Amended IN Senate March 09, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 989Introduced by Senator HertzbergFebruary 14, 2022 An act to amend Section 75240 of add Part 5 (commencing with Section 75250) to Division 44 of the Public Resources Code, relating to greenhouse gases. climate change.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 989, as amended, Hertzberg. Transformative Climate Communities Program: climate community plans. Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program: climate-beneficial projects: grant funding.Existing law establishes the Transformative Climate Communities Program, to be administered by the Strategic Growth Council, and requires the program to fund the development and implementation of neighborhood-level transformative climate community plans that include multiple, coordinated greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects that provide local economic, environmental, and health benefits to disadvantaged communities identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency. Existing law requires the council to award competitive grants to eligible entities, as specified, through an application process and to develop guidelines and selection criteria for plan development and implementation of the program, as provided.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision. establish the Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program, to be administered by the council, and would require the council to fund grants to develop and implement multibenefit, community-level, climate-beneficial projects to support community and landscape resiliency and workforce development. The bill would require the council to award competitive grants to eligible entities, as defined, through an application process, as provided. The bill would require the council, on or before July 1, 2023, to develop guidelines to implement the program and criteria to select projects eligible for grant funding that include, at a minimum, specified information related to community resiliency grants, landscape resiliency grants, and climate and career pathways grants.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Part 5 (commencing with Section 75250) is added to Division 44 of the Public Resources Code, to read:PART 5. Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program75250. For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Council means the Strategic Growth Council.(b) Eligible entity includes, but is not limited to, a nonprofit organization, a special district, a joint powers authority, or a tribal government that is eligible to apply for and receive grant funding from the council pursuant to the program.(c) Funded entity means an eligible entity that is awarded a grant by and receives grant funding from the council pursuant to the program.(d) Program means the Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program created pursuant to Section 75251.(e) Special district means any regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district formed pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Chapter 3 of Division 5.(f) Underresourced community means a community identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code. 75251. The Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program is hereby created, to be administered by the council. The council shall fund grants to develop and implement multibenefit, community-level, climate-beneficial projects to support community and landscape resiliency and workforce development.75252. (a) The council shall award competitive grants to eligible entities through an application process and implement the program to do all of the following:(1) Ensure that projects that receive grant funding maximize multibenefit, community-level, climate-beneficial projects that create community and landscape resiliency and workforce development benefits. (2) Make grant selections for plan development contingent on the implementation of one or more projects identified by the plan.(3) Disburse grants throughout the state to maximize the impacts and benefits of the program in as many communities as possible.(4) Ensure that the grant application process is simple and minimizes the resources necessary for an eligible entity to apply for grant funding.(b) In awarding grants pursuant to the program, the council may do both of the following:(1) Prioritize projects that are administered by a special district or a state conservancy.(2) Award to an eligible entity a grant over multiple years.(c) To be eligible for grant funding pursuant to the program, an eligible entity shall demonstrate that the project will reduce emissions of greenhouse gases or will remove barriers that will lead to greenhouse gas emissions reductions.75253. (a) The council and all funded entities shall endeavor to identify additional public and private sources of funding to sustain and expand the program.(b) The council may provide financial assistance, when necessary, to assist eligible entities with the grant application process and to assist funded entities with project development and implementation.75254. (a) Before awarding grant funding under the program, the council, on or before July 1, 2023, shall develop guidelines to implement the program and criteria to select projects eligible for grant funding.(b) In developing the guidelines and selection criteria required pursuant to subdivision (a), the council shall consider comments, if any, from local governments, regional agencies, and other stakeholders. The council shall conduct outreach to underresourced communities to encourage comments on the draft guidelines and selection criteria from those communities.(c) The guidelines and selection criteria developed by the council pursuant to subdivision (a), shall provide, at a minimum, for all of the following:(1) (A) Community resiliency grants to support the development of climate-beneficial projects with multiple benefits, including, but not limited to, affordable housing, community greening, and workforce development.(B) In awarding community resiliency grants, the council shall prioritize projects that maximize one or more of the following benefits:(i) Affordable housing.(ii) Urban greening.(iii) School greening.(iv) River parkways.(v) Parks.(vi) Urban tree canopies.(vii) Water capture and reuse.(viii) Workforce development.(ix) Active transportation and trails.(x) Zero- and near-zero emission vehicle technologies and infrastructure for underresourced communities. (C) The council shall attempt to do all of the following in its guidelines and selection criteria for community resiliency grants:(i) Incorporate the development of new affordable housing and the protection and restoration of existing affordable housing stock. (ii) Include provisions that leverage funding pursuant to the Housing-Related Parks Program established pursuant to Section 50701 of the Health and Safety Code, as appropriate.(iii) Use of a portion of funds by agencies or eligible entities to acquire and bank lands for future, integrated community climate resiliency projects. (iv) Promote nongovernmental organization partnerships, especially between conservation, environmental justice, community-based, public health, workforce development, and housing organizations. (v) Promote a portfolio approach to select projects to receive grant funding, including support for local organizations that work in the community.(vi) Support leveraging regional funds, including, but not necessarily limited to, funds from measures adopted by the County of Los Angeles, such as Measure A, Measure M, and Measure HHH in 2016, Measure H in 2017, and Measure W in 2018. (vii) Advance antidisplacement policies that promote equitable and sustainable project development without displacing existing communities. (viii) Ensure that a portion of grant funding is used to support underresourced communities. (D) Grant funds may be used for project and program costs that support project completion and maintenance, including any of the following:(i) Acquisition.(ii) Restoration.(iii) Enhancement.(iv) Planning.(v) Capacity.(vi) Construction.(vii) Technical assistance.(viii) Advanced payments.(ix) Maintenance and operations.(x) Community access. (2) (A) Landscape resiliency grants to support the development of climate-beneficial projects with multiple benefits, including, but not limited to, water conservation, watershed resiliency, wildlife and fish species enhancements, and natural landscapes resiliency.(B) In awarding landscape resiliency grants, the council shall prioritize projects that maximize one or more of the following benefits:(i) The coast and oceans.(ii) Natural lands.(iii) Natural Community Conservation Plan and Habitat Conservation Plan implementation.(iv) Wetlands and mountain meadows.(v) Wildfire management and restoration, including projects in the wildland urban interface. (C) The council shall attempt to do all of the following in its guidelines and selection criteria for landscape resiliency grants:(i) Promote nongovernmental organization partnerships, especially between conservation, environmental justice, and community-based organizations. (ii) Promote a portfolio approach to select projects to receive grant funding, including support for local organizations that work in the community.(iii) Support project deployment throughout the state. (iv) Support leveraging regional funds. (v) Advance antidisplacement policies that promote equitable and sustainable development without displacing existing communities. (vi) Ensure that a portion of grant funding is used to support underresourced communities.(D) Grant funds may be used for project and program costs that support project completion and maintenance, including any of the following:(i) Acquisition.(ii) Restoration.(iii) Enhancement.(iv) Planning.(v) Capacity.(vi) Construction.(vii) Technical assistance.(viii) Workforce development.(ix) Advanced payments.(x) Maintenance and operations.(xi) Community access. (3) Climate and career pathways grants to support the development of climate-beneficial projects with multiple benefits that incorporate partnerships with nonprofit organizations that provide certifications or placement services for jobs and careers in the natural resources field, including, but not limited to, fire and vegetative management, restoration, parks, and natural resources management.SECTION 1.Section 75240 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:75240.The Transformative Climate Communities Program is hereby created, to be administered by the Strategic Growth Council. The program shall fund the development and implementation of neighborhood-level transformative climate community plans that include multiple, coordinated greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects that provide local economic, environmental, and health benefits to disadvantaged communities, as identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code. By making these comprehensive public investments, it is the intent of the Legislature that private resources can be more effectively catalyzed to support innovative community and climate transformation in disadvantaged communities.
