Bill Text: CA SB20 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Low Carbon Fuels Council.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2016-11-30 - From Assembly without further action. [SB20 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SB20-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 20	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 20, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 26, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Pavley

                        DECEMBER 1, 2014

   An act to add  Division 36 (commencing with Section 86000)
to the Water Code, relating to water.   Article 7
(commencing with Section 43890) to Chapter 4 of Part 5 of Division 26
of the   Health and Safety Code, relating to vehicular air
pollution. 



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 20, as amended, Pavley.  California Water Resiliency
Investment Act.   Low Carbon Fuels Council.  
   Existing law establishes the California Alternative and Renewable
Fuel, Vehicle Technology, Clean Air, and Carbon Reduction Act of
2007, which includes the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle
Technology Program, administered by the State Energy Resources
Conservation and Development Commission, and the Air Quality
Improvement Program, administered by the State Air Resources Board.
Existing law requires the emphasis of the Alternative and Renewable
Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program to be to develop and deploy
technology and alternative and renewable fuels in the marketplace,
without adopting any one preferred fuel or technology. Existing law
requires the primary purpose of the Air Quality Improvement Program
to be the funding of projects to reduce criteria air pollutants, to
improve air quality, and to fund research to determine and improve
the air quality impacts of alternative transportation fuels and
vehicles, vessels, and equipment technologies.  
   This bill would create the Low Carbon Fuels Council, as specified,
which, among other things, would coordinate state agencies'
activities that are related to the acceleration and development of
the instate production of low carbon fuels.  
   Under existing law, various measures provide funding for water
resources projects, facilities, and programs.  
   This bill would create the California Water Resiliency Investment
Fund in the State Treasury and provide that moneys in the fund are
available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purpose of
providing a more dependable water supply for California. This bill
would create various accounts within the fund for prescribed
purposes. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

   SECTION 1.    Article 7 (commencing with Section
43890) is added to Chapter 4 of Part 5 of Division 26 of the 
 Health and Safety Code   , to read:  

      Article 7.  Low Carbon Fuels Council


   43890.  For purposes of this section, "council" means the Low
Carbon Fuels Council, established pursuant to this article.
   43892.  (a) The Low Carbon Fuels Council is hereby established.
   (b) (1) The council shall consist of five members as follows:
   (A) Chair of the state board.
   (B) Chair of the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission.
   (C) One member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
   (D) One member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
   (E) One member appointed by the Governor.
   (2) The members appointed pursuant to subparagraphs (C) and (D) of
paragraph (1) shall have a scientific, economic, or industry
professional background in the production of low carbon fuels.
   (3) The member appointed pursuant to subparagraph (E) of paragraph
(1) shall be appointed on the basis of his or her educational and
professional qualifications and general knowledge of and interest in
the production of low carbon fuels.
   (4) The members appointed pursuant to subparagraphs (C) to (E),
inclusive, of paragraph (1) shall serve for a term of four years, and
may be reappointed.
   (c) Except as provided in this subdivision, members of the council
shall serve without compensation. A member shall be reimbursed for
actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his or
her duties and shall be compensated one hundred dollars ($100) for
each day during which the member is engaged in the performance of his
or her official duties related to the council.
   43894.  The council's meetings shall be open to the public and
comply with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing
with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2
of the Government Code).
   43896.  (a) The council shall do all of the following:
   (1) Coordinate state agencies' activities that are related to the
acceleration and development of the instate production of low carbon
fuels.
   (2) Identify and address any gaps in existing programs, policies,
or activities that may impede the instate construction of new, or the
expansion of existing, low carbon fuel production facilities.
   (3) Make recommendations to the Legislature for changes in the law
needed to achieve the goals of this subdivision.
   (b) The council may sponsor conferences, symposia, and other
public forums to seek a broad range of public advice.  
  SECTION 1.    Division 36 (commencing with Section
86000) is added to the Water Code, to read:

      DIVISION 36.  California Water Resiliency Investment Act


      CHAPTER 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS


   86000.  This division shall be known and may be cited as the
California Water Resiliency Investment Act.
   86010.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
   (a) California's extreme multiyear drought is raising significant
concerns regarding the long-term dependability of water supplies that
are critical to the state's residents, economy, and environment.
   (b) Nearly three-quarters of California is impacted by the severe
drought underscoring the need for additional statewide action.
   (c) The 2015 water year was the driest winter in California's
written record and water experts indicate that we could face
multiyear droughts that extend years beyond any droughts previously
experienced by the state.
   (d) California could lose 25 percent of the Sierra snowpack by
2050 as a result of warmer weather, according to the department.
Because the Sierra snowpack is our largest water reservoir, this loss
will significantly reduce water supplies when Californians need them
the most.
   (e) By 2050, California is expected to add more than 10 million
residents, placing even greater pressure on our water supplies.
   (f) The current drought has had a disproportionate impact on
disadvantaged communities. Falling groundwater levels in portions of
the state from reduced rainfall and increased groundwater pumping
have left more than 2,000 wells dry or critically near dry, impacting
more than 10,000 residents and with a disproportionate impact on
disadvantaged communities.
   (g) Furthermore, thousands of residents of disadvantaged
communities lack access to a secure long-term supply of clean
drinking water due to polluted groundwater and falling groundwater
levels.
   (h) Reduced streamflows and water for wildlife areas have had a
severe impact on fish and wildlife populations, threatening some
species with extinction.
   (i) Reports by the Public Policy Institute of California and
others indicate that state and local agencies face a multibillion
dollar annual funding deficit in addressing the state's long-term
water needs and that greater investments are needed to protect the
state's economy and natural resources and to ensure that
disadvantaged communities have access to safe drinking water.
   (j) Enactment of Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and
Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014, provided a critical down
payment to address California's near-term and long-term water needs.
Additional actions are needed now to ensure state and local agencies
continue to make the needed investments to provide a more dependable
water system to meet California's ongoing needs.
   (k) To protect the public health and welfare and to protect
residential, agricultural, commercial, and environmental uses of
water, it is vital that state and local agencies have the resources
they need to make responsible and reasonable investments in a more
dependable water supply, including by making more efficient use of
California's current sources of water.
      CHAPTER 2.  CALIFORNIA WATER RESILIENCY INVESTMENT PROGRAM


   86020.  (a) The California Water Resiliency Investment Fund is
hereby created in the State Treasury. Moneys in the fund are
available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purpose of,
and in held in trust for, providing a more dependable water supply
for California.
   (b) The following accounts are hereby created within the
California Water Resiliency Investment Fund:
   (1) The Emergency Drought Response and Recovery Account to support
emergency actions to protect vulnerable populations from the severe
impacts of droughts, including providing emergency drinking water and
other residential water supplies, food assistance, employment
training and placement, and other economic relief.
   (2) The Integrated Regional Water Resiliency and Management
Account to provide matching grants to local and regional agencies to
increase regional self-reliance and result in integrated,
multibenefit solutions for ensuring sustainable water resources.
Eligible projects may include groundwater storage, wastewater
recycling, stormwater capture, water conservation, flood management,
and other water supply and quality projects.
   (3) The Safe Drinking Water for Disadvantaged Communities Account
to support planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of
drinking water systems for disadvantaged communities.
   (4) The Environmental Resilience and Recovery Account to provide
funding to restore and protect fish and wildlife habitats and
populations to avoid or reduce conflicts with water management
systems. Funding from the account shall only be used for projects
that will provide fisheries, wildlife, or ecosystems with benefits or
improvements that are greater than required applicable environmental
mitigation measures or compliance obligations and shall not be used
to pay for the mitigation or environmental review costs of any
current or proposed water supply project.
   (5) The Smart Water Data Program Account to support improved data
and information systems that enable better management of water
resources and to further facilitate expansion of water markets.