up of contaminated sites through a $60
million grant and loan program and a site-assessment loan
program. The codes governing the CPCFA have not been updated
since 1975. SB 832 conforms and updates the governing code to
reflect changes in business practices, program updates, and
federal tax law.
3)California Integrated Waste Management Board. Corrects a
drafting error in SB 1016 (Wiggins), Chapter 343, Statutes of
2008 by replacing the term "city and county" with
"jurisdiction".
4)State Lands Commission. This bill makes a technical change
related to school lands and patents.
5)Urgency. This bill contains an urgency clause.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by : Elizabeth MacMillan / NAT. RES. / (916)
319-2092