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| 1 | + | Amended IN Assembly March 17, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2819Introduced by Assembly Member CooleyFebruary 18, 2022 An act to amend Section 8560 of the Government Code, relating to emergency services. An act to add Article 11 (commencing with Section 63049.73) to Chapter 2 of Division 1 of Title 6.7 of the Government Code, relating to infrastructure development, and making an appropriation therefor. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2819, as amended, Cooley. California Emergency Services Act: definitions. The Rural California Infrastructure Act.Existing law, the Bergeson-Peace Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Act, establishes the Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (I-Bank) and authorizes it to, among other things, issue bonds, make loans, and provide other financial assistance to various types of projects that constitute economic development facilities or public development facilities. The act establishes in the State Treasury the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Fund (I-Bank Fund) for the purpose of implementing the objectives and provisions of the act and continuously appropriates moneys in the fund, except as prescribed.This bill, the Rural California Infrastructure Act, would authorize the I-Bank to establish the Rural California Infrastructure Program for the purpose of making competitive grant awards to eligible local agencies for rural infrastructure projects, as prescribed. The act would require the Controller to transfer a sum of $1,000,000,000 to the Rural California Infrastructure Account in the I-Bank Fund, which the bill would create and continuously appropriate for purposes of the act. By requiring the Controller to transfer moneys from the General Fund to the Rural California Infrastructure Account for purposes of the program, the bill would make an appropriation. The act would require the I-Bank to submit a specified report to the Governor and the Legislature regarding program activity in any fiscal year that the account receives funding or in which the I-Bank administers the program.The California Emergency Services Act establishes the Office of Emergency Services for specified purposes, including mitigating the effects of natural, man-made, or war-caused emergencies. The act defines terms for purposes of its provisions, including emergency plans and State Emergency Plan. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those definitions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY2/3 Appropriation: NOYES Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 11 (commencing with Section 63049.73) is added to Chapter 2 of Division 1 of Title 6.7 of the Government Code, to read: Article 11. Rural California Infrastructure Act63049.73. This article shall be known as the Rural California Infrastructure Act.63049.74. As used in this article:(a) Account means the Rural California Infrastructure Account established pursuant to Section 63049.77.(b) Fund means the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Fund established pursuant to Section 63050.(c) Local agency means a special district, independent fire district, or county, with a population of less than 300,000 individuals according to the 2020 census data.(d) Rural infrastructure project means a project in a local agencys jurisdiction that is either an economic development facility or a public development facility and meets any of the following criteria:(1) The project is a disaster preparedness and mitigation project, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Creating, upgrading, or rehabilitating evacuation or shelter areas.(B) Maintaining fairgrounds.(C) Upgrading or rehabilitating highways, streets, and roads used for emergency evacuations or identified in the local, regional, or state disaster response plan as priority ingress and egress routes for first responders.(D) A project identified as a disaster preparedness and mitigation project in the directives and requirements adopted to implement this article.(2) The project is a disaster recovery project, including, but not limited to, drainage, water supply, and flood control.(3) The project is a historic or cultural preservation, rehabilitation, or reconstruction project.63049.75. Article 3 (commencing with Section 63040), Article 4 (commencing with Section 63042), and Article 5 (commencing with Section 63043) shall not apply to grants provided by the bank pursuant to this article.63049.76. (a) (1) The bank may establish the Rural California Infrastructure Program for the purpose of making competitive grant awards to eligible local agencies for rural infrastructure projects pursuant to this article.(2) The bank shall not implement the program before adopting a resolution finding that there is sufficient money in the account to cover the costs of implementing the Rural California Infrastructure Program, including, but not limited to, appropriate oversight costs.(b) (1) Within six months of the bank adopting the resolution described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), the bank shall begin to accept grant applications from local agencies.(2) The bank shall administer at least one funding round within both the first and second year of program implementation.(c) The bank shall prioritize applications for projects that meet either of the following criteria:(1) The grant will fund no more than 50 percent of the total project cost.(2) The project is considered shovel ready.(d) Local agencies that are awarded a grant pursuant to this article may additionally leverage federal or private funding or private-public partnerships to complete the rural infrastructure project for which the grant was awarded.(e) The bank shall adopt directives and requirements to carry out the purposes of this article.(f) (1) Grants shall be awarded in a manner that ensures geographic equity.(2) At least 70 percent of the grant funds shall be used for rural infrastructure projects that address disaster preparedness, mitigation, and recovery.(3) Funds shall not be released until the local agency can demonstrate that it has the capacity and the full funding to complete the project.(g) Notwithstanding any other law, the bank may implement, in whole or in part, the Rural California Infrastructure Program with the administrative support of any bank staff, with the administrative costs of those staff being reimbursed from the account.(h) The bank may administer the program authorized pursuant to this article through one or more of the banks other programs, to the extent the requirements of this article are met.63049.77. (a) There is hereby established in the fund the Rural California Infrastructure Account. Notwithstanding Section 13340, moneys in the account are hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for purposes of this article.(b) On January 1, 2023, the Controller shall transfer one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) to the account.(c) The bank may create subaccounts in the account for purposes of implementing this article.(d) (1) To cover the costs of administering the program, each applicant shall pay a nonrefundable application fee that includes an amount equal to a proportional share of the costs of developing the program, reviewing applications, and monitoring and overseeing the program.(2) Fees paid pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited into the account for the purpose of administering the grant program created by this article.(e) Moneys allocated pursuant to subdivision (b) for purposes of administering this article may also be used to cover the costs of developing the program, reviewing applications, and monitoring and overseeing the program. If those moneys are used to cover these costs, the application fee described in subdivision (d) shall be reduced accordingly.63049.78. (a) On or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the bank shall submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795, regarding program activity in any fiscal year that the account receives funding or in which the bank administers grants pursuant to this article.(b) The report submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following items:(1) The total amount of moneys in the account and its subaccounts at the beginning and end of the most recently completed fiscal year.(2) The number of projects funded.(3) The number of jobs created and the number of jobs retained through program assistance in each fiscal year.(c) The bank may include the information required by this section in any annual report of the bank to the Governor and the Legislature in lieu of submitting a separate report for purposes of complying with this section.SECTION 1.Section 8560 of the Government Code is amended to read:8560.(a)Emergency plans means those official and approved documents that describe the principles and methods to be applied in carrying out emergency operations or rendering mutual aid during emergencies. These plans include such elements as continuity of government, the emergency services of governmental agencies, mobilization of resources, mutual aid, and public information.(b)State Emergency Plan means the State of California Emergency Plan, as approved by the Governor. | |
