Bill Text: CA SB1072 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Regional Climate Collaborative Program: technical assistance.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-09-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 377, Statutes of 2018. [SB1072 Detail]
Download: California-2017-SB1072-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
August 20, 2018 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
July 02, 2018 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
June 18, 2018 |
Amended
IN
Senate
April 25, 2018 |
Senate Bill | No. 1072 |
Introduced by Senator Leyva |
February 12, 2018 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
This bill also would require a state agency or department that administers a funding program that contains a targeted mechanism for funding under-resourced communities to develop policies and standards for technical assistance, as defined, according to specified guidelines developed and adopted by the council.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 2.
Part 3.6 (commencing with Section 71130) is added to Division 34 of the Public Resources Code, to read:PART 3.6. Regional Climate Collaborative Program
71130.
For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:(a)“Capacity building” is the process of strengthening local coordination, leadership, knowledge, skills, expertise, and resources to better develop applications for and receive grant funding for climate change mitigation and adaptation-related projects that serve the communities within that region, and helping to develop or increase the ability of that
community to compete for grants and conduct projects in the future on its own.
(b)“Collaborative” means a coordinated body of regional stakeholder groups that are located in, serve, and represent the needs of the under-resourced communities within that region.
71131.
(a) A regional climate collaborative program is hereby established to be administered by the council to assist under-resourced communities within a region to access statewide public and other grant moneys.(2)Nonprofits.
(g)After being selected by the council, a collaborative shall provide capacity-building services to assist in building the community-driven leadership, knowledge, skills, experience, and resources to access public funding for sustainable and equitable infrastructure investments.
Except if the council, in consultation with a collaborative, determines that an activity is unnecessary and not required to be conducted, a collaborative, for the region it serves, shall
conduct at least all of the following activities:
(i)(1)Grants awarded pursuant to this part shall provide
program moneys directly proportionate to the activities for which the grants are awarded and the needs of the region in which the activities will be carried out. The aggregate amount of grant moneys awarded may be distributed in a manner to promote geographic investments throughout all of the regions of the state and to address the needs of the most under-resourced communities.
(2)Before awarding a grant pursuant to this subdivision, the council shall develop and adopt a regulation for guidelines and selection criteria for program implementation. In adopting guidelines, the council shall solicit public comments and conduct outreach to
under-resourced communities to encourage comments on the draft guidelines.
(3)
(a)(1)A state agency or department that administers a funding program that contains a targeted mechanism for funding under-resourced communities shall develop technical assistance policies and standards, with activities to be funded with a minimum of 3 percent, not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) annually, of its grant program funding, according to the guidelines developed and adopted by the council pursuant to subdivision (b).
(2)A state agency or department that administers funding programs with allocations for under-resourced communities shall develop and adopt technical assistance guidelines consistent with the
guidelines developed and adopted by the council pursuant to subdivision (b) after holding at least one public meeting to consider public comments.
(b)The council shall develop technical assistance guidelines that a state agency shall use in developing its internal technical assistance programs and policies. The technical assistance guidelines may support established technical assistance programs and build upon best practices. The council’s technical assistance guidelines shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:
(1)Procedures and minimum standards for state agencies providing direct technical assistance to communities and collaboratives.
(2)Measures to streamline and align grant
application requirements, where practicable, and provide efficient technical assistance across multiple programs, where applicable.
(3)Requirements for relevant state agencies and departments to annually report to the council on technical assistance activities, including identified quantitative performance measures and standards for sharing best practices with the council, across state agencies, and nationally.
(c)For the purposes of this section, state agencies and departments that administer funding programs with allocations for under-resourced communities include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1)The council.
(2)Natural
Resources Agency.
(3)Department of Conservation.
(4)Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
(5)Department of Transportation.
(6)State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
(7)State Air Resources Board.
(8)Department of Water Resources.
(9)State Water Resources Control Board.
(10)Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.
(d)Activities conducted by state agencies and departments in implementing technical assistance for under-resourced communities and collaboratives pursuant to this section may include, but need not be limited to, any of the following:
(1)Outreach and awareness of the state agency’s and department’s competitive grant program resources.
(2)Direct technical assistance to applicants in the development of eligible projects and the completion of grant applications.
(3)Support to successful applicants in project management, implementation, and evaluation.
(4)Engagement with collaboratives to share best practices, outreach materials, and policy knowledge and
to receive referrals.