California Senate Bill SB93 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 93AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 22, 2016 INTRODUCED BY  Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review   Senators   De Len   and Lara  (   Principal   coauthors:   Assembly Members   Cristina Garcia,   Gomez,   Rendon,   and Santiago   )  JANUARY 9, 2015  An act relating to the Budget Act of 2015.   An act to amend the Budget Act of 2015 by amending Item 3960-001-0557 of Section 2.00 of that act, relating to the state budget, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, budget bill.  LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 93, as amended,  Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review   De Len  . Budget Act of 2015.  The Budget Act of 2015 appropriated $55,136,000 from the Toxic Substances Control Account to the Department of Toxic Substances Control for support of the department.   This bill would increase this appropriation by $176,600,000 to $231,736,000. The bill would require this increase to be used for costs related to the cleanup and testing of contaminated properties in the communities surrounding the Exide Technologies facility in the City of Vernon. The bill would require the Director of Finance to make a loan of $176,600,000 from the General Fund to the account and would require all funds received through cost recovery efforts from responsible parties associated with the hazardous substance contamination in communities surrounding the Exide Technologies facility in the City of Vernon to be used to repay the loan.   This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a Budget Bill.   This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2015.  Vote: majority. Appropriation:  no   yes  . Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Item 3960-001-0557 of Section 2.00 of the   Budget Act of 2015   is amended to read:  3960-001-0557--For support of Department of Toxic Substances Control, payable from the Toxic Substances Control Account.......  55,136,000   231,736,000  Schedule: (1) 3620011-Other Site Mitigation Activities........... 49,441,000 (2) 3630-Safer Consumer Products............. 13,946,000 (2.1) 3625-Hazardous Waste Management........... 3,326,000 (2.5) 9900100- Administration....... 204,000 (2.6) 9900200- Administration - -Distributed......... -204,000 (3) Reimbursements to 3620011-Other Site Mitigation Activities........... -11,433,000 (4) Reimbursements to 3630-Safer Consumer Products............. -144,000  (5) Exide Technologies   facility   contamination   cleanup ............. 176,600,000  Provisions: 1. The amount appropriated in this item includes revenues derived from the assessment of fines and penalties imposed as specified in Section 13332.18 of the Government Code. 2. The amount appropriated in this item includes state oversight costs at military installations. The expenditure of these funds shall not relieve the federal government of the responsibility to pay for all state oversight costs. The Department of Toxic Substances Control shall take all steps necessary to recover these costs from the federal government, including, but not limited to, filing civil actions authorized by state and federal law.  3. The funds appropriated in   Schedule (5) shall be used for   costs related to the cleanup and   testing of contaminated   properties in the communities   surrounding the Exide  Technologies facility in the   City of Vernon.   4. The Director of Finance shall   make a loan of $176,600,000 from   the General Fund to the Toxic   Substances Control Account,   consistent with the following:   (a) All funds received   through cost recovery   efforts from responsible   parties associated with   the hazardous substance   contamination in   communities surrounding   the Exide Technologies   facility in the City of   Vernon shall be used to   repay the loan.   (b) To the extent the amount   of moneys received from   the cost recovery   efforts is insufficient   to fully repay the loan,   the Director of Finance   may forgive any   remaining balance, if,   at least 90 days before   forgiving any balance,   the Director of Finance   submits a notice and   report of that action to   the Joint Legislative   Budget Committee.   SEC. 2.   This act is a Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (c) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California Con   stitution and shall take effect immediately.   SECTION 1.   It is the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2015.