Bill Text: CA AB1989 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

California Assembly Bill 1989 (Prior Session Legislation)

CA State Legislature page for AB1989

Bill Title: Water, energy, and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2016-11-30 - From committee without further action. [AB1989 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AB1989-Amended.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 1989	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 30, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 14, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Jones

                        FEBRUARY 16, 2016

   An act  to amend Section 39719 of the Health and Safety
Code, and  to add Section 189.7 to the Water Code, relating
to  water, and making an appropriation therefor. 
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	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1989, as amended, Jones. Water, energy, and reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions.
   Existing law, 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.  Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines
and penalties, collected by the State Air Resources Board from the
auction or sale of allowances as part of a market-based compliance
mechanism relative to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to be
deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and to be used, upon
appropriation by the Legislature, for specified purposes, including
the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions associated with water use
and supply.     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. 
   This bill would require the State Water Resources Control Board,
in coordination with the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, and the
Department of Water Resources, to develop and implement a grant and
low-interest loan program for water projects that result in the net
reduction of water-related greenhouse gas emissions.  The
bill would continuously appropriate $200,000,000 annually from the
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the State Water Resources Control
Board to develop and implement the grant and low-interest loan
program. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation:  yes   no
 . Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) (1) Water and energy resources are inextricably connected.
This relationship is known as the water-energy nexus.
   (2) The energy used to drive California's water system, including,
but not limited to, the fuels used to power groundwater pumps,
transportation, treatment and disposal systems for water and
wastewater, heating and cooling of water in buildings and other
facilities, the delivery of water, and end uses, accounts for nearly
20 percent of the total electricity usage and 30 percent of
nonpower-related natural gas consumed, and there are known gaps in
quantifying greenhouse gas emissions associated with that energy use.

   (3) Consequently, saving water saves energy and vice versa.
   (4) Because the production of energy often results in the
emissions of greenhouse gases, there is substantial potential for
emission reductions in the water system.
   (b) While energy use has historically been a fundamental element
in the planning and development of California's water supply systems,
there are new opportunities for improving this linkage to reduce
water-related greenhouse gas emissions. New projects that best serve
water and energy investments can maximize greenhouse gas emissions
reductions. 
  SEC. 2.    Section 39719 of the Health and Safety
Code is amended to read:
   39719.  (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
are continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, for
transit, affordable housing, and sustainable communities programs as
following:
   (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) Beginning in the 2017-18 fiscal year, notwithstanding Section
13340 of the Government Code, the sum of two hundred million dollars
($200,000,000) annually is hereby continuously appropriated from the
fund to the State Water Resources Control Board to develop and
implement the grant and low-interest loan program for water projects
that result in the net reduction of water-related greenhouse gas
emissions pursuant to Section 189.7 of the Water 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. 
   SEC. 3.   SEC. 2.   Section 189.7 is
added to the Water Code, to read:
   189.7.  (a) The board, in coordination with the State Energy
Resources Conservation and Development Commission, the Public
Utilities Commission, and the department, shall develop and implement
a grant and low-interest loan program for water projects that result
in the net reduction of water-related greenhouse gas emissions.
   (b) Project categories eligible for funding under the program
include, but need not be limited to, the following:
   (1) Local water projects, including, but not limited to, water
recycling, stormwater capture and reuse, groundwater cleanup,
seawater and brackish water desalination, and water conservation.
   (2) Precision or water efficient irrigation and control
technologies.
   (3) Clean energy generation by water and wastewater treatment
plants.
   (4) Replacement of existing water pumps with more energy-efficient
water pumps.
   (5) Leak detection in water distribution pipelines and associated
repairs.
   (6) Water appliance efficiency.
   (c) In order to be eligible for funding under the program,
projects shall result in the net reduction of water-related
greenhouse gas emissions, including, but not limited to, the
emissions associated with pumping or transporting water.
   (d) In awarding grants or low-interest loans, the board shall
consider whether the proposed project helps achieve the state policy
established in Section 85021 by reducing reliance on the Delta in
meeting California's future water supply needs.
   (e) Any public moneys made available for the program to private
water companies regulated by the Public Utilities Commission shall be
used for the benefit of the ratepayers or the public, and not the
investors of the companies, and shall be subject to oversight by the
Public Utilities Commission.
   (f) The board may adopt guidelines it determines are necessary to
implement this section. A guideline adopted pursuant to this
subdivision is not subject to the rulemaking requirements of Chapter
3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title
2 of the Government Code.