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| 3 | + | Amended IN Assembly March 17, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2819Introduced by Assembly Member CooleyFebruary 18, 2022 An act to amend Section 8560 of the Government Code, relating to emergency services. An act to add Article 11 (commencing with Section 63049.73) to Chapter 2 of Division 1 of Title 6.7 of the Government Code, relating to infrastructure development, and making an appropriation therefor. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2819, as amended, Cooley. California Emergency Services Act: definitions. The Rural California Infrastructure Act.Existing law, the Bergeson-Peace Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Act, establishes the Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (I-Bank) and authorizes it to, among other things, issue bonds, make loans, and provide other financial assistance to various types of projects that constitute economic development facilities or public development facilities. The act establishes in the State Treasury the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Fund (I-Bank Fund) for the purpose of implementing the objectives and provisions of the act and continuously appropriates moneys in the fund, except as prescribed.This bill, the Rural California Infrastructure Act, would authorize the I-Bank to establish the Rural California Infrastructure Program for the purpose of making competitive grant awards to eligible local agencies for rural infrastructure projects, as prescribed. The act would require the Controller to transfer a sum of $1,000,000,000 to the Rural California Infrastructure Account in the I-Bank Fund, which the bill would create and continuously appropriate for purposes of the act. By requiring the Controller to transfer moneys from the General Fund to the Rural California Infrastructure Account for purposes of the program, the bill would make an appropriation. The act would require the I-Bank to submit a specified report to the Governor and the Legislature regarding program activity in any fiscal year that the account receives funding or in which the I-Bank administers the program.The California Emergency Services Act establishes the Office of Emergency Services for specified purposes, including mitigating the effects of natural, man-made, or war-caused emergencies. The act defines terms for purposes of its provisions, including emergency plans and State Emergency Plan. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those definitions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY2/3 Appropriation: NOYES Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO | |
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| 21 | - | An act to add Article 11 (commencing with Section 63049.73) to Chapter 2 of Division 1 of Title 6.7 of the Government Code, relating to infrastructure development, and making an appropriation therefor. | |
| 20 | + | An act to amend Section 8560 of the Government Code, relating to emergency services. An act to add Article 11 (commencing with Section 63049.73) to Chapter 2 of Division 1 of Title 6.7 of the Government Code, relating to infrastructure development, and making an appropriation therefor. | |
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| 27 | - | AB 2819, as amended, Cooley. The Rural California Infrastructure Act. | |
| 26 | + | AB 2819, as amended, Cooley. California Emergency Services Act: definitions. The Rural California Infrastructure Act. | |
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| 29 | - | Existing law, the Bergeson-Peace Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Act, establishes the Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (I-Bank) and authorizes it to, among other things, issue bonds, make loans, and provide other financial assistance to various types of projects that constitute economic development facilities or public development facilities. The act establishes in the State Treasury the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Fund (I-Bank Fund) for the purpose of implementing the objectives and provisions of the act and continuously appropriates moneys in the fund, except as prescribed.This bill, the Rural California Infrastructure Act, would authorize the I-Bank to establish the Rural California Infrastructure Program for the purpose of making competitive grant awards to eligible local agencies for rural infrastructure projects, as prescribed. The act would require the Controller to transfer a sum of $1,000,000,000 to the Rural California Infrastructure Account in the I-Bank Fund, which the bill would create and continuously appropriate for purposes of the act. By requiring the Controller to transfer moneys from the General Fund to the Rural California Infrastructure Account for purposes of the program, the bill would make an appropriation. The act would require the I-Bank to submit a specified report to the Governor and the Legislature regarding program activity in any fiscal year that the account receives funding or in which the I-Bank administers the program. | |
| 28 | + | Existing law, the Bergeson-Peace Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Act, establishes the Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (I-Bank) and authorizes it to, among other things, issue bonds, make loans, and provide other financial assistance to various types of projects that constitute economic development facilities or public development facilities. The act establishes in the State Treasury the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Fund (I-Bank Fund) for the purpose of implementing the objectives and provisions of the act and continuously appropriates moneys in the fund, except as prescribed.This bill, the Rural California Infrastructure Act, would authorize the I-Bank to establish the Rural California Infrastructure Program for the purpose of making competitive grant awards to eligible local agencies for rural infrastructure projects, as prescribed. The act would require the Controller to transfer a sum of $1,000,000,000 to the Rural California Infrastructure Account in the I-Bank Fund, which the bill would create and continuously appropriate for purposes of the act. By requiring the Controller to transfer moneys from the General Fund to the Rural California Infrastructure Account for purposes of the program, the bill would make an appropriation. The act would require the I-Bank to submit a specified report to the Governor and the Legislature regarding program activity in any fiscal year that the account receives funding or in which the I-Bank administers the program.The California Emergency Services Act establishes the Office of Emergency Services for specified purposes, including mitigating the effects of natural, man-made, or war-caused emergencies. The act defines terms for purposes of its provisions, including emergency plans and State Emergency Plan. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those definitions. | |
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| 31 | 30 | Existing law, the Bergeson-Peace Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Act, establishes the Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (I-Bank) and authorizes it to, among other things, issue bonds, make loans, and provide other financial assistance to various types of projects that constitute economic development facilities or public development facilities. The act establishes in the State Treasury the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Fund (I-Bank Fund) for the purpose of implementing the objectives and provisions of the act and continuously appropriates moneys in the fund, except as prescribed. | |
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| 33 | 32 | This bill, the Rural California Infrastructure Act, would authorize the I-Bank to establish the Rural California Infrastructure Program for the purpose of making competitive grant awards to eligible local agencies for rural infrastructure projects, as prescribed. The act would require the Controller to transfer a sum of $1,000,000,000 to the Rural California Infrastructure Account in the I-Bank Fund, which the bill would create and continuously appropriate for purposes of the act. By requiring the Controller to transfer moneys from the General Fund to the Rural California Infrastructure Account for purposes of the program, the bill would make an appropriation. The act would require the I-Bank to submit a specified report to the Governor and the Legislature regarding program activity in any fiscal year that the account receives funding or in which the I-Bank administers the program. | |
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| 34 | + | The California Emergency Services Act establishes the Office of Emergency Services for specified purposes, including mitigating the effects of natural, man-made, or war-caused emergencies. The act defines terms for purposes of its provisions, including emergency plans and State Emergency Plan. | |
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| 38 | + | This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those definitions. | |
