Bill Text: CA SB1409 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Office of Planning and Research: energy security.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-09-27 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 617, Statutes of 2012. [SB1409 Detail]

Download: California-2011-SB1409-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 1409	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 9, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Pavley
    (   Principal   coauthors:  
Senators   Correa   and Lieu  ) 


                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to add Section 25010 to the Public Resources Code, relating
to energy.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1409, as amended, Pavley. Energy.
   Existing  law declares the state policy to promote all
feasible means of energy and water conservation and all feasible use
of alternative energy and water supply sources. Existing  law
establishes various programs to provide  to  specified
entities financial assistance for the installation of energy
efficiency measures and renewable energy resources.
   This bill would  state the intent of the Legislature that
the Governor consider entering into a memorandum of understanding
with the United States Department of Defense to identify
opportunities   require the Director of Planning and
Research, in consultation with the State Energy Resources
Conservation and Development Commission and other appropriate public
agencies,  to coordinate, where  appropriate and 
feasible,  energy procurement  and  to the
extent permitted by federal law,  the implementation of
complementary energy  , environmental, and procurement 
policies, including laws  , regulations, and other
commitments, to localize energy generation and storage and 
to promote  the commercialization of clean  energy 
efficiency and demand response, alternative fuel, advanced vehicles,
and related infrastructure   technologies and the
deployment of clean energy projects in California. The bill would
require the director to provide assistance in resolving conflicts
associated with research, development, and deployment of clean energy
in California by the United States Armed Forces  .
   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.    This measure shall be known and may be
cited as the Security Coordina   tion Act of 2012. 
   SECTION 1.   SEC. 2.   The Legislature
finds and declares all of the following:
   (a) Climate change and oil dependence pose a threat to the health,
safety, and stability of the State of California and to the national
security of the United States. 
   (b) About 80 percent of military convoys carry fuel. According to
the United States Secretary of Navy, for every 50 fuel convoys, one
marine is killed or wounded. Approximately 3,000 United States troops
and civilian contractors have been killed or wounded protecting
convoys.  
   (b) As 
    (c)     The State of California and the
United States Department of Defense constitute  two of the
largest energy users in the world, with a combined annual energy
expenditure of over one hundred billion dollars ($100,000,000,000)
 , and a complementary commitment   .  
As such the pursuit of complementary commitments  to clean
energy  , the State of California and the United States
Department of Defense  can accelerate the growth of the
American clean energy economy, stimulate job creation, and mitigate
the threats of climate change and oil dependence. 
   (d) The United States Department of Defense is one of the largest
economic drivers in the State of California, with 30 major military
installations, a budget of more than fifty-six billion dollars
($56,000,000,000) and more than 236,000 uniformed and civilian
personnel.  
   (e) California has the largest clean energy economy in the nation,
employing over 318,000 workers throughout the state in a wide
variety of industries, which have substantial existing capacity, and
significant unmet potential to provide products and services to meet
the State of California and the United States Department of Defense's
clean energy priorities.  
   (f) The United States Department of Defense, in cooperation with
the United States Armed Forces, has targeted energy efficiency, the
reduction of water and petroleum consumption, and the development and
deployment of alternative fuels, advanced transportation technology
and related infrastructure, and distributed generation and recharging
technologies as top operational and strategic imperatives. 

   (g) To promote a cooperative and collaborative relationship
between the State of California and the United States Department of
Defense in advancing clean energy, it is necessary for the Office of
Planning and Research to have specific responsibility in this area.
 
  SEC. 2.    Section 25010 is added to the Public
Resources Code, to read:
   25010.  It is the intent of the Legislature that the Governor
consider entering into a memorandum of understanding with the United
States Department of Defense to identify opportunities to coordinate,
where feasible, energy procurement and the implementation of
complementary energy policies, including laws, regulations, and other
commitments, to localize energy generation and storage and to
promote energy efficiency and demand response, alternative fuel,
advanced vehicles, and related infrastructure. 
   SEC. 3.    Section 25010 is added to the  
Public Resources Code   , to read:  
   25010.  The Director of Planning and Research, in consultation
with the commission and other appropriate public agencies, shall do
both of the following:
   (a) Coordinate with the United States Armed Forces, where
appropriate and feasible, and to the extent permitted by federal law,
the implementation of complementary energy, environmental, and
procurement policies, to promote the commercialization of clean
energy technologies in California and the deployment of clean energy
projects in California, including, local clean energy generation and
storage, energy efficiency and demand response, alternative fuels,
advanced vehicles, and related infrastructures.
   (b) Provide assistance in resolving conflicts associated with the
research, development, and deployment of clean energy in California
by the United States Armed Forces or a branch of the armed forces,
including facilities owned or operated by private entities under
contract with a branch of the United States Armed Forces. The
conflict may be resolved in accordance with, or based upon, processes
already developed by the Governor pursuant to Section 65404 of the
Government Code.