Amended IN Senate March 09, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 989Introduced by Senator HertzbergFebruary 14, 2022 An act to amend Section 75240 of add Part 5 (commencing with Section 75250) to Division 44 of the Public Resources Code, relating to greenhouse gases. climate change.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 989, as amended, Hertzberg. Transformative Climate Communities Program: climate community plans. Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program: climate-beneficial projects: grant funding.Existing law establishes the Transformative Climate Communities Program, to be administered by the Strategic Growth Council, and requires the program to fund the development and implementation of neighborhood-level transformative climate community plans that include multiple, coordinated greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects that provide local economic, environmental, and health benefits to disadvantaged communities identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency. Existing law requires the council to award competitive grants to eligible entities, as specified, through an application process and to develop guidelines and selection criteria for plan development and implementation of the program, as provided.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision. establish the Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program, to be administered by the council, and would require the council to fund grants to develop and implement multibenefit, community-level, climate-beneficial projects to support community and landscape resiliency and workforce development. The bill would require the council to award competitive grants to eligible entities, as defined, through an application process, as provided. The bill would require the council, on or before July 1, 2023, to develop guidelines to implement the program and criteria to select projects eligible for grant funding that include, at a minimum, specified information related to community resiliency grants, landscape resiliency grants, and climate and career pathways grants.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Senate March 09, 2022
Amended IN Senate March 09, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 989
Introduced by Senator HertzbergFebruary 14, 2022
Introduced by Senator Hertzberg
February 14, 2022
An act to amend Section 75240 of add Part 5 (commencing with Section 75250) to Division 44 of the Public Resources Code, relating to greenhouse gases. climate change.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 989, as amended, Hertzberg. Transformative Climate Communities Program: climate community plans. Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program: climate-beneficial projects: grant funding.
Existing law establishes the Transformative Climate Communities Program, to be administered by the Strategic Growth Council, and requires the program to fund the development and implementation of neighborhood-level transformative climate community plans that include multiple, coordinated greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects that provide local economic, environmental, and health benefits to disadvantaged communities identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency. Existing law requires the council to award competitive grants to eligible entities, as specified, through an application process and to develop guidelines and selection criteria for plan development and implementation of the program, as provided.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision. establish the Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program, to be administered by the council, and would require the council to fund grants to develop and implement multibenefit, community-level, climate-beneficial projects to support community and landscape resiliency and workforce development. The bill would require the council to award competitive grants to eligible entities, as defined, through an application process, as provided. The bill would require the council, on or before July 1, 2023, to develop guidelines to implement the program and criteria to select projects eligible for grant funding that include, at a minimum, specified information related to community resiliency grants, landscape resiliency grants, and climate and career pathways grants.
