BILL ANALYSIS
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 832 (Environmental Quality Committee)
As Amended August 31, 2009
2/3 vote. Urgency
SENATE VOTE :39-0
NATURAL RESOURCES 9-0 REVEVNUE & TAXATION 9-0
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|Ayes:|Skinner, Gilmore, |Ayes:|Charles Calderon, DeVore, |
| |Brownley, Chesbro, De | |Beall, Coto, Harkey, Ma, |
| |Leon, Hill, Huffman, | |Hagman, Portantino, |
| |Knight, Logue | |Saldana |
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APPROPRIATIONS 15-0
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|Ayes:|De Leon, Nielsen, | | |
| |Ammiano, | | |
| |Charles Calderon, Coto, | | |
| |Davis, Duval, Fuentes, | | |
| |Hall, Harkey, | | |
| |John A. Perez, Skinner, | | |
| |Solorio, Audra | | |
| |Strickland, Torlakson | | |
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SUMMARY : Makes various technical, non-controversial changes to
the various statutes under the jurisdiction of the Senate
Environmental Quality Committee.
EXISTING LAW :
1) Establishes CPCFA with specified powers and duties, and
authorizes CPCFA 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.
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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 : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, this bill has negligible state costs.
COMMENTS : 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.
Within the State Treasurer's Office, CPCFA provides low-cost
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.
Corrects a drafting error in SB 1016 (Wiggins), Chapter 343,
Statutes of 2008, by replacing the term "city and county" with
"jurisdiction."
This bill makes a technical change related to school lands and
patents.
Analysis Prepared by : Elizabeth MacMillan / NAT. RES. / (916)
319-2092
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