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| 39 | - | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 11 (commencing with Section 63049.73) is added to Chapter 2 of Division 1 of Title 6.7 of the Government Code, to read: Article 11. Rural California Infrastructure Act63049.73. This article shall be known as the Rural California Infrastructure Act.63049.74. As used in this article:(a) Account means the Rural California Infrastructure Account established pursuant to Section 63049.77.(b) Fund means the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Fund established pursuant to Section 63050.(c) Local agency means a special district, independent fire district, or county, with a population of less than 300,000 individuals according to the 2020 census data.(d) Rural infrastructure project means a project in a local agencys jurisdiction that is either an economic development facility or a public development facility and meets any of the following criteria:(1) The project is a disaster preparedness and mitigation project, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Creating, upgrading, or rehabilitating evacuation or shelter areas.(B) Maintaining fairgrounds.(C) Upgrading or rehabilitating highways, streets, and roads used for emergency evacuations or identified in the local, regional, or state disaster response plan as priority ingress and egress routes for first responders.(D) A project identified as a disaster preparedness and mitigation project in the directives and requirements adopted to implement this article.(2) The project is a disaster recovery project, including, but not limited to, drainage, water supply, and flood control.(3) The project is a historic or cultural preservation, rehabilitation, or reconstruction project.63049.75. Article 3 (commencing with Section 63040), Article 4 (commencing with Section 63042), and Article 5 (commencing with Section 63043) shall not apply to grants provided by the bank pursuant to this article.63049.76. (a) (1) The bank may establish the Rural California Infrastructure Program for the purpose of making competitive grant awards to eligible local agencies for rural infrastructure projects pursuant to this article.(2) The bank shall not implement the program before adopting a resolution finding that there is sufficient money in the account to cover the costs of implementing the Rural California Infrastructure Program, including, but not limited to, appropriate oversight costs.(b) (1) Within six months of the bank adopting the resolution described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), the bank shall begin to accept grant applications from local agencies.(2) The bank shall administer at least one funding round within both the first and second year of program implementation.(c) The bank shall prioritize applications for projects that meet either of the following criteria:(1) The grant will fund no more than 50 percent of the total project cost.(2) The project is considered shovel ready. | |
| 46 | + | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 11 (commencing with Section 63049.73) is added to Chapter 2 of Division 1 of Title 6.7 of the Government Code, to read: Article 11. Rural California Infrastructure Act63049.73. This article shall be known as the Rural California Infrastructure Act.63049.74. As used in this article:(a) Account means the Rural California Infrastructure Account established pursuant to Section 63049.77.(b) Fund means the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Fund established pursuant to Section 63050.(c) Local agency means a special district, independent fire district, or county, with a population of less than 300,000 individuals according to the 2020 census data.(d) Rural infrastructure project means a project in a local agencys jurisdiction that is either an economic development facility or a public development facility and meets any of the following criteria:(1) The project is a disaster preparedness and mitigation project, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Creating, upgrading, or rehabilitating evacuation or shelter areas.(B) Maintaining fairgrounds.(C) Upgrading or rehabilitating highways, streets, and roads used for emergency evacuations or identified in the local, regional, or state disaster response plan as priority ingress and egress routes for first responders.(D) A project identified as a disaster preparedness and mitigation project in the directives and requirements adopted to implement this article.(2) The project is a disaster recovery project, including, but not limited to, drainage, water supply, and flood control.(3) The project is a historic or cultural preservation, rehabilitation, or reconstruction project.63049.75. Article 3 (commencing with Section 63040), Article 4 (commencing with Section 63042), and Article 5 (commencing with Section 63043) shall not apply to grants provided by the bank pursuant to this article.63049.76. (a) (1) The bank may establish the Rural California Infrastructure Program for the purpose of making competitive grant awards to eligible local agencies for rural infrastructure projects pursuant to this article.(2) The bank shall not implement the program before adopting a resolution finding that there is sufficient money in the account to cover the costs of implementing the Rural California Infrastructure Program, including, but not limited to, appropriate oversight costs.(b) (1) Within six months of the bank adopting the resolution described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), the bank shall begin to accept grant applications from local agencies.(2) The bank shall administer at least one funding round within both the first and second year of program implementation.(c) The bank shall prioritize applications for projects that meet either of the following criteria:(1) The grant will fund no more than 50 percent of the total project cost.(2) The project is considered shovel ready.(d) Local agencies that are awarded a grant pursuant to this article may additionally leverage federal or private funding or private-public partnerships to complete the rural infrastructure project for which the grant was awarded.(e) The bank shall adopt directives and requirements to carry out the purposes of this article.(f) (1) Grants shall be awarded in a manner that ensures geographic equity.(2) At least 70 percent of the grant funds shall be used for rural infrastructure projects that address disaster preparedness, mitigation, and recovery.(3) Funds shall not be released until the local agency can demonstrate that it has the capacity and the full funding to complete the project.(g) Notwithstanding any other law, the bank may implement, in whole or in part, the Rural California Infrastructure Program with the administrative support of any bank staff, with the administrative costs of those staff being reimbursed from the account.(h) The bank may administer the program authorized pursuant to this article through one or more of the banks other programs, to the extent the requirements of this article are met.63049.77. (a) There is hereby established in the fund the Rural California Infrastructure Account. Notwithstanding Section 13340, moneys in the account are hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for purposes of this article.(b) On January 1, 2023, the Controller shall transfer one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) to the account.(c) The bank may create subaccounts in the account for purposes of implementing this article.(d) (1) To cover the costs of administering the program, each applicant shall pay a nonrefundable application fee that includes an amount equal to a proportional share of the costs of developing the program, reviewing applications, and monitoring and overseeing the program.(2) Fees paid pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited into the account for the purpose of administering the grant program created by this article.(e) Moneys allocated pursuant to subdivision (b) for purposes of administering this article may also be used to cover the costs of developing the program, reviewing applications, and monitoring and overseeing the program. If those moneys are used to cover these costs, the application fee described in subdivision (d) shall be reduced accordingly.63049.78. (a) On or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the bank shall submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795, regarding program activity in any fiscal year that the account receives funding or in which the bank administers grants pursuant to this article.(b) The report submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following items:(1) The total amount of moneys in the account and its subaccounts at the beginning and end of the most recently completed fiscal year.(2) The number of projects funded.(3) The number of jobs created and the number of jobs retained through program assistance in each fiscal year.(c) The bank may include the information required by this section in any annual report of the bank to the Governor and the Legislature in lieu of submitting a separate report for purposes of complying with this section.SECTION 1.Section 8560 of the Government Code is amended to read:8560.(a)Emergency plans means those official and approved documents that describe the principles and methods to be applied in carrying out emergency operations or rendering mutual aid during emergencies. These plans include such elements as continuity of government, the emergency services of governmental agencies, mobilization of resources, mutual aid, and public information.(b)State Emergency Plan means the State of California Emergency Plan, as approved by the Governor. | |
