Bill Text: CA AB628 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Energy management plans for harbor and port districts.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-10-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 741, Statutes of 2013. [AB628 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB628-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 628 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
CHAPTER 741
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE OCTOBER 11, 2013
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR OCTOBER 11, 2013
PASSED THE SENATE SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 12, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 10, 2013
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 8, 2013
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 24, 2013
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 1, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Members Gorell and Hall
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Brown and V. Manuel Pérez)
FEBRUARY 20, 2013
An act to add Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 25990) to
Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, relating to energy.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 628, Gorell. Energy management plans for harbor and port
districts.
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission to adopt energy conservation standards to
reduce the wasteful, uneconomic, inefficient, or unnecessary
consumption of energy, and to implement various programs to provide
financial assistance to specified entities for energy efficient
improvements.
This bill would authorize the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation, and
Conservation District and specified harbor and port districts, as
defined, jointly with an electrical corporation, gas corporation,
community choice aggregator established on or before July 1, 2013, or
publicly owned electric or gas utility serving the district to
prepare one or more energy management plans to reduce air emissions
and promote economic development through the addition of new
businesses and the retention of existing businesses in the district.
The bill would require, if a district prepares an energy management
plan pursuant to these provisions, that the plan include specified
provisions.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
(a) The state promotes the efficient use of low-cost,
low-emissions energy sources in the operations of its ports and
harbors.
(b) There is an opportunity in port and harbor district
operations, including the movement of commercial goods, to reduce
vehicular emissions of greenhouse gases and criteria pollutants.
(c) The state encourages the development of new businesses and the
retention of existing businesses within port and harbor district
boundaries.
(d) Energy utility customers located within the state's port and
harbor districts may benefit from the addition of new businesses and
the retention of existing businesses through increased energy cost
certainty.
(e) Businesses located within the state's port and harbor
districts may benefit through greater stability and certainty in the
cost of energy services.
(f) Investor-owned utilities, community choice aggregators, and
publicly owned utilities are in an optimal position, and are
encouraged to engage in joint projects with port and harbor districts
to provide and administer energy-related service alternatives and
programs that may promote economic development and retention in those
districts.
SEC. 2. Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 25990) is added to
Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, to read:
CHAPTER 13. ENERGY MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR HARBOR AND PORT
DISTRICTS
25990. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the term "district"
shall mean the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation, and Conservation
District, the Ports of Hueneme, Oakland, Long Beach, Los Angeles,
Redwood City, Richmond, San Diego, San Francisco, Stockton, and West
Sacramento, and any other harbor, recreation, and conservation
district that operates a harbor or port in the state. A district may
prepare one or more energy management plans, developed jointly with
an electrical corporation, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section
218 of the Public Utilities Code, a gas corporation, as defined in
Section 222 of the Public Utilities Code, a community choice
aggregator established on or before July 1, 2013, or a public
utility, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 216 of the Public
Utilities Code, that produces, generates, or supplies electricity to
the public and that serves the district in order to reduce air
emissions, promote economic development, and encourage the
development of new businesses and retain existing businesses in that
district.
(b) If a district prepares an energy management plan pursuant to
this chapter, it shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1) An assessment of current energy consumption within the
district by energy source and type of users. Examples of users may
include commercial, industrial, governmental, ships, individual
transport, and product transport.
(2) An assessment of other energy efficiency and management issues
the district determines to evaluate in order to inform the
development of specific goals and actions that reduce air emissions
and promote economic development, including all of the following:
(A) An electric or natural gas load forecast, developed in
coordination with the serving electrical corporation, gas
corporation, community choice aggregator established on or before
July 1, 2013, or local publicly owned electric or gas utility that
reflects anticipated load growth within the district.
(B) An assessment of the role that distributed generation,
combined with accurately priced utility services, could play in
providing greater rate stability and energy cost certainty to aid in
economic development, and proposed actions with respect to that role.
This assessment shall be developed jointly with the serving
electrical corporation, gas corporation, community choice aggregator
established on or before July 1, 2013, or local publicly owned
electric or gas utility.
(C) An assessment, in consultation with business and industry,
that identifies current and emerging processes and technologies to
reduce energy consumption and improve energy efficiency.
(D) An assessment, in consultation with business and industry,
that identifies domestic and international shipping requirements and
operations related to energy use and consumption.
(3) A set of measurable energy performance and management goals
that reduce air emissions and promote economic development, and a
prioritized list of infrastructure projects, public education
initiatives, and other actions that the district will undertake to
achieve those goals.
(4) A list of recommendations, developed jointly with the serving
electrical corporation, gas corporation, community choice aggregator
established on or before July 1, 2013, or local publicly owned
electric or gas utility for the enhanced use of cost-effective energy
efficiency and demand-side management in existing buildings and the
inclusion of energy efficiency measures as part of the development of
new buildings.
(5) A description of measures to be taken to reduce air emissions
for vehicle use within district boundaries, including vehicles used
for movement of commercial products. Proposed actions, developed
jointly with the serving electrical corporation, gas corporation,
community choice aggregator established on or before July 1, 2013, or
local publicly owned electric utility, may include replacement of
vehicles with lower emitting alternatives and development of
infrastructure, in appropriate areas, to aid in the refueling of
alternative fuel vehicles.
(6) A summary identifying governmental and nongovernmental
impediments to implementation of the plan that includes
recommendations on how these impediments may be overcome.
(7) A description of one-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year, and
15-year objectives for implementation of the plan. These objectives
shall be in sufficient detail to allow the district to undertake a
meaningful annual review of the plan's progress.
(8) Proposed methods to fund the activities included in the plan,
including funding through utility ratepayer-funded programs.
(9) Other related energy plans, mandates, and requirements, and,
to the extent possible, leverage opportunities for achieving energy
efficiency and sustainable energy production, while not overburdening
impacted businesses.
(c) A district that prepares a plan shall engage with small
business technical assistance providers to assist in the
identification of joint or collaborative energy efficiency project
opportunities, public education activities, and financing
opportunities that implement the actions and projects in the plan.
(d) The Public Utilities Commission shall encourage electric or
gas corporations to participate jointly with local agencies in
developing, implementing, and administering viable energy management
plans for districts. The governing boards of local publicly owned
utilities, community choice aggregators established on or before July
1, 2013, and rural electric cooperatives shall encourage joint
participation with local agencies and gas corporations in developing,
implementing, and administering viable energy management plans for
districts.
(e) If an energy management plan is prepared pursuant to this
chapter, it shall also address the development of projects that
provide greater certainty of energy costs over a period of up to 15
years for businesses developing in the district.
(f) The Public Utilities Commission may offer technical assistance
in the preparation of the energy management plans developed and
implemented pursuant to this chapter, including, but not limited to,
identifying best practices, innovations in technology, and potential
funding sources.
