California Senate Bill SB1409 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1409AMENDED 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.