Existing law establishes the Transformative Climate Communities Program, to be administered by the Strategic Growth Council, and requires the program to fund the development and implementation of neighborhood-level transformative climate community plans that include multiple, coordinated greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects that provide local economic, environmental, and health benefits to disadvantaged communities identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency. Existing law requires the council to award competitive grants to eligible entities, as specified, through an application process and to develop guidelines and selection criteria for plan development and implementation of the program, as provided.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision. establish the Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program, to be administered by the council, and would require the council to fund grants to develop and implement multibenefit, community-level, climate-beneficial projects to support community and landscape resiliency and workforce development. The bill would require the council to award competitive grants to eligible entities, as defined, through an application process, as provided. The bill would require the council, on or before July 1, 2023, to develop guidelines to implement the program and criteria to select projects eligible for grant funding that include, at a minimum, specified information related to community resiliency grants, landscape resiliency grants, and climate and career pathways grants.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Part 5 (commencing with Section 75250) is added to Division 44 of the Public Resources Code, to read:PART 5. Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program75250. For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Council means the Strategic Growth Council.(b) Eligible entity includes, but is not limited to, a nonprofit organization, a special district, a joint powers authority, or a tribal government that is eligible to apply for and receive grant funding from the council pursuant to the program.(c) Funded entity means an eligible entity that is awarded a grant by and receives grant funding from the council pursuant to the program.(d) Program means the Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program created pursuant to Section 75251.(e) Special district means any regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district formed pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Chapter 3 of Division 5.(f) Underresourced community means a community identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code. 75251. The Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program is hereby created, to be administered by the council. The council shall fund grants to develop and implement multibenefit, community-level, climate-beneficial projects to support community and landscape resiliency and workforce development.75252. (a) The council shall award competitive grants to eligible entities through an application process and implement the program to do all of the following:(1) Ensure that projects that receive grant funding maximize multibenefit, community-level, climate-beneficial projects that create community and landscape resiliency and workforce development benefits. (2) Make grant selections for plan development contingent on the implementation of one or more projects identified by the plan.(3) Disburse grants throughout the state to maximize the impacts and benefits of the program in as many communities as possible.(4) Ensure that the grant application process is simple and minimizes the resources necessary for an eligible entity to apply for grant funding.(b) In awarding grants pursuant to the program, the council may do both of the following:(1) Prioritize projects that are administered by a special district or a state conservancy.(2) Award to an eligible entity a grant over multiple years.(c) To be eligible for grant funding pursuant to the program, an eligible entity shall demonstrate that the project will reduce emissions of greenhouse gases or will remove barriers that will lead to greenhouse gas emissions reductions.75253. (a) The council and all funded entities shall endeavor to identify additional public and private sources of funding to sustain and expand the program.(b) The council may provide financial assistance, when necessary, to assist eligible entities with the grant application process and to assist funded entities with project development and implementation.75254. (a) Before awarding grant funding under the program, the council, on or before July 1, 2023, shall develop guidelines to implement the program and criteria to select projects eligible for grant funding.(b) In developing the guidelines and selection criteria required pursuant to subdivision (a), the council shall consider comments, if any, from local governments, regional agencies, and other stakeholders. The council shall conduct outreach to underresourced communities to encourage comments on the draft guidelines and selection criteria from those communities.(c) The guidelines and selection criteria developed by the council pursuant to subdivision (a), shall provide, at a minimum, for all of the following:(1) (A) Community resiliency grants to support the development of climate-beneficial projects with multiple benefits, including, but not limited to, affordable housing, community greening, and workforce development.(B) In awarding community resiliency grants, the council shall prioritize projects that maximize one or more of the following benefits:(i) Affordable housing.(ii) Urban greening.(iii) School greening.(iv) River parkways.(v) Parks.(vi) Urban tree canopies.(vii) Water capture and reuse.(viii) Workforce development.(ix) Active transportation and trails.(x) Zero- and near-zero emission vehicle technologies and infrastructure for underresourced communities. (C) The council shall attempt to do all of the following in its guidelines and selection criteria for community resiliency grants:(i) Incorporate the development of new affordable housing and the protection and restoration of existing affordable housing stock. (ii) Include provisions that leverage funding pursuant to the Housing-Related Parks Program established pursuant to Section 50701 of the Health and Safety Code, as appropriate.(iii) Use of a portion of funds by agencies or eligible entities to acquire and bank lands for future, integrated community climate resiliency projects. (iv) Promote nongovernmental organization partnerships, especially between conservation, environmental justice, community-based, public health, workforce development, and housing organizations. (v) Promote a portfolio approach to select projects to receive grant funding, including support for local organizations that work in the community.(vi) Support leveraging regional funds, including, but not necessarily limited to, funds from measures adopted by the County of Los Angeles, such as Measure A, Measure M, and Measure HHH in 2016, Measure H in 2017, and Measure W in 2018. (vii) Advance antidisplacement policies that promote equitable and sustainable project development without displacing existing communities. (viii) Ensure that a portion of grant funding is used to support underresourced communities. (D) Grant funds may be used for project and program costs that support project completion and maintenance, including any of the following:(i) Acquisition.(ii) Restoration.(iii) Enhancement.(iv) Planning.(v) Capacity.(vi) Construction.(vii) Technical assistance.(viii) Advanced payments.(ix) Maintenance and operations.(x) Community access. (2) (A) Landscape resiliency grants to support the development of climate-beneficial projects with multiple benefits, including, but not limited to, water conservation, watershed resiliency, wildlife and fish species enhancements, and natural landscapes resiliency.(B) In awarding landscape resiliency grants, the council shall prioritize projects that maximize one or more of the following benefits:(i) The coast and oceans.(ii) Natural lands.(iii) Natural Community Conservation Plan and Habitat Conservation Plan implementation.(iv) Wetlands and mountain meadows.(v) Wildfire management and restoration, including projects in the wildland urban interface. (C) The council shall attempt to do all of the following in its guidelines and selection criteria for landscape resiliency grants:(i) Promote nongovernmental organization partnerships, especially between conservation, environmental justice, and community-based organizations. (ii) Promote a portfolio approach to select projects to receive grant funding, including support for local organizations that work in the community.(iii) Support project deployment throughout the state. (iv) Support leveraging regional funds. (v) Advance antidisplacement policies that promote equitable and sustainable development without displacing existing communities. (vi) Ensure that a portion of grant funding is used to support underresourced communities.(D) Grant funds may be used for project and program costs that support project completion and maintenance, including any of the following:(i) Acquisition.(ii) Restoration.(iii) Enhancement.(iv) Planning.(v) Capacity.(vi) Construction.(vii) Technical assistance.(viii) Workforce development.(ix) Advanced payments.(x) Maintenance and operations.