Bill Text: CA SB343 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Energy: efficiency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-07-12 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. [SB343 Detail]

Download: California-2011-SB343-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 343	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator De León

                        FEBRUARY 15, 2011

   An act to amend Section 25747 of the Public Resources Code,
relating to energy.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 343, as introduced, De León. Energy: renewable energy resources
program.
   The Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Act requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission to adopt guidelines governing the funding of
programs authorized pursuant to this act, at a publicly noticed
meeting offering all interested parties an opportunity to comment.
Substantive changes to the guidelines may not be adopted without at
least 10 days' written notice to the public.
   This bill would instead require that the public be given at least
14 days' written notice.
   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.  Section 25747 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
   25747.  (a) The commission shall adopt guidelines governing the
funding programs authorized under this chapter, at a publicly noticed
meeting offering all interested parties an opportunity to comment.
Substantive changes to the guidelines may not be adopted without at
least  10   14  days' written notice to the
public. The public notice of meetings required by this subdivision
may not be less than 30 days. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, any guidelines adopted pursuant to this chapter or Section
399.13 of the Public Utilities Code, shall be exempt from the
requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1
of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The Legislature
declares that the changes made to this subdivision by the act
amending this section during the 2002 portion of the 2001-02 Regular
Session are declaratory of, and not a change in existing law.
   (b) Funds to further the purposes of this chapter may be committed
for multiple years.
   (c) Awards made pursuant to this chapter are grants, subject to
appeal to the commission upon a showing that factors other than those
described in the guidelines adopted by the commission were applied
in making the awards and payments. Any actions taken by an applicant
to apply for, or become or remain eligible and registered to receive,
payments or awards, including satisfying conditions specified by the
commission, shall not constitute the rendering of goods, services,
or a direct benefit to the commission.
   (d) An award made pursuant to this chapter, the amount of the
award, and the terms and conditions of the grant are public
information.