Bill Text: CA AB125 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Clean Energy Job Creation Program and citizen oversight board.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-02-15 - Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.R. [AB125 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB125-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
June 15, 2017 |
Assembly Bill | No. 125 |
Introduced by |
January 10, 2017 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2017.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 26205.5 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:26205.5.
(a) Of the moneys provided to the Job Creation Fund for purposes of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 26205, the available remaining funds, which are the funds allocated to a local educational agency that has not submitted an energy expenditure plan, as determined by the Energy Commission as of March 1, 2018, shall be appropriated as follows:SEC. 2.
Section 26211 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:26211.
(b)This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2019, and, as of January 1, 2020, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2020, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
SEC. 3.
Section 26212 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:26212.
(a) Members of the board shall serve for a term of four years and may be reappointed for up to two additional terms.(h)This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2019, and, as of January 1, 2020, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2020, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
SEC. 4.
Section 26213 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:26213.
(a) The board shall meet at least four times per year or as often as the chair or the board deems necessary to conduct its business.(e)This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2019, and, as of January 1, 2020, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2020, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
SEC. 5.
Section 26214 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:26214.
(a) The first meeting of the board, at which a chair shall be selected, may be held upon appointment of all nine members of the board and shall be called jointly by the Treasurer, the Controller, and the Attorney General.(h)This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2019, and, as of January 1, 2020, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2020, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
SEC. 6.
Section 26215 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:26215.
(a) The board may establish committees as it deems necessary and appropriate. The chair may, with board approval, define and limit a committee’s scope and authority, and establish rules of operation for the committees.(f)This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2019, and, as of January 1, 2020, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2020, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
SEC. 7.
Section 26216 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:26216.
(a) The board shall review and evaluate the progress and status of projects and shall prepare, approve, and distribute annual reports of its activities, findings, and recommendations to the Governor, the Legislature, and the public, to the extent these actions are consistent with subdivision (d) of Section 26210. Each annual report shall concern the activities of the board and its committees during the preceding calendar year and shall be distributed within 90 days of the end of the calendar year to which it pertains.(d)This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2019, and, as of January 1, 2020, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2020, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
SEC. 8.
Section 26217 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:26217.
(a) Expenses of the board shall be accounted for and paid in a manner that is consistent with the State Administrative Manual and any related processes and procedures. The board may delegate to the chair or staff the authority to approve expenses, pay expenses, or both.(f)This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2019, and, as of January 1, 2020, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2020, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
SEC. 9.
Section 26227 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:26227.
(a) (1) For the 2013–14 fiscal year, twenty-eight million dollars ($28,000,000) shall be transferred from the Job Creation Fund to the Education Subaccount, which is hereby created in the State Energy Conservation Assistance Account created pursuant to Section 25416. The moneys in the Education Subaccount are appropriated to the Energy Commission for the purpose of low-interest and no-interest revolving loans and loan loss reserves for eligible projects and technical assistance.SEC. 10.
Section 26227.2 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:26227.2.
(a) Commencing with the 2018–19 fiscal year, the Clean Energy Job Creation Program is hereby established for the purpose of funding projects described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 26205 that create jobs in California improving energy efficiency and expanding clean energy generation.SEC. 11.
Section 26233 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:26233.
(a) Commencing with the 2013–14 fiscal year and through the 2017–18 fiscal year, inclusive, the funds deposited annually in the Job Creation Fund and remaining after the transfer pursuant to Section 26227 and the appropriation pursuant to Section 26230 shall be allocated, to the extent consistent with this division, as follows:SEC. 12.
Section 26240 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:26240.
(a)SEC. 13.
This act is a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California Constitution, has been identified as related to the budget in the Budget Bill, and shall take effect immediately.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2017.