(xi) Community access. (3) Climate and career pathways grants to support the development of climate-beneficial projects with multiple benefits that incorporate partnerships with nonprofit organizations that provide certifications or placement services for jobs and careers in the natural resources field, including, but not limited to, fire and vegetative management, restoration, parks, and natural resources management.SECTION 1.Section 75240 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:75240.The Transformative Climate Communities Program is hereby created, to be administered by the Strategic Growth Council. The program shall fund the development and implementation of neighborhood-level transformative climate community plans that include multiple, coordinated greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects that provide local economic, environmental, and health benefits to disadvantaged communities, as identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code. By making these comprehensive public investments, it is the intent of the Legislature that private resources can be more effectively catalyzed to support innovative community and climate transformation in disadvantaged communities.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Part 5 (commencing with Section 75250) is added to Division 44 of the Public Resources Code, to read:PART 5. Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program75250. For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Council means the Strategic Growth Council.(b) Eligible entity includes, but is not limited to, a nonprofit organization, a special district, a joint powers authority, or a tribal government that is eligible to apply for and receive grant funding from the council pursuant to the program.(c) Funded entity means an eligible entity that is awarded a grant by and receives grant funding from the council pursuant to the program.(d) Program means the Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program created pursuant to Section 75251.(e) Special district means any regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district formed pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Chapter 3 of Division 5.(f) Underresourced community means a community identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code. 75251. The Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program is hereby created, to be administered by the council. The council shall fund grants to develop and implement multibenefit, community-level, climate-beneficial projects to support community and landscape resiliency and workforce development.75252. (a) The council shall award competitive grants to eligible entities through an application process and implement the program to do all of the following:(1) Ensure that projects that receive grant funding maximize multibenefit, community-level, climate-beneficial projects that create community and landscape resiliency and workforce development benefits. (2) Make grant selections for plan development contingent on the implementation of one or more projects identified by the plan.(3) Disburse grants throughout the state to maximize the impacts and benefits of the program in as many communities as possible.(4) Ensure that the grant application process is simple and minimizes the resources necessary for an eligible entity to apply for grant funding.(b) In awarding grants pursuant to the program, the council may do both of the following:(1) Prioritize projects that are administered by a special district or a state conservancy.(2) Award to an eligible entity a grant over multiple years.(c) To be eligible for grant funding pursuant to the program, an eligible entity shall demonstrate that the project will reduce emissions of greenhouse gases or will remove barriers that will lead to greenhouse gas emissions reductions.75253. (a) The council and all funded entities shall endeavor to identify additional public and private sources of funding to sustain and expand the program.(b) The council may provide financial assistance, when necessary, to assist eligible entities with the grant application process and to assist funded entities with project development and implementation.75254. (a) Before awarding grant funding under the program, the council, on or before July 1, 2023, shall develop guidelines to implement the program and criteria to select projects eligible for grant funding.(b) In developing the guidelines and selection criteria required pursuant to subdivision (a), the council shall consider comments, if any, from local governments, regional agencies, and other stakeholders. The council shall conduct outreach to underresourced communities to encourage comments on the draft guidelines and selection criteria from those communities.(c) The guidelines and selection criteria developed by the council pursuant to subdivision (a), shall provide, at a minimum, for all of the following:(1) (A) Community resiliency grants to support the development of climate-beneficial projects with multiple benefits, including, but not limited to, affordable housing, community greening, and workforce development.(B) In awarding community resiliency grants, the council shall prioritize projects that maximize one or more of the following benefits:(i) Affordable housing.(ii) Urban greening.(iii) School greening.(iv) River parkways.(v) Parks.(vi) Urban tree canopies.(vii) Water capture and reuse.(viii) Workforce development.(ix) Active transportation and trails.(x) Zero- and near-zero emission vehicle technologies and infrastructure for underresourced communities. (C) The council shall attempt to do all of the following in its guidelines and selection criteria for community resiliency grants:(i) Incorporate the development of new affordable housing and the protection and restoration of existing affordable housing stock. (ii) Include provisions that leverage funding pursuant to the Housing-Related Parks Program established pursuant to Section 50701 of the Health and Safety Code, as appropriate.(iii) Use of a portion of funds by agencies or eligible entities to acquire and bank lands for future, integrated community climate resiliency projects. (iv) Promote nongovernmental organization partnerships, especially between conservation, environmental justice, community-based, public health, workforce development, and housing organizations. (v) Promote a portfolio approach to select projects to receive grant funding, including support for local organizations that work in the community.(vi) Support leveraging regional funds, including, but not necessarily limited to, funds from measures adopted by the County of Los Angeles, such as Measure A, Measure M, and Measure HHH in 2016, Measure H in 2017, and Measure W in 2018. (vii) Advance antidisplacement policies that promote equitable and sustainable project development without displacing existing communities. (viii) Ensure that a portion of grant funding is used to support underresourced communities. (D) Grant funds may be used for project and program costs that support project completion and maintenance, including any of the following:(i) Acquisition.(ii) Restoration.(iii) Enhancement.(iv) Planning.(v) Capacity.(vi) Construction.(vii) Technical assistance.(viii) Advanced payments.(ix) Maintenance and operations.(x) Community access. (2) (A) Landscape resiliency grants to support the development of climate-beneficial projects with multiple benefits, including, but not limited to, water conservation, watershed resiliency, wildlife and fish species enhancements, and natural landscapes resiliency.(B) In awarding landscape resiliency grants, the council shall prioritize projects that maximize one or more of the following benefits:(i) The coast and oceans.(ii) Natural lands.(iii) Natural Community Conservation Plan and Habitat Conservation Plan implementation.(iv) Wetlands and mountain meadows.(v) Wildfire management and restoration, including projects in the wildland urban interface. (C) The council shall attempt to do all of the following in its guidelines and selection criteria for landscape resiliency grants:(i) Promote nongovernmental organization partnerships, especially between conservation, environmental justice, and community-based organizations. (ii) Promote a portfolio approach to select projects to receive grant funding, including support for local organizations that work in the community.(iii) Support project deployment throughout the state. (iv) Support leveraging regional funds. (v) Advance antidisplacement policies that promote equitable and sustainable development without displacing existing communities. (vi) Ensure that a portion of grant funding is used to support underresourced communities.(D) Grant funds may be used for project and program costs that support project completion and maintenance, including any of the following:(i) Acquisition.(ii) Restoration.(iii) Enhancement.(iv) Planning.(v) Capacity.(vi) Construction.(vii) Technical assistance.(viii) Workforce development.(ix) Advanced payments.(x) Maintenance and operations.(xi) Community access. (3) Climate and career pathways grants to support the development of climate-beneficial projects with multiple benefits that incorporate partnerships with nonprofit organizations that provide certifications or placement services for jobs and careers in the natural resources field, including, but not limited to, fire and vegetative management, restoration, parks, and natural resources management.
