California 2019 2019-2020 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB1237 Enrolled / Bill

Filed 09/03/2019

                    Enrolled  September 03, 2019 Passed IN  Senate  August 26, 2019 Passed IN  Assembly  August 30, 2019 Amended IN  Senate  August 13, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1237Introduced by Assembly Member Aguiar-CurryFebruary 21, 2019 An act to add Section 16428.89 to the Government Code, relating to greenhouse gases. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1237, Aguiar-Curry. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: guidelines.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 the Department of Finance to annually submit a report to the appropriate committees of the Legislature on the status of the projects funded with moneys from the fund.This bill, no later than January 1, 2021, would require an agency that receives an appropriation from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to post on the internet website of the agencys program from which moneys from the fund are being allocated the guidelines, as specified, for how moneys from the fund are allocated for competitive financing programs, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 16428.89 is added to the Government Code, to read:16428.89. No later than January 1, 2021, an agency that receives an appropriation from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund shall post on the internet website of the agencys program from which moneys from the fund are being allocated the agencys guidelines for how moneys from the fund are allocated for competitive financing programs. The guidelines shall include all of the following:(a) Clear and accessible eligibility criteria for award opportunities.(b) Application timelines for receiving awards.(c) Information on technical assistance.(d) Contact information for the agency.(e) The amount of moneys, if any, required to be allocated to projects located in disadvantaged communities, as identified by the California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool, also known as CalEnviroScreen, and which statute, regulation, or other official agency policy, criteria, or guidelines required moneys from the fund to be allocated in that way.(f) Whether the agency gives preference to certain applications outside of the eligibility and allocation requirements and which statute, regulation, or other official agency policy, criteria, or guidelines required moneys from the fund to be prioritized in that way.

 Enrolled  September 03, 2019 Passed IN  Senate  August 26, 2019 Passed IN  Assembly  August 30, 2019 Amended IN  Senate  August 13, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1237Introduced by Assembly Member Aguiar-CurryFebruary 21, 2019 An act to add Section 16428.89 to the Government Code, relating to greenhouse gases. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1237, Aguiar-Curry. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: guidelines.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 the Department of Finance to annually submit a report to the appropriate committees of the Legislature on the status of the projects funded with moneys from the fund.This bill, no later than January 1, 2021, would require an agency that receives an appropriation from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to post on the internet website of the agencys program from which moneys from the fund are being allocated the guidelines, as specified, for how moneys from the fund are allocated for competitive financing programs, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO 

 Enrolled  September 03, 2019 Passed IN  Senate  August 26, 2019 Passed IN  Assembly  August 30, 2019 Amended IN  Senate  August 13, 2019

Enrolled  September 03, 2019
Passed IN  Senate  August 26, 2019
Passed IN  Assembly  August 30, 2019
Amended IN  Senate  August 13, 2019

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION

 Assembly Bill 

No. 1237

Introduced by Assembly Member Aguiar-CurryFebruary 21, 2019

Introduced by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry
February 21, 2019

 An act to add Section 16428.89 to the Government Code, relating to greenhouse gases. 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1237, Aguiar-Curry. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: guidelines.

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 the Department of Finance to annually submit a report to the appropriate committees of the Legislature on the status of the projects funded with moneys from the fund.This bill, no later than January 1, 2021, would require an agency that receives an appropriation from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to post on the internet website of the agencys program from which moneys from the fund are being allocated the guidelines, as specified, for how moneys from the fund are allocated for competitive financing programs, as specified.

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 the Department of Finance to annually submit a report to the appropriate committees of the Legislature on the status of the projects funded with moneys from the fund.

This bill, no later than January 1, 2021, would require an agency that receives an appropriation from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to post on the internet website of the agencys program from which moneys from the fund are being allocated the guidelines, as specified, for how moneys from the fund are allocated for competitive financing programs, as specified.

