Amended IN Assembly May 20, 2019 Amended IN Assembly April 11, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 836Introduced by Assembly Member Wicks(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Kalra)(Coauthor: Assembly Member Chiu)February 20, 2019 An act to add Chapter 9.5 (commencing with Section 39960) to Part 2 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to nonvehicular air pollution.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 836, as amended, Wicks. Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Program.Existing law generally designates the State Air Resources 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 Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Program, to be administered by the state board, to provide funding through a grant program to retrofit ventilation systems to create a network of clean air centers in order to mitigate the adverse public health impacts due to wildfires and other smoke events, as specified. The bill would specify that moneys for the program would be available upon appropriation.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. Chapter 9.5 (commencing with Section 39960) is added to Part 2 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 9.5 Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Program39960. (a) (1) The Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Program is hereby established to be administered by the state board to provide funding through a grant program to retrofit ventilation systems to create a network of clean air centers in order to mitigate the adverse public health impacts due to wildfires and other smoke events.(2) Moneys for the program shall be available upon appropriation by the Legislature.(b) Qualified applicants shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Schools.(2) Community centers.(3) Senior centers.(4) Sports centers.(5) Libraries.(c) The state board shall develop guidelines for the program in consultation with districts, cities, counties, public health agencies, school districts, and other stakeholders. The guidelines shall address all of the following:(1) Location of the applicant.(2) Size of the applicants facility.(3) Facility ventilation characteristics that could provide healthier indoor air quality in the event of a localized smoke impact.(d) (1) The state board shall prioritize applications to the program where the project is located in an area with a high cumulative smoke exposure burden.(2) Within areas described in paragraph (1), the state board shall give priority to a school maintained by a local educational agency that has at least 40 percent of its pupils being from low-income families, as specified pursuant to Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.).
Amended IN Assembly May 20, 2019 Amended IN Assembly April 11, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 836Introduced by Assembly Member Wicks(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Kalra)(Coauthor: Assembly Member Chiu)February 20, 2019 An act to add Chapter 9.5 (commencing with Section 39960) to Part 2 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to nonvehicular air pollution.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 836, as amended, Wicks. Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Program.Existing law generally designates the State Air Resources 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 Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Program, to be administered by the state board, to provide funding through a grant program to retrofit ventilation systems to create a network of clean air centers in order to mitigate the adverse public health impacts due to wildfires and other smoke events, as specified. The bill would specify that moneys for the program would be available upon appropriation.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly May 20, 2019 Amended IN Assembly April 11, 2019
Amended IN Assembly May 20, 2019
Amended IN Assembly April 11, 2019
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 836
Introduced by Assembly Member Wicks(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Kalra)(Coauthor: Assembly Member Chiu)February 20, 2019
Introduced by Assembly Member Wicks(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Kalra)(Coauthor: Assembly Member Chiu)
February 20, 2019
An act to add Chapter 9.5 (commencing with Section 39960) to Part 2 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to nonvehicular air pollution.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 836, as amended, Wicks. Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Program.
Existing law generally designates the State Air Resources 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 Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Program, to be administered by the state board, to provide funding through a grant program to retrofit ventilation systems to create a network of clean air centers in order to mitigate the adverse public health impacts due to wildfires and other smoke events, as specified. The bill would specify that moneys for the program would be available upon appropriation.
Existing law generally designates the State Air Resources 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 Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Program, to be administered by the state board, to provide funding through a grant program to retrofit ventilation systems to create a network of clean air centers in order to mitigate the adverse public health impacts due to wildfires and other smoke events, as specified. The bill would specify that moneys for the program would be available upon appropriation.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 9.5 (commencing with Section 39960) is added to Part 2 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 9.5 Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Program39960. (a) (1) The Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Program is hereby established to be administered by the state board to provide funding through a grant program to retrofit ventilation systems to create a network of clean air centers in order to mitigate the adverse public health impacts due to wildfires and other smoke events.(2) Moneys for the program shall be available upon appropriation by the Legislature.(b) Qualified applicants shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Schools.(2) Community centers.(3) Senior centers.(4) Sports centers.(5) Libraries.(c) The state board shall develop guidelines for the program in consultation with districts, cities, counties, public health agencies, school districts, and other stakeholders. The guidelines shall address all of the following:(1) Location of the applicant.(2) Size of the applicants facility.(3) Facility ventilation characteristics that could provide healthier indoor air quality in the event of a localized smoke impact.(d) (1) The state board shall prioritize applications to the program where the project is located in an area with a high cumulative smoke exposure burden.(2) Within areas described in paragraph (1), the state board shall give priority to a school maintained by a local educational agency that has at least 40 percent of its pupils being from low-income families, as specified pursuant to Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.).