SECTION 1. Part 5 (commencing with Section 75250) is added to Division 44 of the Public Resources Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
PART 5. Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program75250. For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Council means the Strategic Growth Council.(b) Eligible entity includes, but is not limited to, a nonprofit organization, a special district, a joint powers authority, or a tribal government that is eligible to apply for and receive grant funding from the council pursuant to the program.(c) Funded entity means an eligible entity that is awarded a grant by and receives grant funding from the council pursuant to the program.(d) Program means the Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program created pursuant to Section 75251.(e) Special district means any regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district formed pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Chapter 3 of Division 5.(f) Underresourced community means a community identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code. 75251. The Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program is hereby created, to be administered by the council. The council shall fund grants to develop and implement multibenefit, community-level, climate-beneficial projects to support community and landscape resiliency and workforce development.75252. (a) The council shall award competitive grants to eligible entities through an application process and implement the program to do all of the following:(1) Ensure that projects that receive grant funding maximize multibenefit, community-level, climate-beneficial projects that create community and landscape resiliency and workforce development benefits. (2) Make grant selections for plan development contingent on the implementation of one or more projects identified by the plan.(3) Disburse grants throughout the state to maximize the impacts and benefits of the program in as many communities as possible.(4) Ensure that the grant application process is simple and minimizes the resources necessary for an eligible entity to apply for grant funding.(b) In awarding grants pursuant to the program, the council may do both of the following:(1) Prioritize projects that are administered by a special district or a state conservancy.(2) Award to an eligible entity a grant over multiple years.(c) To be eligible for grant funding pursuant to the program, an eligible entity shall demonstrate that the project will reduce emissions of greenhouse gases or will remove barriers that will lead to greenhouse gas emissions reductions.75253. (a) The council and all funded entities shall endeavor to identify additional public and private sources of funding to sustain and expand the program.(b) The council may provide financial assistance, when necessary, to assist eligible entities with the grant application process and to assist funded entities with project development and implementation.75254. (a) Before awarding grant funding under the program, the council, on or before July 1, 2023, shall develop guidelines to implement the program and criteria to select projects eligible for grant funding.(b) In developing the guidelines and selection criteria required pursuant to subdivision (a), the council shall consider comments, if any, from local governments, regional agencies, and other stakeholders. The council shall conduct outreach to underresourced communities to encourage comments on the draft guidelines and selection criteria from those communities.(c) The guidelines and selection criteria developed by the council pursuant to subdivision (a), shall provide, at a minimum, for all of the following:(1) (A) Community resiliency grants to support the development of climate-beneficial projects with multiple benefits, including, but not limited to, affordable housing, community greening, and workforce development.(B) In awarding community resiliency grants, the council shall prioritize projects that maximize one or more of the following benefits:(i) Affordable housing.(ii) Urban greening.(iii) School greening.(iv) River parkways.(v) Parks.(vi) Urban tree canopies.(vii) Water capture and reuse.(viii) Workforce development.(ix) Active transportation and trails.(x) Zero- and near-zero emission vehicle technologies and infrastructure for underresourced communities. (C) The council shall attempt to do all of the following in its guidelines and selection criteria for community resiliency grants:(i) Incorporate the development of new affordable housing and the protection and restoration of existing affordable housing stock. (ii) Include provisions that leverage funding pursuant to the Housing-Related Parks Program established pursuant to Section 50701 of the Health and Safety Code, as appropriate.(iii) Use of a portion of funds by agencies or eligible entities to acquire and bank lands for future, integrated community climate resiliency projects. (iv) Promote nongovernmental organization partnerships, especially between conservation, environmental justice, community-based, public health, workforce development, and housing organizations. (v) Promote a portfolio approach to select projects to receive grant funding, including support for local organizations that work in the community.(vi) Support leveraging regional funds, including, but not necessarily limited to, funds from measures adopted by the County of Los Angeles, such as Measure A, Measure M, and Measure HHH in 2016, Measure H in 2017, and Measure W in 2018. (vii) Advance antidisplacement policies that promote equitable and sustainable project development without displacing existing communities. (viii) Ensure that a portion of grant funding is used to support underresourced communities. (D) Grant funds may be used for project and program costs that support project completion and maintenance, including any of the following:(i) Acquisition.(ii) Restoration.(iii) Enhancement.(iv) Planning.(v) Capacity.(vi) Construction.(vii) Technical assistance.(viii) Advanced payments.(ix) Maintenance and operations.(x) Community access. (2) (A) Landscape resiliency grants to support the development of climate-beneficial projects with multiple benefits, including, but not limited to, water conservation, watershed resiliency, wildlife and fish species enhancements, and natural landscapes resiliency.(B) In awarding landscape resiliency grants, the council shall prioritize projects that maximize one or more of the following benefits:(i) The coast and oceans.(ii) Natural lands.(iii) Natural Community Conservation Plan and Habitat Conservation Plan implementation.(iv) Wetlands and mountain meadows.(v) Wildfire management and restoration, including projects in the wildland urban interface. (C) The council shall attempt to do all of the following in its guidelines and selection criteria for landscape resiliency grants:(i) Promote nongovernmental organization partnerships, especially between conservation, environmental justice, and community-based organizations. (ii) Promote a portfolio approach to select projects to receive grant funding, including support for local organizations that work in the community.(iii) Support project deployment throughout the state. (iv) Support leveraging regional funds. (v) Advance antidisplacement policies that promote equitable and sustainable development without displacing existing communities. (vi) Ensure that a portion of grant funding is used to support underresourced communities.(D) Grant funds may be used for project and program costs that support project completion and maintenance, including any of the following:(i) Acquisition.(ii) Restoration.(iii) Enhancement.(iv) Planning.(v) Capacity.(vi) Construction.(vii) Technical assistance.(viii) Workforce development.(ix) Advanced payments.(x) Maintenance and operations.(xi) Community access. (3) Climate and career pathways grants to support the development of climate-beneficial projects with multiple benefits that incorporate partnerships with nonprofit organizations that provide certifications or placement services for jobs and careers in the natural resources field, including, but not limited to, fire and vegetative management, restoration, parks, and natural resources management.
