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                    Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
          
          SB 1408 (Alarcon)
          
          Hearing Date:  5/25/00                      Amended: 5/2/00
          Consultant:  Bob Franzoia      Policy Vote: E Q  7-2
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          BILL SUMMARY: 
          
          SB 1408 would enact the Environmental Justice Technical  
          Assistance Grant Demonstration Program.  The bill would  
          require the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) to  
          allocate grants on a priority basis to community-based  
          nonprofit organizations in communities with low-income  
          populations or minority populations to aid in obtaining  
          technical assistance for the purpose of participating in  
          actions by any board, department, or office (BDO) with Cal  
          EPA, the California Energy Commission or Cal Trans.  The  
          bill would limit the amount of a grant to $25,000.  The  
          bill would require OPR to submit an evaluation by 6/30/04.   
          The provisions of the bill would sunset on the same date.

                              Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
           
          Major Provisions                     2000-01       2001-02   2002-03         
               Fund  
          
          Grants program     Unknown amount available for   Generalgrants at  
          up to $25 per grant

          Administration     Unknown                        General        
          
          STAFF COMMENTS: SUSPENSE FILE.
          
          Staff was unable to locate information indicating the  
          number of permits, remediation orders, or corrective  
          actions by any BDO within Cal EPA, decisions involving a  
          certification by the CEC, or decisions involving a permit  
          by Caltrans issued or taken annually.

          The author has requested a budget augmentation of $300,000  
          for OPR to fund ten grants and administrative costs.

          Staff Recommends the bill be amended to provide that OPR  
          administrative costs shall not exceed ten percent of the  










          amount of grants allocated annually.