## Digest Key

## Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 16428.89 is added to the Government Code, to read:16428.89. No later than January 1, 2021, an agency that receives an appropriation from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund shall post on the internet website of the agencys program from which moneys from the fund are being allocated the agencys guidelines for how moneys from the fund are allocated for competitive financing programs. The guidelines shall include all of the following:(a) Clear and accessible eligibility criteria for award opportunities.(b) Application timelines for receiving awards.(c) Information on technical assistance.(d) Contact information for the agency.(e) The amount of moneys, if any, required to be allocated to projects located in disadvantaged communities, as identified by the California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool, also known as CalEnviroScreen, and which statute, regulation, or other official agency policy, criteria, or guidelines required moneys from the fund to be allocated in that way.(f) Whether the agency gives preference to certain applications outside of the eligibility and allocation requirements and which statute, regulation, or other official agency policy, criteria, or guidelines required moneys from the fund to be prioritized in that way.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 16428.89 is added to the Government Code, to read:16428.89. No later than January 1, 2021, an agency that receives an appropriation from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund shall post on the internet website of the agencys program from which moneys from the fund are being allocated the agencys guidelines for how moneys from the fund are allocated for competitive financing programs. The guidelines shall include all of the following:(a) Clear and accessible eligibility criteria for award opportunities.(b) Application timelines for receiving awards.(c) Information on technical assistance.(d) Contact information for the agency.(e) The amount of moneys, if any, required to be allocated to projects located in disadvantaged communities, as identified by the California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool, also known as CalEnviroScreen, and which statute, regulation, or other official agency policy, criteria, or guidelines required moneys from the fund to be allocated in that way.(f) Whether the agency gives preference to certain applications outside of the eligibility and allocation requirements and which statute, regulation, or other official agency policy, criteria, or guidelines required moneys from the fund to be prioritized in that way.

SECTION 1. Section 16428.89 is added to the Government Code, to read:

### SECTION 1.

16428.89. No later than January 1, 2021, an agency that receives an appropriation from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund shall post on the internet website of the agencys program from which moneys from the fund are being allocated the agencys guidelines for how moneys from the fund are allocated for competitive financing programs. The guidelines shall include all of the following:(a) Clear and accessible eligibility criteria for award opportunities.(b) Application timelines for receiving awards.(c) Information on technical assistance.(d) Contact information for the agency.(e) The amount of moneys, if any, required to be allocated to projects located in disadvantaged communities, as identified by the California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool, also known as CalEnviroScreen, and which statute, regulation, or other official agency policy, criteria, or guidelines required moneys from the fund to be allocated in that way.(f) Whether the agency gives preference to certain applications outside of the eligibility and allocation requirements and which statute, regulation, or other official agency policy, criteria, or guidelines required moneys from the fund to be prioritized in that way.

16428.89. No later than January 1, 2021, an agency that receives an appropriation from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund shall post on the internet website of the agencys program from which moneys from the fund are being allocated the agencys guidelines for how moneys from the fund are allocated for competitive financing programs. The guidelines shall include all of the following:(a) Clear and accessible eligibility criteria for award opportunities.(b) Application timelines for receiving awards.(c) Information on technical assistance.(d) Contact information for the agency.(e) The amount of moneys, if any, required to be allocated to projects located in disadvantaged communities, as identified by the California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool, also known as CalEnviroScreen, and which statute, regulation, or other official agency policy, criteria, or guidelines required moneys from the fund to be allocated in that way.(f) Whether the agency gives preference to certain applications outside of the eligibility and allocation requirements and which statute, regulation, or other official agency policy, criteria, or guidelines required moneys from the fund to be prioritized in that way.

16428.89. No later than January 1, 2021, an agency that receives an appropriation from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund shall post on the internet website of the agencys program from which moneys from the fund are being allocated the agencys guidelines for how moneys from the fund are allocated for competitive financing programs. The guidelines shall include all of the following:(a) Clear and accessible eligibility criteria for award opportunities.(b) Application timelines for receiving awards.(c) Information on technical assistance.(d) Contact information for the agency.(e) The amount of moneys, if any, required to be allocated to projects located in disadvantaged communities, as identified by the California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool, also known as CalEnviroScreen, and which statute, regulation, or other official agency policy, criteria, or guidelines required moneys from the fund to be allocated in that way.(f) Whether the agency gives preference to certain applications outside of the eligibility and allocation requirements and which statute, regulation, or other official agency policy, criteria, or guidelines required moneys from the fund to be prioritized in that way.



16428.89. No later than January 1, 2021, an agency that receives an appropriation from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund shall post on the internet website of the agencys program from which moneys from the fund are being allocated the agencys guidelines for how moneys from the fund are allocated for competitive financing programs. The guidelines shall include all of the following:

(a) Clear and accessible eligibility criteria for award opportunities.

(b) Application timelines for receiving awards.

(c) Information on technical assistance.

(d) Contact information for the agency.

(e) The amount of moneys, if any, required to be allocated to projects located in disadvantaged communities, as identified by the California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool, also known as CalEnviroScreen, and which statute, regulation, or other official agency policy, criteria, or guidelines required moneys from the fund to be allocated in that way.

(f) Whether the agency gives preference to certain applications outside of the eligibility and allocation requirements and which statute, regulation, or other official agency policy, criteria, or guidelines required moneys from the fund to be prioritized in that way.