Bill Text: CA AB1342 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: healthy forest programs, organic waste projects, and recycling projects.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2018-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB1342 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB1342-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 27, 2017 |
Assembly Bill | No. 1342 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Flora |
February 17, 2017 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 39719.3 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39719.3.
(a) (1) Moneys from the fund are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for healthy forest programs that reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by uncontrolled wildfires, including, but not limited to, vegetation management, forest overgrowth reduction, and measures to ensure future wildfires are more consistent with the historic regenerative fire regime.(a)The Legislature shall appropriate the annual proceeds of the fund for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in this state in accordance with the requirements of Section 39712.
(b)To carry out a portion of the requirements of subdivision (a), annual proceeds are continuously appropriated for the following:
(1)Beginning in the 2015–16 fiscal year, and notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, 35 percent of annual proceeds of the fund are continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, for transit, affordable housing, and sustainable communities programs as
follows:
(A)Ten percent of the annual proceeds of the fund is hereby continuously appropriated to the Transportation Agency for the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program created by Part 2 (commencing with Section 75220) of Division 44 of the Public Resources Code.
(B)Five percent of the annual proceeds of the fund is hereby continuously appropriated to the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program created by Part 3 (commencing with Section 75230) of Division 44 of the Public Resources Code. Funds shall be allocated by the Controller, according to requirements of the program, and pursuant to the distribution formula in subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 99312 of, and Sections 99313 and 99314 of, the Public Utilities Code.
(C)Twenty percent of the annual proceeds of the fund is hereby
continuously appropriated to the Strategic Growth Council for the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program created by Part 1 (commencing with Section 75200) of Division 44 of the Public Resources Code. Of the amount appropriated in this subparagraph, no less than 10 percent of the annual proceeds, shall be expended for affordable housing, consistent with the provisions of that program.
(2)Beginning in the 2015–16 fiscal year, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, 25 percent of the annual proceeds of the fund is hereby continuously appropriated to the High-Speed Rail Authority for the following components of the initial operating segment and Phase I Blended System as described in the 2012 business plan adopted pursuant to Section 185033 of the Public Utilities Code:
(A)Acquisition and construction costs of the project.
(B)Environmental review and design costs of the project.
(C)Other capital costs of the project.
(D)Repayment of any loans made to the authority to fund the project.
(3)(A)Beginning in the 2017–18 fiscal year, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) is hereby continuously appropriated from the fund, without regard to fiscal years, to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for healthy forest programs that reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by uncontrolled wildfires, including, but not limited to, vegetation management, forest overgrowth reduction, and measures to ensure future
wildfires are more consistent with the historic regenerative fire regime.
(B)The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, with the appropriation specified in this paragraph, may allocate moneys to a local government to carry out fire prevention activities and to provide incentives to private sector parties to reduce the risk and intensity of wildfires or improve the resiliency of lands prone to wildfires.
(4)Beginning in the 2017–18 fiscal year, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) is hereby continuously appropriated from the fund, without regard to fiscal years, to the Department of Resources Recycling
and Recovery for instate organic waste recycling projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including, but not limited to, composting, energy production, food waste prevention, and recyclable material manufacturing.
(5)Beginning in the 2017–18 fiscal year, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) is hereby continuously appropriated from the fund, without regard to fiscal years, to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery for instate recycling projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help achieve the state’s policy goal that not less than 75 percent of solid waste generated be source reduced, recycled, or composted by the year 2020, and annually thereafter, pursuant to Section 41780.01 of the Public Resources Code.
(c)In determining the amount of annual proceeds of the fund for purposes of the calculation in subdivision (b), the funds subject to Section 39719.1 shall not be included.