Bill Text: CA AB2100 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

California Assembly Bill 2100 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: The 21st Century Infrastructure Act of 2016.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2016-11-30 - From committee without further action. [AB2100 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AB2100-Amended.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 2100	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 18, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Calderon

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2016

   An act  to add and repeal Section 718 to the Public Utilities
Code,  relating to infrastructure.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2100, as amended, Calderon. The 21st Century Infrastructure Act
of 2016.
   Existing law requires the Governor to submit to the Legislature,
in conjunction with his or her annual budget proposal, a proposed
5-year infrastructure plan that identifies state infrastructure needs
and sets out priorities for funding. Existing law requires the plan
to be sufficiently detailed to provide a clear understanding of the
type and amount of infrastructure to be funded and the programmatic
objectives to be achieved by this funding approach. 
   This bill would require the Public Utilities Commission, the State
Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, the
Independent System Operator, and the State Air Resources Board, until
January 1, 2020, to review and evaluate their policies and plans for
the expansion of 21st century infrastructure and to take other
related actions. The bill would also make related findings and
declarations.  
   This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact the
21st Century Infrastructure Act of 2016 to improve California's
infrastructure in order to prepare the state for a 21st century
economy. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


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

   SECTION 1.    Section 718 is added to the  
Public Utilities Code  , to read:  
   718.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that as a result of
increased investments from public utilities, including Southern
California Edison Company's twelve billion dollar ($12,000,000,000)
investment over three years to modernize the electric distribution
grid, Pacific Gas and Electric Company's six hundred fifty-four
million dollar ($654,000,000) proposal in 2015 to build 25,100
electric vehicle charging stations, and San Diego Gas and Electric
Company's vehicle grid integration program, which will spend
forty-five million dollars ($45,000,000) to deploy 3,500 electric
vehicle charging stations, there is significant public interest in
ensuring that substantial utility investments made with ratepayer
moneys are spent in a responsible manner and encourage the use of
modern, low-cost renewable technologies while ensuring local safety
and grid reliability.
   (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the
proliferation and adoption of 21st century infrastructure, including,
but not limited to, electric vehicle charging stations, renewable
energy generation facilities, distributed energy resources, smart
grid technologies and services, microgrids, and demand response
programs.
   (c) In order to promote the proliferation and adoption of 21st
century infrastructure, the commission, the Energy Commission, the
Independent System Operator, and the State Air Resources Board shall
review and evaluate their policies and plans for the expansion of
21st century infrastructure, and shall do all of the following:
   (1) Develop an interagency permitting committee to institute
reforms and modernize infrastructure permitting and reviews.
   (2) Strengthen dispute resolution mechanisms to quickly resolve
conflicts and ensure that interagency disputes do not delay projects
that are consistent with existing state policy priorities.
   (3) Identify duplicative, burdensome, or unnecessary requirements,
permits, or processes and evaluate whether they can be minimized or
eliminated in a manner that would not jeopardize safety or grid
reliability.
   (d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2020, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2020, deletes or extends
that date.  
  SECTION 1.    It is the intent of the Legislature
to enact the 21st Century Infrastructure Act of 2016 to improve
California's infrastructure in order to prepare the state for a 21st
century economy. New energy, communications, and transportation
technologies are essential to building the "smart cities" of the
future and driving economic growth to keep California's economy
strong. Massive improvements to the electrical grid, natural gas
pipelines, roadways, bridges, transportation systems, and ports are
necessary to keep California competitive in the world economy and
should be considered a high priority for the state.