BILL NUMBER: SB 726	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hueso

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act to amend Section 25412.5 of the Public Resources Code,
relating to energy.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 726, as introduced, Hueso. Energy conservation assistance.
   The Energy Conservation Assistance Act of 1979 authorizes any
eligible institution to submit an application to the State Energy
Resources Conservation and Development Commission for an allocation
for the purpose of financing all or a portion of the costs incurred
in implementing a project relating to energy audits, energy
conservation and operating procedures, and energy conservation
measures in existing and planned buildings and facilities, energy
conservation projects, and technical assistance programs. Existing
law requires the commission to take steps to solicit loan
applications to do certain things, including awarding loans in
regions with high summer peak loads.
   This bill would instead require the commission to take steps to
solicit loan applications that award loans in regions with high peak
loads.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 25412.5 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
   25412.5.  The commission shall take steps to solicit loan
applications to do all of the following:
   (a) Encourage an equitable distribution of loans statewide.
   (b) Award loans in regions with high  summer 
peak loads, with high heating costs, or that have electrical or
natural gas system distribution constraints.
   (c) Place an emphasis on offering these loans in disadvantaged
communities.