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| 41 | 48 | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 45 | - | SECTION 1. Article 11 (commencing with Section 63049.73) is added to Chapter 2 of Division 1 of Title 6.7 of the Government Code, to read: Article 11. Rural California Infrastructure Act63049.73. This article shall be known as the Rural California Infrastructure Act.63049.74. As used in this article:(a) Account means the Rural California Infrastructure Account established pursuant to Section 63049.77.(b) Fund means the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Fund established pursuant to Section 63050.(c) Local agency means a special district, independent fire district, or county, with a population of less than 300,000 individuals according to the 2020 census data.(d) Rural infrastructure project means a project in a local agencys jurisdiction that is either an economic development facility or a public development facility and meets any of the following criteria:(1) The project is a disaster preparedness and mitigation project, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Creating, upgrading, or rehabilitating evacuation or shelter areas.(B) Maintaining fairgrounds.(C) Upgrading or rehabilitating highways, streets, and roads used for emergency evacuations or identified in the local, regional, or state disaster response plan as priority ingress and egress routes for first responders.(D) A project identified as a disaster preparedness and mitigation project in the directives and requirements adopted to implement this article.(2) The project is a disaster recovery project, including, but not limited to, drainage, water supply, and flood control.(3) The project is a historic or cultural preservation, rehabilitation, or reconstruction project.63049.75. Article 3 (commencing with Section 63040), Article 4 (commencing with Section 63042), and Article 5 (commencing with Section 63043) shall not apply to grants provided by the bank pursuant to this article.63049.76. (a) (1) The bank may establish the Rural California Infrastructure Program for the purpose of making competitive grant awards to eligible local agencies for rural infrastructure projects pursuant to this article.(2) The bank shall not implement the program before adopting a resolution finding that there is sufficient money in the account to cover the costs of implementing the Rural California Infrastructure Program, including, but not limited to, appropriate oversight costs.(b) (1) Within six months of the bank adopting the resolution described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), the bank shall begin to accept grant applications from local agencies.(2) The bank shall administer at least one funding round within both the first and second year of program implementation.(c) The bank shall prioritize applications for projects that meet either of the following criteria:(1) The grant will fund no more than 50 percent of the total project cost.(2) The project is considered shovel ready. | |
| 52 | + | SECTION 1. Article 11 (commencing with Section 63049.73) is added to Chapter 2 of Division 1 of Title 6.7 of the Government Code, to read: Article 11. Rural California Infrastructure Act63049.73. This article shall be known as the Rural California Infrastructure Act.63049.74. As used in this article:(a) Account means the Rural California Infrastructure Account established pursuant to Section 63049.77.(b) Fund means the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Fund established pursuant to Section 63050.(c) Local agency means a special district, independent fire district, or county, with a population of less than 300,000 individuals according to the 2020 census data.(d) Rural infrastructure project means a project in a local agencys jurisdiction that is either an economic development facility or a public development facility and meets any of the following criteria:(1) The project is a disaster preparedness and mitigation project, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Creating, upgrading, or rehabilitating evacuation or shelter areas.(B) Maintaining fairgrounds.(C) Upgrading or rehabilitating highways, streets, and roads used for emergency evacuations or identified in the local, regional, or state disaster response plan as priority ingress and egress routes for first responders.(D) A project identified as a disaster preparedness and mitigation project in the directives and requirements adopted to implement this article.(2) The project is a disaster recovery project, including, but not limited to, drainage, water supply, and flood control.(3) The project is a historic or cultural preservation, rehabilitation, or reconstruction project.63049.75. Article 3 (commencing with Section 63040), Article 4 (commencing with Section 63042), and Article 5 (commencing with Section 63043) shall not apply to grants provided by the bank pursuant to this article.63049.76. (a) (1) The bank may establish the Rural California Infrastructure Program for the purpose of making competitive grant awards to eligible local agencies for rural infrastructure projects pursuant to this article.(2) The bank shall not implement the program before adopting a resolution finding that there is sufficient money in the account to cover the costs of implementing the Rural California Infrastructure Program, including, but not limited to, appropriate oversight costs.(b) (1) Within six months of the bank adopting the resolution described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), the bank shall begin to accept grant applications from local agencies.(2) The bank shall administer at least one funding round within both the first and second year of program implementation.(c) The bank shall prioritize applications for projects that meet either of the following criteria:(1) The grant will fund no more than 50 percent of the total project cost.(2) The project is considered shovel ready.(d) Local agencies that are awarded a grant pursuant to this article may additionally leverage federal or private funding or private-public partnerships to complete the rural infrastructure project for which the grant was awarded.(e) The bank shall adopt directives and requirements to carry out the purposes of this article.(f) (1) Grants shall be awarded in a manner that ensures geographic equity.(2) At least 70 percent of the grant funds shall be used for rural infrastructure projects that address disaster preparedness, mitigation, and recovery.(3) Funds shall not be released until the local agency can demonstrate that it has the capacity and the full funding to complete the project.(g) Notwithstanding any other law, the bank may implement, in whole or in part, the Rural California Infrastructure Program with the administrative support of any bank staff, with the administrative costs of those staff being reimbursed from the account.(h) The bank may administer the program authorized pursuant to this article through one or more of the banks other programs, to the extent the requirements of this article are met.63049.77. (a) There is hereby established in the fund the Rural California Infrastructure Account. Notwithstanding Section 13340, moneys in the account are hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for purposes of this article.(b) On January 1, 2023, the Controller shall transfer one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) to the account.(c) The bank may create subaccounts in the account for purposes of implementing this article.(d) (1) To cover the costs of administering the program, each applicant shall pay a nonrefundable application fee that includes an amount equal to a proportional share of the costs of developing the program, reviewing applications, and monitoring and overseeing the program.(2) Fees paid pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited into the account for the purpose of administering the grant program created by this article.(e) Moneys allocated pursuant to subdivision (b) for purposes of administering this article may also be used to cover the costs of developing the program, reviewing applications, and monitoring and overseeing the program. If those moneys are used to cover these costs, the application fee described in subdivision (d) shall be reduced accordingly.63049.78. (a) On or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the bank shall submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795, regarding program activity in any fiscal year that the account receives funding or in which the bank administers grants pursuant to this article.(b) The report submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following items:(1) The total amount of moneys in the account and its subaccounts at the beginning and end of the most recently completed fiscal year.(2) The number of projects funded.(3) The number of jobs created and the number of jobs retained through program assistance in each fiscal year.(c) The bank may include the information required by this section in any annual report of the bank to the Governor and the Legislature in lieu of submitting a separate report for purposes of complying with this section. | |
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| 47 | 54 | SECTION 1. Article 11 (commencing with Section 63049.73) is added to Chapter 2 of Division 1 of Title 6.7 of the Government Code, to read: | |
