Bill Text: CA AB1555 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2016-11-30 - From committee without further action. [AB1555 Detail]
Download: California-2015-AB1555-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 1555 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 28, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Gomez
JANUARY 4, 2016
An act relating to greenhouse gases.
gases, and making an appropriation therefor.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1555, as amended, Gomez. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the
State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with
monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases.
The state board is required to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas
emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions
level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020. The act authorizes the state
board to include the use of market-based compliance mechanisms.
Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties,
collected by the state board from the auction or sale of allowances
as part of a market-based compliance mechanism to be deposited in the
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and to be available upon
appropriation.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to
enact future legislation that would appropriate
$1,700,000,000 $800,000,000 from the Greenhouse
Gas Reduction Fund for the 2015-16 2016-17
fiscal year that would be allocated to different
entities to various state agencies in
specified amounts to be determined in the future
legislation for various purposes
including including, among other things, low
carbon transportation and infrastructure, clean energy communities,
and community climate improvements, wetland and
watershed restoration, and carbon sequestration. The bill would
state the intent of the Legislature to reserve $150,000,000 from the
fund to fund future legislative priorities.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no yes
. Fiscal committee: no yes .
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
future legislation that would appropriate one billion seven hundred
million dollars ($1,700,000,000) (a)
For the 2016-17 fiscal year, eight hundred million dollars
($800,000,000) from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, created
pursuant to Section 16428.8 of the Government Code, to be
allocated, in amounts to be determined in that future legislation
is hereby appropriated as follows:
(a) For
(1) To the State Air Resources Board
for low carbon transportation and infrastructure, as follows:
(1)
(A) The amount of ____ dollars ($____) to the
California Air Resources Board two hundred ninety
million dollars ($290,000,000) for low carbon transportation
and infrastructure programs.
(2)
(B) The amount of ____ dollars ($____)
ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for
Active Transportation active transportation and
transit pass investments.
(b)
(2) For clean energy communities, as follows:
(1)
(A) The amount of ____ dollars ($____)
one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) to
the Community Service Department of Community
Services and Development and the California Conservation Corps
for weatherization and low-income solar rooftop programs, with at
least ____ dollars ($____) of those moneys for integrated
solarization and weatherization programs or projects in disadvantaged
communities.
(2)
(B) The amount of ____ dollars ($____)
one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) to
the California State Energy
Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the
Department of Water Resources for equipment and other
replacement programs, including turf and toilet replacement.
(3)
(C) The amount of ____ dollars ($____)
ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to the
Department of Water Resources for energy efficient ground water pump
replacement grant programs.
(4) The amount of ____ dollars ($____) to develop low-carbon
microgrids for public buildings and universities.
(5)
(D) The amount of ____ dollars ($____)
five million dollars ($5,000,000) to the
Department of Food and Agriculture, and the amount of ____
dollars ($____) fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000)
to CalRecycle, the Department of
Resources Recycling and Recovery, to provide incentive programs
for waste diversion, biogas development, and compost programs,
including grants to agriculture and urban waste organic diversion
facilities.
(6)
(E) The amount of ____ dollars ($____)
ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to the
Department of Food and Agriculture for on-farm energy and water
efficiency programs.
(c) For community climate improvements, wetland and watershed
restoration, and carbon sequestration, as follows:
(1)
(3) The amount of ____ dollars ($____)
one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) to
the Department of Fish and Wildlife for wetland development,
rehabilitation, and enhancement.
(2) The amount of ____ dollars ($____) to the Wildlife
Conservation Board for allocation to state and regional conservancies
for watershed restoration.
(4) The amount of eighty-five million dollars ($85,000,000) to the
California Coastal Conservancy for wetland and watershed
restoration, and carbon sequestration.
(3)
(5) The amount of ____ dollars ($____)
fifteen millions dollars ($15,000,000) to the
Natural Resources Agency for riparian and revegetation programs.
(4)
(6) The amount of ____ dollars ($____)
twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) to the
Natural Resources Agency for local-climate-beneficial projects
for urban greening, urban canopies, urban brownfield conversion, and
other related projects.
(5)
(7) The amount of ____ dollars ($____)
ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to the Natural
Resources Agency for agricultural and rangeland carbon
sequestration programs.
(6)
(8) The amount of ____ dollars ($____)
twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) to the
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for urban forestry.
(d) For opportunity investments in amounts to be determined.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to set aside and reserve
one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) to fund future
legislative priorities.
