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Bill No: SB 1409
Author: Pavley (D), et al.
Amended: 6/28/12
Vote: 21
SENATE ENERGY, UTIL. & COMMUNIC. COMM. : 12-0, 4/24/12
AYES: Padilla, Fuller, Corbett, De Le�n, DeSaulnier,
Emmerson, Kehoe, Pavley, Rubio, Simitian, Strickland,
Wright
NO VOTE RECORDED: Berryhill
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 7-0, 5/24/12
AYES: Kehoe, Walters, Alquist, Dutton, Lieu, Price,
Steinberg
SENATE FLOOR : 38-0, 5/30/12
AYES: Alquist, Anderson, Berryhill, Blakeslee, Calderon,
Cannella, Corbett, Correa, De Le�n, DeSaulnier, Dutton,
Emmerson, Evans, Fuller, Gaines, Hancock, Harman,
Hernandez, Huff, Kehoe, La Malfa, Leno, Lieu, Liu,
Lowenthal, Negrete McLeod, Padilla, Pavley, Price, Rubio,
Simitian, Steinberg, Vargas, Walters, Wolk, Wright,
Wyland, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Runner, Strickland
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 76-2, 8/20/12 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Office of Planning and Research: energy
security
SOURCE : Truman National Security Project
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DIGEST : This bill enhances the duties of the State
Office of Planning and Research (OPR).
Assembly Amendments (1) delete clean energy technologies
from the subject and add energy security; (2) delete
language that states among other things, coordinate with
the United States Armed Forces, where appropriate and
feasible, and to the extent permitted or required by
federal law, on the implementation of complementary energy,
environmental, and procurement policies, including
promoting the commercialization of clean energy
technologies and the deployment of clean energy projects in
California. This bill requires, to the extent permitted by
federal law, OPR to provide assistance in resolving
conflicts associated with research, development, and
deployment of clean energy in California by the U.S. Armed
Forces; and (3) add language that states identify those
state agencies that develop and implement state energy and
environmental policies that directly impact on the U.S.
Department of Defense's (DoD) energy security and military
mission goals. This bill requires those identified state
agencies, when developing or implementing those state
policies, to consider those direct impacts. This bill
requires OPR to serve as a liaison to coordinate effective
inclusion of the DoD in the development and implementation
of state energy and environmental policy.
ANALYSIS : Existing law establishes the OPR in state
government in the Governor's office and requires OPR to,
among other things, coordinate the development of policies
and criteria to ensure the federal grants-in-aid
administered or directly expended by state government
advance statewide environmental goals and objectives and to
coordinate research activities of state government directed
to the growth and development of the state and the
preservation of environmental quality, and render advice to
the Governor, his/her cabinet, to the Legislature, and any
agency or department of state government, and provide
information to, and cooperate with, the Legislature or any
of its committees.
Existing law declares the state policy to promote all
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feasible means of energy and water conservation and all
feasible use of alternative energy and water supply
sources. Existing law establishes various programs to
provide to specified entities financial assistance for the
installation of energy efficiency measures and renewable
energy resources.
This bill:
1. Requires OPR to identify which state agencies must
consider energy security and military mission goals.
2. Requires OPR to serve as a liaison to coordinate
effective inclusion of DoD in the development and
implementation of state energy and environmental policy.
3. States this bill does not intend to authorize or require
DoD to operate differently from other self-generating
ratepayers, or alter any existing rate structures.
Background
The OPR, created by statute in 1970, is part of the Office
of the Governor. OPR serves the Governor and his cabinet
as staff for long-range planning and research, and
constitutes the comprehensive state planning agency.
The U.S. military plays an important role in California.
It is steward to approximately 10% of California's land,
its operations and personnel contribute billions of dollars
to the state's economy and its military bases provide
critical training for national defense. In recognition of
the military's impact on the state, Executive Order S-16-06
established the Governor's Advisor for Military Affairs
within OPR. Under this executive order, OPR coordinates
state policies that affect the military, including land use
planning, regulatory activities by state agencies, and
state legislation. OPR works to improve communication and
encourage collaboration between local governments and the
U.S. Military on land use planning and development issues
in California. The Governor's Advisor for Military Affairs
works closely with all branches of the military on areas of
mutual concern and priority. Areas of focus include:
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Land Use: OPR works with active military installations
in California and local communities to reduce potential
land use conflicts;
Energy: OPR and other state agencies actively partner
with the military to advance shared energy goals,
including the expansion of energy efficiency and
renewable energy; and
Regulatory Activities: OPR and the military work
cooperatively to ensure that active military
installations are able to comply with state regulations.
Comments
The author's office states that this bill is not intended
to affect ratepayers or customers at all, as it merely
requires state agencies, at the direction of OPR, to
consider DoD's energy security and related military mission
goals in addressing state energy and environmental policy
matters.
Related legislation . AB 342 (Atkins) codifies the existing
relationship between OPR and the DoD on issues relating to
state policies that affect the military.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, no
additional cost. This bill's provisions are consistent
with current activities conducted by OPR.
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/21/12)
Truman National Security Project (source)
Department of Defense
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 76-2, 8/20/12
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall,
Bill Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos,
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Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Davis, Dickinson,
Eng, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Beth Gaines,
Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto, Gordon, Gorell, Hagman,
Halderman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hill, Huber, Hueso,
Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lara, Logue, Bonnie
Lowenthal, Ma, Mansoor, 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
NOES: Donnelly, Grove
NO VOTE RECORDED: Furutani, Roger Hern�ndez
RM:k 8/21/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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