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| 51 | - | Article 11. Rural California Infrastructure Act63049.73. This article shall be known as the Rural California Infrastructure Act.63049.74. As used in this article:(a) Account means the Rural California Infrastructure Account established pursuant to Section 63049.77.(b) Fund means the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Fund established pursuant to Section 63050.(c) Local agency means a special district, independent fire district, or county, with a population of less than 300,000 individuals according to the 2020 census data.(d) Rural infrastructure project means a project in a local agencys jurisdiction that is either an economic development facility or a public development facility and meets any of the following criteria:(1) The project is a disaster preparedness and mitigation project, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Creating, upgrading, or rehabilitating evacuation or shelter areas.(B) Maintaining fairgrounds.(C) Upgrading or rehabilitating highways, streets, and roads used for emergency evacuations or identified in the local, regional, or state disaster response plan as priority ingress and egress routes for first responders.(D) A project identified as a disaster preparedness and mitigation project in the directives and requirements adopted to implement this article.(2) The project is a disaster recovery project, including, but not limited to, drainage, water supply, and flood control.(3) The project is a historic or cultural preservation, rehabilitation, or reconstruction project.63049.75. Article 3 (commencing with Section 63040), Article 4 (commencing with Section 63042), and Article 5 (commencing with Section 63043) shall not apply to grants provided by the bank pursuant to this article.63049.76. (a) (1) The bank may establish the Rural California Infrastructure Program for the purpose of making competitive grant awards to eligible local agencies for rural infrastructure projects pursuant to this article.(2) The bank shall not implement the program before adopting a resolution finding that there is sufficient money in the account to cover the costs of implementing the Rural California Infrastructure Program, including, but not limited to, appropriate oversight costs.(b) (1) Within six months of the bank adopting the resolution described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), the bank shall begin to accept grant applications from local agencies.(2) The bank shall administer at least one funding round within both the first and second year of program implementation.(c) The bank shall prioritize applications for projects that meet either of the following criteria:(1) The grant will fund no more than 50 percent of the total project cost.(2) The project is considered shovel ready. | |
| 58 | + | Article 11. Rural California Infrastructure Act63049.73. This article shall be known as the Rural California Infrastructure Act.63049.74. As used in this article:(a) Account means the Rural California Infrastructure Account established pursuant to Section 63049.77.(b) Fund means the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Fund established pursuant to Section 63050.(c) Local agency means a special district, independent fire district, or county, with a population of less than 300,000 individuals according to the 2020 census data.(d) Rural infrastructure project means a project in a local agencys jurisdiction that is either an economic development facility or a public development facility and meets any of the following criteria:(1) The project is a disaster preparedness and mitigation project, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Creating, upgrading, or rehabilitating evacuation or shelter areas.(B) Maintaining fairgrounds.(C) Upgrading or rehabilitating highways, streets, and roads used for emergency evacuations or identified in the local, regional, or state disaster response plan as priority ingress and egress routes for first responders.(D) A project identified as a disaster preparedness and mitigation project in the directives and requirements adopted to implement this article.(2) The project is a disaster recovery project, including, but not limited to, drainage, water supply, and flood control.(3) The project is a historic or cultural preservation, rehabilitation, or reconstruction project.63049.75. Article 3 (commencing with Section 63040), Article 4 (commencing with Section 63042), and Article 5 (commencing with Section 63043) shall not apply to grants provided by the bank pursuant to this article.63049.76. (a) (1) The bank may establish the Rural California Infrastructure Program for the purpose of making competitive grant awards to eligible local agencies for rural infrastructure projects pursuant to this article.(2) The bank shall not implement the program before adopting a resolution finding that there is sufficient money in the account to cover the costs of implementing the Rural California Infrastructure Program, including, but not limited to, appropriate oversight costs.(b) (1) Within six months of the bank adopting the resolution described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), the bank shall begin to accept grant applications from local agencies.(2) The bank shall administer at least one funding round within both the first and second year of program implementation.(c) The bank shall prioritize applications for projects that meet either of the following criteria:(1) The grant will fund no more than 50 percent of the total project cost.(2) The project is considered shovel ready.(d) Local agencies that are awarded a grant pursuant to this article may additionally leverage federal or private funding or private-public partnerships to complete the rural infrastructure project for which the grant was awarded.(e) The bank shall adopt directives and requirements to carry out the purposes of this article.(f) (1) Grants shall be awarded in a manner that ensures geographic equity.(2) At least 70 percent of the grant funds shall be used for rural infrastructure projects that address disaster preparedness, mitigation, and recovery.(3) Funds shall not be released until the local agency can demonstrate that it has the capacity and the full funding to complete the project.(g) Notwithstanding any other law, the bank may implement, in whole or in part, the Rural California Infrastructure Program with the administrative support of any bank staff, with the administrative costs of those staff being reimbursed from the account.(h) The bank may administer the program authorized pursuant to this article through one or more of the banks other programs, to the extent the requirements of this article are met.63049.77. (a) There is hereby established in the fund the Rural California Infrastructure Account. Notwithstanding Section 13340, moneys in the account are hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for purposes of this article.(b) On January 1, 2023, the Controller shall transfer one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) to the account.(c) The bank may create subaccounts in the account for purposes of implementing this article.(d) (1) To cover the costs of administering the program, each applicant shall pay a nonrefundable application fee that includes an amount equal to a proportional share of the costs of developing the program, reviewing applications, and monitoring and overseeing the program.(2) Fees paid pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited into the account for the purpose of administering the grant program created by this article.(e) Moneys allocated pursuant to subdivision (b) for purposes of administering this article may also be used to cover the costs of developing the program, reviewing applications, and monitoring and overseeing the program. If those moneys are used to cover these costs, the application fee described in subdivision (d) shall be reduced accordingly.63049.78. (a) On or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the bank shall submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795, regarding program activity in any fiscal year that the account receives funding or in which the bank administers grants pursuant to this article.(b) The report submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following items:(1) The total amount of moneys in the account and its subaccounts at the beginning and end of the most recently completed fiscal year.(2) The number of projects funded.(3) The number of jobs created and the number of jobs retained through program assistance in each fiscal year.(c) The bank may include the information required by this section in any annual report of the bank to the Governor and the Legislature in lieu of submitting a separate report for purposes of complying with this section. | |
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| 53 | - | Article 11. Rural California Infrastructure Act63049.73. This article shall be known as the Rural California Infrastructure Act.63049.74. As used in this article:(a) Account means the Rural California Infrastructure Account established pursuant to Section 63049.77.(b) Fund means the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Fund established pursuant to Section 63050.(c) Local agency means a special district, independent fire district, or county, with a population of less than 300,000 individuals according to the 2020 census data.(d) Rural infrastructure project means a project in a local agencys jurisdiction that is either an economic development facility or a public development facility and meets any of the following criteria:(1) The project is a disaster preparedness and mitigation project, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Creating, upgrading, or rehabilitating evacuation or shelter areas.(B) Maintaining fairgrounds.(C) Upgrading or rehabilitating highways, streets, and roads used for emergency evacuations or identified in the local, regional, or state disaster response plan as priority ingress and egress routes for first responders.(D) A project identified as a disaster preparedness and mitigation project in the directives and requirements adopted to implement this article.(2) The project is a disaster recovery project, including, but not limited to, drainage, water supply, and flood control.(3) The project is a historic or cultural preservation, rehabilitation, or reconstruction project.63049.75. Article 3 (commencing with Section 63040), Article 4 (commencing with Section 63042), and Article 5 (commencing with Section 63043) shall not apply to grants provided by the bank pursuant to this article.63049.76. (a) (1) The bank may establish the Rural California Infrastructure Program for the purpose of making competitive grant awards to eligible local agencies for rural infrastructure projects pursuant to this article.(2) The bank shall not implement the program before adopting a resolution finding that there is sufficient money in the account to cover the costs of implementing the Rural California Infrastructure Program, including, but not limited to, appropriate oversight costs.(b) (1) Within six months of the bank adopting the resolution described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), the bank shall begin to accept grant applications from local agencies.(2) The bank shall administer at least one funding round within both the first and second year of program implementation.(c) The bank shall prioritize applications for projects that meet either of the following criteria:(1) The grant will fund no more than 50 percent of the total project cost.(2) The project is considered shovel ready. | |
