Bill Text: CA SB363 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Energy conservation: schools.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-08-27 - Set, second hearing. Held in committee and under submission. [SB363 Detail]

Download: California-2009-SB363-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 363	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JULY 13, 2009
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 1, 2009
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 5, 2009
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 15, 2009
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 1, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hancock
    (   Coauthor:   Senator   Pavley
  ) 
    (   Coauthor:   Assembly Member  
Krekorian   ) 

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2009

   An act to  amend Section 25416 of   add
Section 25416.5 to  the Public Resources Code, relating to
energy.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 363, as amended, Hancock. Energy conservation: schools.
   The Energy Conservation Assistance Act of 1979 establishes, until
January 1, 2011, the State Energy Conservation Assistance Account, a
continuously appropriated account, that is administered by the State
Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to provide
grants and loans to local government and public institutions,
including, among others, schools, to maximize energy use savings.
   This bill would  establish   require the
Controller, upon the request of the commission, to establish 
the Solar School Subaccount in the State Energy Conservation
Assistance Account and would be available for the deposit of funds,
including specified federal funds. The bill would require that the
moneys in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be
used for the purposes of providing loans to schools for  energy
efficiency projects and for  the installation of solar energy
systems.
   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.    Section 25416.5 is added to the 
 Public Resources Code   , to read:  
   25416.5.  (a) Upon the request of the commission, the Controller
shall establish the Solar School Subaccount in the State Energy
Conservation Assistance Account. The subaccount established shall be
available for the deposit of funds, including, but not limited to,
the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public
Law 111-5).
   (b) Moneys in the subaccount shall, upon appropriation by the
Legislature, be used by the commission for loans to schools at an
interest rate established pursuant to subdivision (c) for energy
efficiency projects and for the installation of solar energy systems
pursuant to this chapter.
   (c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the interest rate for
loans allocated from the subaccount shall be the same as that
provided in Section 25415.
   (2) The interest rate for loans allocated from moneys in the
subaccount that are derived from the federal American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) shall be 40 percent of
the interest rate provided in Section 25415.  
  SECTION 1.     Section 25416 of the Public
Resources Code is amended to read:
   25416.  (a) The State Energy Conservation Assistance Account is
hereby created in the General Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of
the Government Code, the account is continuously appropriated to the
commission without regard to fiscal year.
   (b) The money in the account shall consist of all money authorized
or required to be deposited in the account by the Legislature and
all money received by the commission pursuant to Sections 25414 and
25415.
   (c) The money in the account shall be disbursed by the Controller
for the purposes of this chapter as authorized by the commission.
   (d) The commission may contract and provide grants for services to
be performed for eligible institutions. Services may include, but
are not limited to, feasibility analysis, project design, field
assistance, and operation and training. The amount expended for those
services may not exceed 10 percent of the balance of the account as
determined by the commission on July 1 of each year.
   (e) The commission may make grants for innovative projects and
programs. The amount expended for grants may not exceed 5 percent of
the annual appropriation from the account.
   (f) The commission may charge a fee for the services provided
under subdivision (d).
   (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Controller may
use the State Energy Conservation Assistance Account for loans to
the General Fund as provided in Sections 16310 and 16381 of the
Government Code.
    (h) The Solar School Subaccount is hereby established in the
State Energy Conservation Assistance Account. The subaccount shall be
available for the deposit of funds, including, but not limited to,
the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (Public Law
111-5). Funds in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the
Legislature, shall be used for loans at an interest rate no higher
than 1.5 percent to schools to utilize for the installation of solar
energy systems pursuant to this chapter.