PART 5. Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program75250. For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Council means the Strategic Growth Council.(b) Eligible entity includes, but is not limited to, a nonprofit organization, a special district, a joint powers authority, or a tribal government that is eligible to apply for and receive grant funding from the council pursuant to the program.(c) Funded entity means an eligible entity that is awarded a grant by and receives grant funding from the council pursuant to the program.(d) Program means the Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program created pursuant to Section 75251.(e) Special district means any regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district formed pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Chapter 3 of Division 5.(f) Underresourced community means a community identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code. 75251. The Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program is hereby created, to be administered by the council. The council shall fund grants to develop and implement multibenefit, community-level, climate-beneficial projects to support community and landscape resiliency and workforce development.75252. (a) The council shall award competitive grants to eligible entities through an application process and implement the program to do all of the following:(1) Ensure that projects that receive grant funding maximize multibenefit, community-level, climate-beneficial projects that create community and landscape resiliency and workforce development benefits. (2) Make grant selections for plan development contingent on the implementation of one or more projects identified by the plan.(3) Disburse grants throughout the state to maximize the impacts and benefits of the program in as many communities as possible.(4) Ensure that the grant application process is simple and minimizes the resources necessary for an eligible entity to apply for grant funding.(b) In awarding grants pursuant to the program, the council may do both of the following:(1) Prioritize projects that are administered by a special district or a state conservancy.(2) Award to an eligible entity a grant over multiple years.(c) To be eligible for grant funding pursuant to the program, an eligible entity shall demonstrate that the project will reduce emissions of greenhouse gases or will remove barriers that will lead to greenhouse gas emissions reductions.75253. (a) The council and all funded entities shall endeavor to identify additional public and private sources of funding to sustain and expand the program.(b) The council may provide financial assistance, when necessary, to assist eligible entities with the grant application process and to assist funded entities with project development and implementation.75254. (a) Before awarding grant funding under the program, the council, on or before July 1, 2023, shall develop guidelines to implement the program and criteria to select projects eligible for grant funding.(b) In developing the guidelines and selection criteria required pursuant to subdivision (a), the council shall consider comments, if any, from local governments, regional agencies, and other stakeholders. The council shall conduct outreach to underresourced communities to encourage comments on the draft guidelines and selection criteria from those communities.(c) The guidelines and selection criteria developed by the council pursuant to subdivision (a), shall provide, at a minimum, for all of the following:(1) (A) Community resiliency grants to support the development of climate-beneficial projects with multiple benefits, including, but not limited to, affordable housing, community greening, and workforce development.(B) In awarding community resiliency grants, the council shall prioritize projects that maximize one or more of the following benefits:(i) Affordable housing.(ii) Urban greening.(iii) School greening.(iv) River parkways.(v) Parks.(vi) Urban tree canopies.(vii) Water capture and reuse.(viii) Workforce development.(ix) Active transportation and trails.(x) Zero- and near-zero emission vehicle technologies and infrastructure for underresourced communities. (C) The council shall attempt to do all of the following in its guidelines and selection criteria for community resiliency grants:(i) Incorporate the development of new affordable housing and the protection and restoration of existing affordable housing stock. (ii) Include provisions that leverage funding pursuant to the Housing-Related Parks Program established pursuant to Section 50701 of the Health and Safety Code, as appropriate.(iii) Use of a portion of funds by agencies or eligible entities to acquire and bank lands for future, integrated community climate resiliency projects. (iv) Promote nongovernmental organization partnerships, especially between conservation, environmental justice, community-based, public health, workforce development, and housing organizations. (v) Promote a portfolio approach to select projects to receive grant funding, including support for local organizations that work in the community.(vi) Support leveraging regional funds, including, but not necessarily limited to, funds from measures adopted by the County of Los Angeles, such as Measure A, Measure M, and Measure HHH in 2016, Measure H in 2017, and Measure W in 2018. (vii) Advance antidisplacement policies that promote equitable and sustainable project development without displacing existing communities. (viii) Ensure that a portion of grant funding is used to support underresourced communities. (D) Grant funds may be used for project and program costs that support project completion and maintenance, including any of the following:(i) Acquisition.(ii) Restoration.(iii) Enhancement.(iv) Planning.(v) Capacity.(vi) Construction.(vii) Technical assistance.(viii) Advanced payments.(ix) Maintenance and operations.(x) Community access. (2) (A) Landscape resiliency grants to support the development of climate-beneficial projects with multiple benefits, including, but not limited to, water conservation, watershed resiliency, wildlife and fish species enhancements, and natural landscapes resiliency.(B) In awarding landscape resiliency grants, the council shall prioritize projects that maximize one or more of the following benefits:(i) The coast and oceans.(ii) Natural lands.(iii) Natural Community Conservation Plan and Habitat Conservation Plan implementation.(iv) Wetlands and mountain meadows.(v) Wildfire management and restoration, including projects in the wildland urban interface. (C) The council shall attempt to do all of the following in its guidelines and selection criteria for landscape resiliency grants:(i) Promote nongovernmental organization partnerships, especially between conservation, environmental justice, and community-based organizations. (ii) Promote a portfolio approach to select projects to receive grant funding, including support for local organizations that work in the community.(iii) Support project deployment throughout the state. (iv) Support leveraging regional funds. (v) Advance antidisplacement policies that promote equitable and sustainable development without displacing existing communities. (vi) Ensure that a portion of grant funding is used to support underresourced communities.(D) Grant funds may be used for project and program costs that support project completion and maintenance, including any of the following:(i) Acquisition.(ii) Restoration.(iii) Enhancement.(iv) Planning.(v) Capacity.(vi) Construction.(vii) Technical assistance.(viii) Workforce development.(ix) Advanced payments.(x) Maintenance and operations.(xi) Community access. (3) Climate and career pathways grants to support the development of climate-beneficial projects with multiple benefits that incorporate partnerships with nonprofit organizations that provide certifications or placement services for jobs and careers in the natural resources field, including, but not limited to, fire and vegetative management, restoration, parks, and natural resources management.
PART 5. Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program
PART 5. Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program
75250. For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) Council means the Strategic Growth Council.(b) Eligible entity includes, but is not limited to, a nonprofit organization, a special district, a joint powers authority, or a tribal government that is eligible to apply for and receive grant funding from the council pursuant to the program.(c) Funded entity means an eligible entity that is awarded a grant by and receives grant funding from the council pursuant to the program.(d) Program means the Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program created pursuant to Section 75251.(e) Special district means any regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district formed pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Chapter 3 of Division 5.(f) Underresourced community means a community identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.