| 60 | + | Article 11. Rural California Infrastructure Act63049.73. This article shall be known as the Rural California Infrastructure Act.63049.74. As used in this article:(a) Account means the Rural California Infrastructure Account established pursuant to Section 63049.77.(b) Fund means the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Fund established pursuant to Section 63050.(c) Local agency means a special district, independent fire district, or county, with a population of less than 300,000 individuals according to the 2020 census data.(d) Rural infrastructure project means a project in a local agencys jurisdiction that is either an economic development facility or a public development facility and meets any of the following criteria:(1) The project is a disaster preparedness and mitigation project, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Creating, upgrading, or rehabilitating evacuation or shelter areas.(B) Maintaining fairgrounds.(C) Upgrading or rehabilitating highways, streets, and roads used for emergency evacuations or identified in the local, regional, or state disaster response plan as priority ingress and egress routes for first responders.(D) A project identified as a disaster preparedness and mitigation project in the directives and requirements adopted to implement this article.(2) The project is a disaster recovery project, including, but not limited to, drainage, water supply, and flood control.(3) The project is a historic or cultural preservation, rehabilitation, or reconstruction project.63049.75. Article 3 (commencing with Section 63040), Article 4 (commencing with Section 63042), and Article 5 (commencing with Section 63043) shall not apply to grants provided by the bank pursuant to this article.63049.76. (a) (1) The bank may establish the Rural California Infrastructure Program for the purpose of making competitive grant awards to eligible local agencies for rural infrastructure projects pursuant to this article.(2) The bank shall not implement the program before adopting a resolution finding that there is sufficient money in the account to cover the costs of implementing the Rural California Infrastructure Program, including, but not limited to, appropriate oversight costs.(b) (1) Within six months of the bank adopting the resolution described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), the bank shall begin to accept grant applications from local agencies.(2) The bank shall administer at least one funding round within both the first and second year of program implementation.(c) The bank shall prioritize applications for projects that meet either of the following criteria:(1) The grant will fund no more than 50 percent of the total project cost.(2) The project is considered shovel ready.(d) Local agencies that are awarded a grant pursuant to this article may additionally leverage federal or private funding or private-public partnerships to complete the rural infrastructure project for which the grant was awarded.(e) The bank shall adopt directives and requirements to carry out the purposes of this article.(f) (1) Grants shall be awarded in a manner that ensures geographic equity.(2) At least 70 percent of the grant funds shall be used for rural infrastructure projects that address disaster preparedness, mitigation, and recovery.(3) Funds shall not be released until the local agency can demonstrate that it has the capacity and the full funding to complete the project.(g) Notwithstanding any other law, the bank may implement, in whole or in part, the Rural California Infrastructure Program with the administrative support of any bank staff, with the administrative costs of those staff being reimbursed from the account.(h) The bank may administer the program authorized pursuant to this article through one or more of the banks other programs, to the extent the requirements of this article are met.63049.77. (a) There is hereby established in the fund the Rural California Infrastructure Account. Notwithstanding Section 13340, moneys in the account are hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for purposes of this article.(b) On January 1, 2023, the Controller shall transfer one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) to the account.(c) The bank may create subaccounts in the account for purposes of implementing this article.(d) (1) To cover the costs of administering the program, each applicant shall pay a nonrefundable application fee that includes an amount equal to a proportional share of the costs of developing the program, reviewing applications, and monitoring and overseeing the program.(2) Fees paid pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited into the account for the purpose of administering the grant program created by this article.(e) Moneys allocated pursuant to subdivision (b) for purposes of administering this article may also be used to cover the costs of developing the program, reviewing applications, and monitoring and overseeing the program. If those moneys are used to cover these costs, the application fee described in subdivision (d) shall be reduced accordingly.63049.78. (a) On or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the bank shall submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795, regarding program activity in any fiscal year that the account receives funding or in which the bank administers grants pursuant to this article.(b) The report submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following items:(1) The total amount of moneys in the account and its subaccounts at the beginning and end of the most recently completed fiscal year.(2) The number of projects funded.(3) The number of jobs created and the number of jobs retained through program assistance in each fiscal year.(c) The bank may include the information required by this section in any annual report of the bank to the Governor and the Legislature in lieu of submitting a separate report for purposes of complying with this section. | |
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| 57 | 64 | Article 11. Rural California Infrastructure Act | |
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| 59 | 66 | 63049.73. This article shall be known as the Rural California Infrastructure Act. | |
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| 63 | 70 | 63049.73. This article shall be known as the Rural California Infrastructure Act. | |
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| 65 | 72 | 63049.74. As used in this article:(a) Account means the Rural California Infrastructure Account established pursuant to Section 63049.77.(b) Fund means the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Fund established pursuant to Section 63050.(c) Local agency means a special district, independent fire district, or county, with a population of less than 300,000 individuals according to the 2020 census data.(d) Rural infrastructure project means a project in a local agencys jurisdiction that is either an economic development facility or a public development facility and meets any of the following criteria:(1) The project is a disaster preparedness and mitigation project, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) Creating, upgrading, or rehabilitating evacuation or shelter areas.(B) Maintaining fairgrounds.(C) Upgrading or rehabilitating highways, streets, and roads used for emergency evacuations or identified in the local, regional, or state disaster response plan as priority ingress and egress routes for first responders.(D) A project identified as a disaster preparedness and mitigation project in the directives and requirements adopted to implement this article.(2) The project is a disaster recovery project, including, but not limited to, drainage, water supply, and flood control.(3) The project is a historic or cultural preservation, rehabilitation, or reconstruction project. | |
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| 69 | 76 | 63049.74. As used in this article: | |
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| 71 | 78 | (a) Account means the Rural California Infrastructure Account established pursuant to Section 63049.77. | |
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| 73 | 80 | (b) Fund means the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Fund established pursuant to Section 63050. | |
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| 75 | 82 | (c) Local agency means a special district, independent fire district, or county, with a population of less than 300,000 individuals according to the 2020 census data. | |
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| 77 | 84 | (d) Rural infrastructure project means a project in a local agencys jurisdiction that is either an economic development facility or a public development facility and meets any of the following criteria: | |
