Bill Text: CA AB293 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Energy: California Clean Energy Jobs Act: implementation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-03 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB293 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB293-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 293	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 19, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Allen

                        FEBRUARY 11, 2013

   An act to  amend Section 321.7 of the Public Utilities
Code, relating to energy.   add Chapter 5 (commencing
with Section 26230) to Division 16.3 of, and to repeal Section 26232
of, the Public Resources Code, relating to energy. 


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 293, as amended, Allen. Energy:  distributed energy
generation: study.   California Clean Energy Jobs Act:
implementation.  
   The California Clean Energy Jobs Act, an initiative enacted by
voters at the November 6, 2012, statewide general election as
Proposition 39, establishes the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund and
requires moneys in the fund be available for appropriation during
specified fiscal years for the purposes of funding specified
energy-related projects in school facilities and other public
facilities and projects related to job training and workforce
development for energy efficiency and clean energy projects, and
providing assistance to local governments in establishing
public-private partnerships that provide specified financial and
technical assistance for cost-effective retrofits.  
   This bill would require the State Energy Resources Conservation
and Development Commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities
Commission and other appropriate state agencies, to develop a
program to award financial assistance for the above-described
purposes. The bill would require the State Energy Resources
Conservation and Development Commission, on or before July 1, 2016,
to submit to the Legislature a report on the progress of the program,
the applicants for funding, the exact disbursements of funds and to
whom, and recommendations to improve the allocation of moneys in the
fund.  
   Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), on or
before January 1, 2010, and biennially thereafter, in consultation
with the Independent System Operator and the Energy Commission, to
study, and submit a report to the Legislature and the Governor, on
the impacts of distributed energy generation on the state's
distribution and transmission grid. Existing law requires the PUC to
specifically assess the impacts of the California Solar Initiative
program and the self-generation incentive program.  

   This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this
provision. 
   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.    Chapter 5 (commencing with Section
26230) is added to Division 16.3 of the   Public Resources
Code   , to read:  
      CHAPTER 5.  IMPLEMENTATION


   26230.  For the purposes of this chapter, "commission" means the
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
   26231.  The commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities
Commission and other state agencies deemed appropriate by the
commission, shall develop a program to award funding, on a
competitive basis, for purposes specified in Section 26205 in
accordance with the requirements of Section 26206.
   26232.  (a) On or before July 1, 2016, the commission shall submit
to the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code,
a report on the progress of the program developed pursuant to
Section 26231, the applicants applying for funding under the program,
the exact disbursement of funds and to whom, and recommendations to
improve the allocation of moneys in the Job Creation Fund.
   (b) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this
section is repealed on January 1, 2021.  
  SECTION 1.    Section 321.7 of the Public
Utilities Code is amended to read:
   321.7.  (a) On or before January 1, 2010, and biennially
thereafter, the commission, in consultation with the Independent
System Operator and the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission, shall study, and submit a report to the
Legislature and the Governor, on the impacts of distributed energy
generation on the state's distribution and transmission grid. The
study shall evaluate all of the following:
   (1) Reliability and transmission issues related to connecting
distributed energy generation to the local distribution networks and
regional grid.
   (2) Issues related to grid reliability and operation, including
interconnection, and the position of federal and state regulators
toward distributed energy accessibility.
   (3) The effect on overall grid operation of various distributed
energy generation sources.
   (4) Barriers affecting the connection of distributed energy to the
state's grid.
   (5) Emerging technologies related to distributed energy generation
interconnection.
   (6) Interconnection issues that may arise for the Independent
System Operator and local distribution companies.
   (7) The effect on peak demand for electricity.
   (b) In addition, the commission shall specifically assess the
impacts of the California Solar Initiative program, specified in
Section 2851 and Section 25783 of the Public Resources Code and the
self-generation incentive program authorized by Section 379.6.