75250. For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) Council means the Strategic Growth Council.
(b) Eligible entity includes, but is not limited to, a nonprofit organization, a special district, a joint powers authority, or a tribal government that is eligible to apply for and receive grant funding from the council pursuant to the program.
(c) Funded entity means an eligible entity that is awarded a grant by and receives grant funding from the council pursuant to the program.
(d) Program means the Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program created pursuant to Section 75251.
(e) Special district means any regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district formed pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Chapter 3 of Division 5.
(f) Underresourced community means a community identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.
75251. The Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program is hereby created, to be administered by the council. The council shall fund grants to develop and implement multibenefit, community-level, climate-beneficial projects to support community and landscape resiliency and workforce development.
75251. The Climate Change Preparedness, Resiliency, and Jobs for Communities Program is hereby created, to be administered by the council. The council shall fund grants to develop and implement multibenefit, community-level, climate-beneficial projects to support community and landscape resiliency and workforce development.
75252. (a) The council shall award competitive grants to eligible entities through an application process and implement the program to do all of the following:(1) Ensure that projects that receive grant funding maximize multibenefit, community-level, climate-beneficial projects that create community and landscape resiliency and workforce development benefits. (2) Make grant selections for plan development contingent on the implementation of one or more projects identified by the plan.(3) Disburse grants throughout the state to maximize the impacts and benefits of the program in as many communities as possible.(4) Ensure that the grant application process is simple and minimizes the resources necessary for an eligible entity to apply for grant funding.(b) In awarding grants pursuant to the program, the council may do both of the following:(1) Prioritize projects that are administered by a special district or a state conservancy.(2) Award to an eligible entity a grant over multiple years.(c) To be eligible for grant funding pursuant to the program, an eligible entity shall demonstrate that the project will reduce emissions of greenhouse gases or will remove barriers that will lead to greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
75252. (a) The council shall award competitive grants to eligible entities through an application process and implement the program to do all of the following:
(1) Ensure that projects that receive grant funding maximize multibenefit, community-level, climate-beneficial projects that create community and landscape resiliency and workforce development benefits.
(2) Make grant selections for plan development contingent on the implementation of one or more projects identified by the plan.
(3) Disburse grants throughout the state to maximize the impacts and benefits of the program in as many communities as possible.
(4) Ensure that the grant application process is simple and minimizes the resources necessary for an eligible entity to apply for grant funding.
(b) In awarding grants pursuant to the program, the council may do both of the following:
(1) Prioritize projects that are administered by a special district or a state conservancy.
(2) Award to an eligible entity a grant over multiple years.
(c) To be eligible for grant funding pursuant to the program, an eligible entity shall demonstrate that the project will reduce emissions of greenhouse gases or will remove barriers that will lead to greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
75253. (a) The council and all funded entities shall endeavor to identify additional public and private sources of funding to sustain and expand the program.(b) The council may provide financial assistance, when necessary, to assist eligible entities with the grant application process and to assist funded entities with project development and implementation.
75253. (a) The council and all funded entities shall endeavor to identify additional public and private sources of funding to sustain and expand the program.
(b) The council may provide financial assistance, when necessary, to assist eligible entities with the grant application process and to assist funded entities with project development and implementation.
75254. (a) Before awarding grant funding under the program, the council, on or before July 1, 2023, shall develop guidelines to implement the program and criteria to select projects eligible for grant funding.(b) In developing the guidelines and selection criteria required pursuant to subdivision (a), the council shall consider comments, if any, from local governments, regional agencies, and other stakeholders. The council shall conduct outreach to underresourced communities to encourage comments on the draft guidelines and selection criteria from those communities.(c) The guidelines and selection criteria developed by the council pursuant to subdivision (a), shall provide, at a minimum, for all of the following:(1) (A) Community resiliency grants to support the development of climate-beneficial projects with multiple benefits, including, but not limited to, affordable housing, community greening, and workforce development.(B) In awarding community resiliency grants, the council shall prioritize projects that maximize one or more of the following benefits:(i) Affordable housing.(ii) Urban greening.(iii) School greening.(iv) River parkways.(v) Parks.(vi) Urban tree canopies.(vii) Water capture and reuse.(viii) Workforce development.(ix) Active transportation and trails.(x) Zero- and near-zero emission vehicle technologies and infrastructure for underresourced communities. (C) The council shall attempt to do all of the following in its guidelines and selection criteria for community resiliency grants:(i) Incorporate the development of new affordable housing and the protection and restoration of existing affordable housing stock. (ii) Include provisions that leverage funding pursuant to the Housing-Related Parks Program established pursuant to Section 50701 of the Health and Safety Code, as appropriate.(iii) Use of a portion of funds by agencies or eligible entities to acquire and bank lands for future, integrated community climate resiliency projects. (iv) Promote nongovernmental organization partnerships, especially between conservation, environmental justice, community-based, public health, workforce development, and housing organizations. (v) Promote a portfolio approach to select projects to receive grant funding, including support for local organizations that work in the community.(vi) Support leveraging regional funds, including, but not necessarily limited to, funds from measures adopted by the County of Los Angeles, such as Measure A, Measure M, and Measure HHH in 2016, Measure H in 2017, and Measure W in 2018. (vii) Advance antidisplacement policies that promote equitable and sustainable project development without displacing existing communities. (viii) Ensure that a portion of grant funding is used to support underresourced communities. (D) Grant funds may be used for project and program costs that support project completion and maintenance, including any of the following:(i) Acquisition.(ii) Restoration.(iii) Enhancement.(iv) Planning.(v) Capacity.(vi) Construction.(vii) Technical assistance.(viii) Advanced payments.(ix) Maintenance and operations.(x) Community access. (2) (A) Landscape resiliency grants to support the development of climate-beneficial projects with multiple benefits, including, but not limited to, water conservation, watershed resiliency, wildlife and fish species enhancements, and natural landscapes resiliency.(B) In awarding landscape resiliency grants, the council shall prioritize projects that maximize one or more of the following benefits:(i) The coast and oceans.(ii) Natural lands.(iii) Natural Community Conservation Plan and Habitat Conservation Plan implementation.(iv) Wetlands and mountain meadows.(v) Wildfire management and restoration, including projects in the wildland urban interface. (C) The council shall attempt to do all of the following in its guidelines and selection criteria for landscape resiliency grants:(i) Promote nongovernmental organization partnerships, especially between conservation, environmental justice, and community-based organizations. (ii) Promote a portfolio approach to select projects to receive grant funding, including support for local organizations that work in the community.(iii) Support project deployment throughout the state. (iv) Support leveraging regional funds. (v) Advance antidisplacement policies that promote equitable and sustainable development without displacing existing communities. (vi) Ensure that a portion of grant funding is used to support underresourced communities.(D) Grant funds may be used for project and program costs that support project completion and maintenance, including any of the following:(i) Acquisition.(ii) Restoration.(iii) Enhancement.(iv) Planning.(v) Capacity.(vi) Construction.(vii) Technical assistance.(viii) Workforce development.(ix) Advanced payments.(x) Maintenance and operations.(xi) Community access. (3) Climate and career pathways grants to support the development of climate-beneficial projects with multiple benefits that incorporate partnerships with nonprofit organizations that provide certifications or placement services for jobs and careers in the natural resources field, including, but not limited to, fire and vegetative management, restoration, parks, and natural resources management.
