Eloise Reyes
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 29
Author
The California Constitution establishes the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) , with jurisdiction over all public utilities, as defined. Existing decisions of the PUC institute an Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) to fund renewable energy and research, development, and demonstration programs. Existing law creates in the State Treasury the Electric Program Investment Charge Fund to be administered by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) and requires the PUC to forward to the Energy Commission at least quarterly moneys for those EPIC programs the PUC has determined should be administered by the Energy Commission for deposit in the fund. Existing law requires the Energy Commission, in administering moneys in the fund for research, development, and demonstration programs, to develop and implement the EPIC program for the purpose of awarding funds to projects that may lead to technological advancement and breakthroughs to overcome barriers that prevent the achievement of the state's statutory energy goals and that may result in a portfolio of projects that are strategically focused and sufficiently narrow to make advancement on the most significant technological challenges. Existing law requires the Energy Commission to prepare and submit to Legislature an annual report regarding the operation of the EPIC program. This bill would require the Energy Commission, until July 1, 2023, to allocate at least 25% of the moneys in the fund for technology demonstration and deployment at sites located in, and benefiting, disadvantaged communities, as defined. The bill would require the Energy Commission to allocate at least an additional 10% of the moneys in the fund for technology demonstration and deployment at sites located in, and benefiting, low-income communities, as defined. The bill would require the Energy Commission, under the EPIC program, to take into account adverse localized health impacts of proposed projects to the greatest extent possible, and give preference for funding to clean energy projects that benefit residents of low-income or disadvantaged communities. The bill would require the annual report regarding the operation of the EPIC program to include a description of the impact on program administration resulting from awarding funds to disadvantaged and low-income communities pursuant to the above provisions, including any information that would help the Legislature determine whether to reauthorize those allocations beyond June 30, 2023.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 551, Statutes of 2017.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12 p.m.
Reconsideration granted. (Page 3381.)
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 51. Noes 24. Page 3381.).
Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended. (Page 3254.)
Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Reyes.
Assembly refused to concur in Senate amendments. (Ayes 40. Noes 26. Page 3341.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 2704.).
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 1).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 20).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 20. Page 1784.)
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Ayes 45. Noes 25. Page 1612.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (April 26).
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (March 29).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB523 | HTML |
| 02/13/17 - Introduced | |
| 04/04/17 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/18/17 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/13/17 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/28/17 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/06/17 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/15/17 - Enrolled | |
| 10/07/17 - Chaptered |
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