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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 693
Author: Huffman (D)
Amended: 7/6/12 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE : 6-3, 6/19/12
AYES: DeSaulnier, Kehoe, Lowenthal, Pavley, Rubio,
Simitian
NOES: Gaines, Harman, Wyland
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 74-0, 5/19/11 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection
Authority
SOURCE : Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection
Authority
Sonoma County Transportation Authority
DIGEST : This bill extends authorization for the Sonoma
County Regional Climate Protection Authority from 2016 to
2020.
ANALYSIS : AB 881(Huffman), Chapter 375, Statutes of
2009, established the Sonoma County Regional Climate
Protection Authority (RCPA) to coordinate and help
implement actions that local Sonoma County agencies take to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It authorized activities
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of RCPA include assisting with the reduction of energy
consumption, increasing energy efficiency, increasing water
use efficiency, address carbon sequestration, addressing
transportation alternatives, and quantifying greenhouse gas
reduction.
The RCPA has the same board membership as the Sonoma County
Transportation Authority (SCTA), but is a distinct legal
entity. RCPA board members include representatives from
the County of Sonoma and from all of that county's nine
cities. The RCPA may receive grants, and it may use SCTA
funds identified to assist in greenhouse gas reduction.
The RCPA cannot override the actions of other local
agencies.
Existing law sunsets the RCPA on January 1, 2016.
This bill extends the RCPA's authorization until January 1,
2020.
Comments
Purpose of the bill . The purpose of this bill is to
continue RCPA's authority to assist local agencies in
Sonoma County in their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions.
The RCPA is a single-purpose entity that coordinates
county-wide efforts on developing efficient buildings,
clean energy, alternative transportation, and other efforts
to adapt to climate change. Examples of RPCA-driven
activities include implementation of the Energy Upgrade
California residential home program with federal American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, receipt of grant funds
for greenhouse gas reduction planning, partnerships to
develop and install new technologies, such as an electric
vehicle charging station network, and assisting in the
development of transportation and land use plans to further
the goals of SB 375 (Steinberg), Chapter 728, Statutes of
2008.
The RCPA has adopted a goal of reducing greenhouse gas
emissions 25% below the 1990 level by 2015. Much work
remains beyond 2015 to further address climate change
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issues.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 7/6/12)
Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection Authority
(co-source)
Sonoma County Transportation Authority (co-source)
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 74-0, 5/19/11
AYES: Achadjian, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos,
Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Davis, Dickinson,
Donnelly, Eng, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani,
Beth Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto, Gordon, Grove,
Hagman, Hall, Hayashi, Roger Hern�ndez, Hill, Huber,
Hueso, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lara, Logue,
Bonnie Lowenthal, Mendoza, Miller, Mitchell, Monning,
Morrell, Nestande, Nielsen, Norby, Olsen, Pan, Perea, V.
Manuel P�rez, Portantino, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio,
Swanson, Torres, Valadao, Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams,
Yamada, John A. P�rez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Alejo, Gorell, Halderman, Harkey, Ma,
Mansoor
JJA:m 7/6/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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