AB 693 — Multifamily Affordable Housing Solar Roofs Program.

Summary

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility, and requires that those rates and charges be just and reasonable. The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 establishes the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases. That act requires the state board to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit, as defined, to be achieved by 2020, equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990. The state board is authorized to include market-based compliance mechanisms to comply with the regulations. The implementing regulations adopted by the state board provide for the direct allocation of greenhouse gas allowances to electrical corporations pursuant to a market-based compliance mechanism. Existing law authorizes the commission to allocate 15% of these revenues for clean energy and energy efficiency projects established pursuant to statute that are administered by electrical corporations and requires the commission to direct the balance of the revenues to be credited directly to the residential, small business, and emissions-intensive trade-exposed retail customers of the electrical corporations, as specified. This bill would authorize a qualified 3rd-party administrator to administer the clean energy and energy efficiency projects. Existing law requires the commission to ensure that not less than 10% of the funds for the California Solar Initiative are utilized for the installation of solar energy systems, as defined, on low-income residential housing, as defined. Pursuant to this requirement, the commission adopted decisions that established the Single-Family Affordable Solar Homes Program and the Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing Program, pursuant to which the electrical corporations provide monetary incentives for the installation of solar energy systems on low-income residential housing. This bill would require the commission to annually authorize the allocation of $100,000,000 or 10% of available funds, whichever is less, beginning with the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2016, and ending with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, from the greenhouse gas allowance revenues received by electrical corporations set aside for clean energy and energy efficiency projects for the Multifamily Affordable Housing Solar Roofs Program, which the bill would create. The bill would require the commission to consider the most appropriate program administration, as specified, with not more than 10% of the allocated funds to be used for administration. The bill would require the commission to authorize, by June 30, 2017, the award of monetary incentives for solar energy systems, as defined, that are installed on qualified multifamily affordable housing properties, as defined, through December 31, 2030, with the target of the program being to install a combined generating capacity of at least 300 megawatts on qualified properties. The bill would require the commission to require that the electricity generated by qualifying solar energy systems installed on qualified multifamily affordable housing properties pursuant to the program be primarily used to offset electricity usage by low-income tenants. The bill would require that low-income tenants receive credits on utility bills from the program through tariffs that allow for the allocation of credits, as specified. The bill would require the commission, on or before July 30, 2020, and by July 30 of every third year thereafter through 2029, to submit an assessment, as specified, to the Legislature of the Multifamily Affordable Housing Solar Roofs Program. Existing law makes any public utility and any corporation or person other than a public utility that violates any part of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission guilty of a crime. Because the provisions of this bill require action by the commission to implement its requirements, a violation of these commission-ordered requirements would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new crime. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/08/15 - Chaptered Current pdf October 08, 2015
• Enrolled 09/16/15 - Enrolled pdf September 16, 2015
• Amended 09/04/15 - Amended Senate pdf September 04, 2015
• Amended 09/01/15 - Amended Senate pdf September 01, 2015
• Amended 08/18/15 - Amended Senate pdf August 18, 2015
• Amended 06/16/15 - Amended Senate pdf June 16, 2015
• Amended 04/30/15 - Amended Assembly pdf April 30, 2015
• Amended 03/26/15 - Amended Assembly pdf March 26, 2015
• Introduced 02/25/15 - Introduced pdf February 25, 2015
• AB693 View text html

Action History

1. October 08, 2015

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 582, Statutes of 2015.

2. October 08, 2015

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 23, 2015

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

4. September 11, 2015

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 51. Noes 28. Page 3202.).

5. September 11, 2015

   Action rescinded whereby the bill was re-referred to Com. on U. & C. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

6. September 11, 2015

   Re-referred to Com. on U. & C. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

7. September 10, 2015

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

8. September 10, 2015

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 14. Page 2705.).

9. September 08, 2015

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

10. September 04, 2015

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

11. September 01, 2015

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

12. August 31, 2015

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 27).

13. August 24, 2015

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

14. August 18, 2015

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

15. August 17, 2015

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (July 13).

16. July 06, 2015

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

17. June 18, 2015

    Re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C.

18. June 17, 2015

    Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

19. June 17, 2015

    Withdrawn from committee.

20. June 16, 2015

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

21. June 08, 2015

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

22. May 21, 2015

    Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and JUD.

23. May 11, 2015

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

24. May 11, 2015

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1390.)

25. May 06, 2015

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

26. May 05, 2015

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 5).

27. May 04, 2015

    Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

28. April 30, 2015

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.

29. April 06, 2015

    Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

30. March 26, 2015

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.

31. March 26, 2015

    Referred to Com. on B. & P.

32. February 26, 2015

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.

33. February 25, 2015

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Eggman · Primary
• Williams · Cosponsor

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