75254. (a) Before awarding grant funding under the program, the council, on or before July 1, 2023, shall develop guidelines to implement the program and criteria to select projects eligible for grant funding.
(b) In developing the guidelines and selection criteria required pursuant to subdivision (a), the council shall consider comments, if any, from local governments, regional agencies, and other stakeholders. The council shall conduct outreach to underresourced communities to encourage comments on the draft guidelines and selection criteria from those communities.
(c) The guidelines and selection criteria developed by the council pursuant to subdivision (a), shall provide, at a minimum, for all of the following:
(1) (A) Community resiliency grants to support the development of climate-beneficial projects with multiple benefits, including, but not limited to, affordable housing, community greening, and workforce development.
(B) In awarding community resiliency grants, the council shall prioritize projects that maximize one or more of the following benefits:
(i) Affordable housing.
(ii) Urban greening.
(iii) School greening.
(iv) River parkways.
(v) Parks.
(vi) Urban tree canopies.
(vii) Water capture and reuse.
(viii) Workforce development.
(ix) Active transportation and trails.
(x) Zero- and near-zero emission vehicle technologies and infrastructure for underresourced communities.
(C) The council shall attempt to do all of the following in its guidelines and selection criteria for community resiliency grants:
(i) Incorporate the development of new affordable housing and the protection and restoration of existing affordable housing stock.
(ii) Include provisions that leverage funding pursuant to the Housing-Related Parks Program established pursuant to Section 50701 of the Health and Safety Code, as appropriate.
(iii) Use of a portion of funds by agencies or eligible entities to acquire and bank lands for future, integrated community climate resiliency projects.
(iv) Promote nongovernmental organization partnerships, especially between conservation, environmental justice, community-based, public health, workforce development, and housing organizations.
(v) Promote a portfolio approach to select projects to receive grant funding, including support for local organizations that work in the community.
(vi) Support leveraging regional funds, including, but not necessarily limited to, funds from measures adopted by the County of Los Angeles, such as Measure A, Measure M, and Measure HHH in 2016, Measure H in 2017, and Measure W in 2018.
(vii) Advance antidisplacement policies that promote equitable and sustainable project development without displacing existing communities.
(viii) Ensure that a portion of grant funding is used to support underresourced communities.
(D) Grant funds may be used for project and program costs that support project completion and maintenance, including any of the following:
(i) Acquisition.
(ii) Restoration.
(iii) Enhancement.
(iv) Planning.
(v) Capacity.
(vi) Construction.
(vii) Technical assistance.
(viii) Advanced payments.
(ix) Maintenance and operations.
(x) Community access.
(2) (A) Landscape resiliency grants to support the development of climate-beneficial projects with multiple benefits, including, but not limited to, water conservation, watershed resiliency, wildlife and fish species enhancements, and natural landscapes resiliency.
(B) In awarding landscape resiliency grants, the council shall prioritize projects that maximize one or more of the following benefits:
(i) The coast and oceans.
(ii) Natural lands.
(iii) Natural Community Conservation Plan and Habitat Conservation Plan implementation.
(iv) Wetlands and mountain meadows.
(v) Wildfire management and restoration, including projects in the wildland urban interface.
(C) The council shall attempt to do all of the following in its guidelines and selection criteria for landscape resiliency grants:
(i) Promote nongovernmental organization partnerships, especially between conservation, environmental justice, and community-based organizations.
(ii) Promote a portfolio approach to select projects to receive grant funding, including support for local organizations that work in the community.
(iii) Support project deployment throughout the state.
(iv) Support leveraging regional funds.
(v) Advance antidisplacement policies that promote equitable and sustainable development without displacing existing communities.
(vi) Ensure that a portion of grant funding is used to support underresourced communities.
(D) Grant funds may be used for project and program costs that support project completion and maintenance, including any of the following:
(i) Acquisition.
(ii) Restoration.
(iii) Enhancement.
(iv) Planning.
(v) Capacity.
(vi) Construction.
(vii) Technical assistance.
(viii) Workforce development.
(ix) Advanced payments.
(x) Maintenance and operations.
(xi) Community access.
(3) Climate and career pathways grants to support the development of climate-beneficial projects with multiple benefits that incorporate partnerships with nonprofit organizations that provide certifications or placement services for jobs and careers in the natural resources field, including, but not limited to, fire and vegetative management, restoration, parks, and natural resources management.
The Transformative Climate Communities Program is hereby created, to be administered by the Strategic Growth Council. The program shall fund the development and implementation of neighborhood-level transformative climate community plans that include multiple, coordinated greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects that provide local economic, environmental, and health benefits to disadvantaged communities, as identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code. By making these comprehensive public investments, it is the intent of the Legislature that private resources can be more effectively catalyzed to support innovative community and climate transformation in disadvantaged communities.