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| 79 | 86 | (1) The project is a disaster preparedness and mitigation project, including, but not limited to, all of the following: | |
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| 81 | 88 | (A) Creating, upgrading, or rehabilitating evacuation or shelter areas. | |
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| 83 | 90 | (B) Maintaining fairgrounds. | |
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| 85 | 92 | (C) Upgrading or rehabilitating highways, streets, and roads used for emergency evacuations or identified in the local, regional, or state disaster response plan as priority ingress and egress routes for first responders. | |
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| 87 | 94 | (D) A project identified as a disaster preparedness and mitigation project in the directives and requirements adopted to implement this article. | |
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| 89 | 96 | (2) The project is a disaster recovery project, including, but not limited to, drainage, water supply, and flood control. | |
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| 91 | 98 | (3) The project is a historic or cultural preservation, rehabilitation, or reconstruction project. | |
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| 93 | 100 | 63049.75. Article 3 (commencing with Section 63040), Article 4 (commencing with Section 63042), and Article 5 (commencing with Section 63043) shall not apply to grants provided by the bank pursuant to this article. | |
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| 97 | 104 | 63049.75. Article 3 (commencing with Section 63040), Article 4 (commencing with Section 63042), and Article 5 (commencing with Section 63043) shall not apply to grants provided by the bank pursuant to this article. | |
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| 99 | - | 63049.76. (a) (1) The bank may establish the Rural California Infrastructure Program for the purpose of making competitive grant awards to eligible local agencies for rural infrastructure projects pursuant to this article.(2) The bank shall not implement the program before adopting a resolution finding that there is sufficient money in the account to cover the costs of implementing the Rural California Infrastructure Program, including, but not limited to, appropriate oversight costs.(b) (1) Within six months of the bank adopting the resolution described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), the bank shall begin to accept grant applications from local agencies.(2) The bank shall administer at least one funding round within both the first and second year of program implementation.(c) The bank shall prioritize applications for projects that meet either of the following criteria:(1) The grant will fund no more than 50 percent of the total project cost.(2) The project is considered shovel ready. | |
| 106 | + | 63049.76. (a) (1) The bank may establish the Rural California Infrastructure Program for the purpose of making competitive grant awards to eligible local agencies for rural infrastructure projects pursuant to this article.(2) The bank shall not implement the program before adopting a resolution finding that there is sufficient money in the account to cover the costs of implementing the Rural California Infrastructure Program, including, but not limited to, appropriate oversight costs.(b) (1) Within six months of the bank adopting the resolution described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), the bank shall begin to accept grant applications from local agencies.(2) The bank shall administer at least one funding round within both the first and second year of program implementation.(c) The bank shall prioritize applications for projects that meet either of the following criteria:(1) The grant will fund no more than 50 percent of the total project cost.(2) The project is considered shovel ready.(d) Local agencies that are awarded a grant pursuant to this article may additionally leverage federal or private funding or private-public partnerships to complete the rural infrastructure project for which the grant was awarded.(e) The bank shall adopt directives and requirements to carry out the purposes of this article.(f) (1) Grants shall be awarded in a manner that ensures geographic equity.(2) At least 70 percent of the grant funds shall be used for rural infrastructure projects that address disaster preparedness, mitigation, and recovery.(3) Funds shall not be released until the local agency can demonstrate that it has the capacity and the full funding to complete the project.(g) Notwithstanding any other law, the bank may implement, in whole or in part, the Rural California Infrastructure Program with the administrative support of any bank staff, with the administrative costs of those staff being reimbursed from the account.(h) The bank may administer the program authorized pursuant to this article through one or more of the banks other programs, to the extent the requirements of this article are met. | |
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| 103 | 110 | 63049.76. (a) (1) The bank may establish the Rural California Infrastructure Program for the purpose of making competitive grant awards to eligible local agencies for rural infrastructure projects pursuant to this article. | |
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| 105 | 112 | (2) The bank shall not implement the program before adopting a resolution finding that there is sufficient money in the account to cover the costs of implementing the Rural California Infrastructure Program, including, but not limited to, appropriate oversight costs. | |
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| 107 | 114 | (b) (1) Within six months of the bank adopting the resolution described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), the bank shall begin to accept grant applications from local agencies. | |
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| 109 | 116 | (2) The bank shall administer at least one funding round within both the first and second year of program implementation. | |
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| 111 | 118 | (c) The bank shall prioritize applications for projects that meet either of the following criteria: | |
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| 113 | 120 | (1) The grant will fund no more than 50 percent of the total project cost. | |
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| 115 | - | (2) The project is considered shovel ready. | |
| 122 | + | (2) The project is considered shovel ready. | |
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| 117 | - | (d) Local agencies that are awarded a grant pursuant to this article may additionally leverage federal or private funding or | |
| 124 | + | (d) Local agencies that are awarded a grant pursuant to this article may additionally leverage federal or private funding or private-public partnerships to complete the rural infrastructure project for which the grant was awarded. | |
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| 119 | 126 | (e) The bank shall adopt directives and requirements to carry out the purposes of this article. | |
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| 121 | - | (f) (1)Grants | |
| 128 | + | (f) (1) Grants shall be awarded in a manner that ensures geographic equity. | |
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| 125 | - | (f) All grants shall comply with the following conditions: | |
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| 127 | - | (1) Grants shall be awarded in a manner that ensures geographic equity. | |
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| 129 | - | (2) At least 70 50 percent of the grant funds shall be used for rural infrastructure projects that address disaster preparedness, mitigation, and recovery. | |
| 130 | + | (2) At least 70 percent of the grant funds shall be used for rural infrastructure projects that address disaster preparedness, mitigation, and recovery. | |
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| 131 | 132 | (3) Funds shall not be released until the local agency can demonstrate that it has the capacity and the full funding to complete the project. | |
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| 134 | + | (g) Notwithstanding any other law, the bank may implement, in whole or in part, the Rural California Infrastructure Program with the administrative support of any bank staff, with the administrative costs of those staff being reimbursed from the account. | |
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| 136 | + | (h) The bank may administer the program authorized pursuant to this article through one or more of the banks other programs, to the extent the requirements of this article are met. | |
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| 137 | - | (A) The entity being awarded the contract for the project by the local agency has provided an enforceable commitment to the local agency that the entity, and its contractors and subcontractors at every tier, will use a skilled and trained workforce to perform all work on the project that falls within an apprenticeable occupation in the building and construction trades, in accordance with Chapter 2.9 (commencing with Section 2600) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code. | |
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| 139 | - | (B) The project for which the funding is to be paid is being performed under a project labor agreement that will bind the entity, and all its contractors and subcontractors at every tier, to use a skilled and trained workforce to complete the project. | |
