BILL NUMBER: AB 2653INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Members Eduardo Garcia, Eggman, Cristina Garcia, and Gomez FEBRUARY 19, 2016 An act to add Section 12893.5 to the Government Code, relating to greenhouse gases. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2653, as introduced, Eduardo Garcia. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: report. The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 establishes the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for 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 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 requires state agencies to submit annually to the Secretary for Environmental Protection a specified report that includes, among other things, a list of measures that have been adopted and implemented by that state agency to meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, as defined, and a status report on the actual greenhouse gas emissions reduced as a result of those measures. This bill would create additional requirements on state agencies submitting that report, including, among other things, identifying the types of business entities receiving moneys and the actions taken to connect residents of disadvantaged communities, as defined, and other target populations with the business, employment, and training opportunities offered through activities funded with moneys from the fund. 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 12893.5 is added to the Government Code, to read: 12893.5. Each state agency that expends moneys from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, created pursuant to Section 16428.8, shall submit as part of the report card required pursuant to Section 12892 all of the following: (a) The number of business entities receiving financial assistance or entering into contracts paid, in whole or in part, using moneys from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. (b) The amount of other public or private moneys leveraged when business entities received the assistance described in subdivision (a). (c) The geographic location, industry sector, gross revenue, and number of employees of the business entities described in subdivision (a). (d) The number of jobs created, including wage levels and education and training requirements set, by the business entities described in subdivision (a). (e) Actions taken to connect residents of disadvantaged communities, as identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code, and other target populations with the business, employment, and training opportunities offered through activities funded in whole or in part with moneys from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.