Bill Text: CA SB398 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Green Assistance Program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Failed) 2016-11-30 - From Assembly without further action. [SB398 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SB398-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 398	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 14, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Leyva
   (Coauthors: Senators Beall and Pavley)

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2015

   An act to add Part 10 (commencing with Section 44480) to Division
26 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to nonvehicular air
pollution.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 398, as amended, Leyva. Green Assistance Program.
   The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the
State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with
monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases.
The act authorizes the state board to include the use of market-based
compliance mechanisms. Existing law requires all moneys, except for
fines and penalties, collected by the state board from the auction or
sale of allowances as part of a market-based compliance mechanism to
be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and to be
available upon appropriation by the Legislature.
   Existing law generally designates the state board as the state
agency with the primary responsibility for the control of vehicular
air pollution, and air pollution control and air quality management
districts with the primary responsibility for the control of air
pollution from all sources other than vehicular sources.
   This bill would establish the Green Assistance Program, to be
administered by the Secretary for Environmental  Protection,
  Protection in concert with environmental justice
programs,  that, among other things, would provide technical
assistance to small  businesses and small cities 
 businesses, small nonprofits, and disadvantaged communities
 in applying for an allocation of moneys from the Greenhouse Gas
Reduction  Fund and would provide assistance to small
businesses and small cities in complying with all applicable state,
federal, and local air quality laws.   Fund. The bill
would declare that the secretary use existing resources for 
 the program. 
   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.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) Small  businesses and small cities  
businesses, small nonprofits, and disadvantaged communities 
often lack the technical expertise to develop grant and financing
options.
   (b) In order for the state to meet its  air quality
  greenhouse gas emissions reductions  goals, every
 business   entity and community must have
the same opportunity to compete for funding that is available to
meet those  air quality  goals.
  SEC. 2.  Part 10 (commencing with Section 44480) is added to
Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:

      PART 10.  Green Assistance Program


   44480.   The   For purposes of this part,
"secretary" means the Secretary for Environmental Protection. 
    44482.    (a)     The  Green
Assistance Program is hereby established and shall be administered by
the  Secretary for Environmental Protection.  
secretary in concert with environmental justice programs.  The
program shall  do all of the following:  
provide technical assistance to small businesses and small
nonprofits, as both of those terms are defined by the secretary, and
disadvantaged communities, as identified pursuant to Section 39711,
in equitably applying for an allocation of the moneys deposited in
the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, created pursuant to Section
16428.8 of the Government Code.  
   (a) Provide technical assistance to small businesses and small
cities when applying for an allocation of the moneys deposited in the
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, created pursuant to Section 16428.8
of the Government Code.  
   (b) Assist small cities in equitably applying for funding to help
mitigate the impacts of poor air quality and help improve the health
of the state's most disadvantaged communities.  
   (c) Assist small businesses in applying for funding for energy
efficiency upgrades to meet and exceed the greenhouse gas emissions
goals established by the state board pursuant to the California
Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with
Section 38500)).  
   (d) Assist small businesses and small cities in complying with all
applicable state, federal, and local air quality laws. 

   (b) The technical assistance provided as part of the program
established pursuant to this part may include, but is not limited to,
any of the following:  
   (1) Basic information on available programs, eligibility
requirements, and deadlines.  
   (2) Referrals to designated contact people in public agencies
administering the programs.  
   (3) Assistance during the application preparation and submission
process.  
   44484.  (a) The secretary shall conduct outreach activities to
inform small businesses, small nonprofits, and disadvantaged
communities of the program established pursuant to this part.
   (b) The secretary may coordinate outreach activities with other
state agencies, local agencies, and nonprofits that serve eligible
program applicants.  
   44486.  The program established pursuant to this part shall use
existing resources appropriated by the Legislature to the office of
the Secretary for Environmental Protection in the annual Budget Act.