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| 141 | - | (6) For purposes of this subdivision, project labor agreement has the same meaning as in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 2500 of the Public Contract Code. | |
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| 143 | - | (g) Notwithstanding any other law, the bank may implement, in whole or in part, the Rural California Infrastructure Program with the administrative support of any bank staff, with the administrative costs of those staff being reimbursed from the account. account established pursuant to Section 63049.77. | |
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| 145 | - | (h) The bank may administer the program authorized pursuant to this article through one or more of the banks other programs, including, but not limited to, the Infrastructure State Revolving Fund Program of the I-Bank, to the extent the requirements of this article are met. | |
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| 147 | - | 63049.77. (a) There is hereby established in the fund the Rural California Infrastructure Account. Notwithstanding Section 13340, moneys in the account are hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for purposes of this article.(b) On January 1, 2023, the Controller shall transfer one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) to the account.(c) The bank may create subaccounts in the account for purposes of implementing this article.(d) (1) To cover the costs of administering the program, each applicant shall pay a nonrefundable application fee that includes an amount equal to a proportional share of the costs of developing the program, reviewing applications, and program and reviewing applications. Applicants awarded a grant will pay a nonrefundable fee that includes an amount equal to a proportional share of the costs of monitoring and overseeing the program.(2) Fees paid pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited into the account for the purpose of administering the grant program created by this article.(e) Moneys allocated pursuant to subdivision (b) for purposes of administering this article may also be used to cover the costs of developing the program, reviewing applications, and monitoring and overseeing the program. If those moneys are used to cover these costs, the application fee fees described in subdivision (d) shall be reduced accordingly. | |
| 138 | + | 63049.77. (a) There is hereby established in the fund the Rural California Infrastructure Account. Notwithstanding Section 13340, moneys in the account are hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for purposes of this article.(b) On January 1, 2023, the Controller shall transfer one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) to the account.(c) The bank may create subaccounts in the account for purposes of implementing this article.(d) (1) To cover the costs of administering the program, each applicant shall pay a nonrefundable application fee that includes an amount equal to a proportional share of the costs of developing the program, reviewing applications, and monitoring and overseeing the program.(2) Fees paid pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited into the account for the purpose of administering the grant program created by this article.(e) Moneys allocated pursuant to subdivision (b) for purposes of administering this article may also be used to cover the costs of developing the program, reviewing applications, and monitoring and overseeing the program. If those moneys are used to cover these costs, the application fee described in subdivision (d) shall be reduced accordingly. | |
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| 151 | 142 | 63049.77. (a) There is hereby established in the fund the Rural California Infrastructure Account. Notwithstanding Section 13340, moneys in the account are hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for purposes of this article. | |
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| 153 | 144 | (b) On January 1, 2023, the Controller shall transfer one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) to the account. | |
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| 155 | 146 | (c) The bank may create subaccounts in the account for purposes of implementing this article. | |
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| 157 | - | (d) (1) To cover the costs of administering the program, each applicant shall pay a nonrefundable application fee that includes an amount equal to a proportional share of the costs of developing the program, reviewing applications, and | |
| 148 | + | (d) (1) To cover the costs of administering the program, each applicant shall pay a nonrefundable application fee that includes an amount equal to a proportional share of the costs of developing the program, reviewing applications, and monitoring and overseeing the program. | |
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| 159 | 150 | (2) Fees paid pursuant to this subdivision shall be deposited into the account for the purpose of administering the grant program created by this article. | |
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| 161 | - | (e) Moneys allocated pursuant to subdivision (b) for purposes of administering this article may also be used to cover the costs of developing the program, reviewing applications, and monitoring and overseeing the program. If those moneys are used to cover these costs, the application fee | |
| 152 | + | (e) Moneys allocated pursuant to subdivision (b) for purposes of administering this article may also be used to cover the costs of developing the program, reviewing applications, and monitoring and overseeing the program. If those moneys are used to cover these costs, the application fee described in subdivision (d) shall be reduced accordingly. | |
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| 163 | - | 63049.78. (a) On or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the bank shall submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795, regarding program activity in any fiscal year that the account receives funding or in which the bank administers grants pursuant to this article.(b) The report submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following items:(1) The total amount of moneys in the account and its subaccounts at the beginning and end of the most recently completed fiscal year.(2) The number of projects funded. | |
| 154 | + | 63049.78. (a) On or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the bank shall submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795, regarding program activity in any fiscal year that the account receives funding or in which the bank administers grants pursuant to this article.(b) The report submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following items:(1) The total amount of moneys in the account and its subaccounts at the beginning and end of the most recently completed fiscal year.(2) The number of projects funded.(3) The number of jobs created and the number of jobs retained through program assistance in each fiscal year.(c) The bank may include the information required by this section in any annual report of the bank to the Governor and the Legislature in lieu of submitting a separate report for purposes of complying with this section. | |
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| 167 | 158 | 63049.78. (a) On or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the bank shall submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795, regarding program activity in any fiscal year that the account receives funding or in which the bank administers grants pursuant to this article. | |
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| 169 | 160 | (b) The report submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following items: | |
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| 171 | 162 | (1) The total amount of moneys in the account and its subaccounts at the beginning and end of the most recently completed fiscal year. | |
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| 173 | - | (2) The number of projects funded. | |
| 164 | + | (2) The number of projects funded. | |
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| 175 | 166 | (3) The number of jobs created and the number of jobs retained through program assistance in each fiscal year. | |
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| 168 | + | (c) The bank may include the information required by this section in any annual report of the bank to the Governor and the Legislature in lieu of submitting a separate report for purposes of complying with this section. | |
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| 179 | - | (c) The bank may include the information required by this section in any annual report of the bank to the Governor and the Legislature in lieu of submitting a separate report for purposes of complying with this section. | |
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| 174 | + | (a)Emergency plans means those official and approved documents that describe the principles and methods to be applied in carrying out emergency operations or rendering mutual aid during emergencies. These plans include such elements as continuity of government, the emergency services of governmental agencies, mobilization of resources, mutual aid, and public information. | |
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| 178 | + | (b)State Emergency Plan means the State of California Emergency Plan, as approved by the Governor. |