California-2013-AB293-Amended

BILL NUMBER: AB 293	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 8, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 19, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Allen

                        FEBRUARY 11, 2013

   An act to add  and repeal  Chapter 5 (commencing with
Section 26230)  to  of  Division 16.3 of
 , and to repeal Section 26232 of,  the Public
Resources Code, relating to energy.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 293, as amended, Allen. Energy: California Clean Energy Jobs
Act: implementation.
   The California Clean Energy Jobs Act, an initiative enacted by
voters at the November 6, 2012, statewide general election as
Proposition 39, establishes the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund and
requires moneys in the fund be available for appropriation during
specified fiscal years for the purposes of funding specified
energy-related projects in school facilities and other public
facilities and projects related to job training and workforce
development for energy efficiency and clean energy projects, and
providing assistance to local governments in establishing
public-private partnerships that provide specified financial and
technical assistance for cost-effective retrofits.
   This bill would require the State Energy Resources Conservation
and Development Commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities
Commission and other appropriate state agencies, to develop a
program to award financial assistance for the above-described
purposes. The bill would require the State Energy Resources
Conservation and Development Commission  , on or before July
1, 2016, to submit to the Legislature a report on the progress of the
program, the applicants for funding, the exact disbursements of
funds and to whom, and recommendations to improve the allocation of
moneys in the fund.   to administer grants, loans, or
other financial assistance to eligible entities for the purpose of
funding eligible projects that create jobs in California by reducing
energy demand and consump   tion, to establish criteria for
the award of grants, loans, or other financial assistance that
include specified matter, and to maintain a public database of the
eligible entities that receive grants, loans, or   other
financial assistance through the program. The bill would require that
any eligible entity applying to the commission for a grant, loan, or
financial assistance solely to install a clean energy generation
project demonstrate to the commission that the entity has implemented
all cost-effective energy efficiency and demand response
improvements. The bill would require that an eligible entity
receiving a grant, loan, or other financial assistance from the Clean
Energy Job Creation Fund, submit a report to the Citizens Oversight
Board, no sooner than one year and not later than 15 months after
receiving the award, that includes specified information, and would
require the Citizens Oversight Board to annually report the
information it receives to the Legislature as part of its existing
reporting responsibilities and to post the report on a publicly
accessible Internet Web site. The bill would repeal these
requirements on January 1, 2021. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 26230) is added to
Division 16.3 of the Public Resources Code, to read:
      CHAPTER 5.  IMPLEMENTATION


   26230.  For the purposes of this chapter, "commission" means the
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
   26231.  The commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities
Commission and other state agencies deemed appropriate by the
commission, shall develop a program to award funding, on a
competitive basis, for purposes specified in Section 26205 in
accordance with the requirements of Section 26206. 
   26232.  (a) On or before July 1, 2016, the commission shall submit
to the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code,
a report on the progress of the program developed pursuant to
Section 26231, the applicants applying for funding under the program,
the exact disbursement of funds and to whom, and recommendations to
improve the allocation of moneys in the Job Creation Fund.
   (b) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this
section is repealed on January 1, 2021.  
   26232.  (a) The commission shall administer grants, loans, or
other financial assistance to eligible entities for the purpose of
funding eligible projects that create jobs in California by reducing
energy demand and consumption in accordance with this section.
   (b) The commission shall establish criteria for the award of
grants, loans, or other financial assistance that include, but are
not limited to, all of the following:
   (1) Standard methods for estimating energy benefits, including
reasonable assumptions for current and future costs of energy.
   (2) Licenses, certifications, or other qualifications for
contractors applicable to the occupations that perform the work,
provided that the commission shall not create any new licensing,
certification, or qualifications pursuant to this paragraph.
   (3) Limits for grants, loans, or other financial assistance for
each type of eligible project.
   (c) The commission shall maintain a public database of the
eligible entities that receive grants, loans, or other financial
assistance through the program. The database shall include relevant
metrics, to be determined by the commission, for electricity, gas,
and cost savings of the projects.
   (d) (1) Any incentives available from federal, state, and local
government, from a public utility, or another source used by the
entity awarded a grant, loan, or financial assistance, shall be used
to reduce the amount of the grant, loan, or financial assistance
awarded.
   (2) The sum of all incentives, grants, loans, or financial
assistance received by the entity, including grant, loan, or
financial assistance awarded pursuant to this chapter shall not
exceed the total cost of the eligible project.
   (e) Any eligible entity applying to the commission for a grant,
loan, or financial assistance solely to install a clean energy
generation project shall demonstrate to the commission that the
entity has implemented all cost-effective energy efficiency and
demand response improvements.  
   26233.  (a) Not sooner than one year and not later than 15 months
after an eligible entity receives a grant, loan, or other financial
assistance from the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund, the entity shall
submit a report to the Citizens Oversight Board created pursuant to
Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 26210) of Division 16.3
containing, to the extent applicable, all of the following
information:
   (1) The number of jobs created. For purposes of reporting job
creation, the eligible entity shall report both the number of direct
full-time jobs created and the job years for each job created.
   (2) The amount of energy saved.
   (3) The amount of new clean energy generation installed.
   (4) The number of trainees.
   (5) The portion of the financial assistance provided that was used
for administrative costs.
   (6) The amount of time between the award of financial assistance
and the completion of the project.
   (b) The Citizens Oversight Board shall report the information it
receives pursuant to subdivision (a) to the Legislature, in
compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, as part of its
responsibilities pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 26210. The
board's report shall be submitted annually, notwithstanding Section
10231.5 of the Government Code. The report shall also be posted on a
publicly accessible Internet Web site.  
   26234.  This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2021, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2021, deletes or extends
that date.