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 9.5 (commencing with Section 39960) is added to Part 2 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 9.5 Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Program39960. (a) (1) The Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Program is hereby established to be administered by the state board to provide funding through a grant program to retrofit ventilation systems to create a network of clean air centers in order to mitigate the adverse public health impacts due to wildfires and other smoke events.(2) Moneys for the program shall be available upon appropriation by the Legislature.(b) Qualified applicants shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Schools.(2) Community centers.(3) Senior centers.(4) Sports centers.(5) Libraries.(c) The state board shall develop guidelines for the program in consultation with districts, cities, counties, public health agencies, school districts, and other stakeholders. The guidelines shall address all of the following:(1) Location of the applicant.(2) Size of the applicants facility.(3) Facility ventilation characteristics that could provide healthier indoor air quality in the event of a localized smoke impact.(d) (1) The state board shall prioritize applications to the program where the project is located in an area with a high cumulative smoke exposure burden.(2) Within areas described in paragraph (1), the state board shall give priority to a school maintained by a local educational agency that has at least 40 percent of its pupils being from low-income families, as specified pursuant to Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.).
SECTION 1. Chapter 9.5 (commencing with Section 39960) is added to Part 2 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
CHAPTER 9.5 Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Program39960. (a) (1) The Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Program is hereby established to be administered by the state board to provide funding through a grant program to retrofit ventilation systems to create a network of clean air centers in order to mitigate the adverse public health impacts due to wildfires and other smoke events.(2) Moneys for the program shall be available upon appropriation by the Legislature.(b) Qualified applicants shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Schools.(2) Community centers.(3) Senior centers.(4) Sports centers.(5) Libraries.(c) The state board shall develop guidelines for the program in consultation with districts, cities, counties, public health agencies, school districts, and other stakeholders. The guidelines shall address all of the following:(1) Location of the applicant.(2) Size of the applicants facility.(3) Facility ventilation characteristics that could provide healthier indoor air quality in the event of a localized smoke impact.(d) (1) The state board shall prioritize applications to the program where the project is located in an area with a high cumulative smoke exposure burden.(2) Within areas described in paragraph (1), the state board shall give priority to a school maintained by a local educational agency that has at least 40 percent of its pupils being from low-income families, as specified pursuant to Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.).
CHAPTER 9.5 Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Program39960. (a) (1) The Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Program is hereby established to be administered by the state board to provide funding through a grant program to retrofit ventilation systems to create a network of clean air centers in order to mitigate the adverse public health impacts due to wildfires and other smoke events.(2) Moneys for the program shall be available upon appropriation by the Legislature.(b) Qualified applicants shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Schools.(2) Community centers.(3) Senior centers.(4) Sports centers.(5) Libraries.(c) The state board shall develop guidelines for the program in consultation with districts, cities, counties, public health agencies, school districts, and other stakeholders. The guidelines shall address all of the following:(1) Location of the applicant.(2) Size of the applicants facility.(3) Facility ventilation characteristics that could provide healthier indoor air quality in the event of a localized smoke impact.(d) (1) The state board shall prioritize applications to the program where the project is located in an area with a high cumulative smoke exposure burden.(2) Within areas described in paragraph (1), the state board shall give priority to a school maintained by a local educational agency that has at least 40 percent of its pupils being from low-income families, as specified pursuant to Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.).
CHAPTER 9.5 Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Program
CHAPTER 9.5 Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Program
39960. (a) (1) The Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Program is hereby established to be administered by the state board to provide funding through a grant program to retrofit ventilation systems to create a network of clean air centers in order to mitigate the adverse public health impacts due to wildfires and other smoke events.(2) Moneys for the program shall be available upon appropriation by the Legislature.(b) Qualified applicants shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Schools.(2) Community centers.(3) Senior centers.(4) Sports centers.(5) Libraries.(c) The state board shall develop guidelines for the program in consultation with districts, cities, counties, public health agencies, school districts, and other stakeholders. The guidelines shall address all of the following:(1) Location of the applicant.(2) Size of the applicants facility.(3) Facility ventilation characteristics that could provide healthier indoor air quality in the event of a localized smoke impact.(d) (1) The state board shall prioritize applications to the program where the project is located in an area with a high cumulative smoke exposure burden.(2) Within areas described in paragraph (1), the state board shall give priority to a school maintained by a local educational agency that has at least 40 percent of its pupils being from low-income families, as specified pursuant to Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.).
39960. (a) (1) The Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Program is hereby established to be administered by the state board to provide funding through a grant program to retrofit ventilation systems to create a network of clean air centers in order to mitigate the adverse public health impacts due to wildfires and other smoke events.
(2) Moneys for the program shall be available upon appropriation by the Legislature.
(b) Qualified applicants shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) Schools.
(2) Community centers.
(3) Senior centers.
(4) Sports centers.
(5) Libraries.
(c) The state board shall develop guidelines for the program in consultation with districts, cities, counties, public health agencies, school districts, and other stakeholders. The guidelines shall address all of the following:
(1) Location of the applicant.
(2) Size of the applicants facility.
(3) Facility ventilation characteristics that could provide healthier indoor air quality in the event of a localized smoke impact.
(d) (1) The state board shall prioritize applications to the program where the project is located in an area with a high cumulative smoke exposure burden.
(2) Within areas described in paragraph (1), the state board shall give priority to a school maintained by a local educational agency that has at least 40 percent of its pupils being from low-income families, as specified pursuant to Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.).