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CA Pub Res Code § 75126 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006|CHAPTER 13 - Strategic Growth Council and Climate Change Reduction|Section 75126.

75126.  (a) An applicant shall declare, in the application submitted to the council for financial assistance for a plan or project pursuant to this chapter, the applicant’s intention to follow a detailed budget and schedule for the completion of the plan or project. The budget and schedule shall be of sufficient detail to allow the council to assess the progress of the applicant at regular intervals.(b) A project or plan funded pursuant to this chapter shall meet both of the following criteria:(1) Be consistent with the state’s planning policies pursuant to Section 65041.1 of the Government Code.(2) Reduce, on as permanent a basis that is feasible, greenhouse gas emissions consistent with the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code), and any applicable regional plan.(c) The council may develop additional minimum requirements and priorities for a project or plan proposed in a grant and loan application, including those related to improving air quality.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 729, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2008. Note: Pursuant to Stats. 2008, Ch. 729, Sec. 5, the provisions of Division 43 added on Nov. 7, 2006, by initiative Prop. 84 (Sections 75001 to 75090) prevail over any conflicting provision of Ch. 729.)
CA Pub Res Code § 75127 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006|CHAPTER 13 - Strategic Growth Council and Climate Change Reduction|Section 75127.

75127.  (a) To support the planning and development of sustainable communities, the council shall manage and award financial assistance to a city or county for preparing, adopting, and implementing a general plan or general plan element that is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote water conservation, reduce automobile use and fuel consumption, encourage greater infill and compact development, protect natural resources and agricultural lands, and revitalize urban and community centers.(b) For the purposes of this section, the preparation and adoption of a general plan may include a comprehensive update of a general plan, amendment or adoption of an individual element of a general plan, or any other revision consistent with the intent of Section 75065.(c) For the purposes of this section, the implementation of a general plan may include amendment or adoption of a specific plan, community plan, zoning ordinance, or any other plan, ordinance, or policy that is consistent with the intent of Section 75065.(d) The funding provided pursuant to this section for the preparation, adoption, and implementation of a general plan may also include funding any activity necessary to conform a general plan to a regional plan.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 729, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2008. Note: Pursuant to Stats. 2008, Ch. 729, Sec. 5, the provisions of Division 43 added on Nov. 7, 2006, by initiative Prop. 84 (Sections 75001 to 75090) prevail over any conflicting provision of Ch. 729.)
CA Pub Res Code § 75128 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006|CHAPTER 13 - Strategic Growth Council and Climate Change Reduction|Section 75128.

75128.  (a) To support the planning and development of sustainable communities, the council shall manage and award financial assistance to a council of governments, metropolitan planning organization, regional transportation planning agency, city, county, or joint powers authority, to develop, adopt or implement a regional plan or other planning instrument consistent with a regional plan that improves air and water quality, improves natural resource protection, increases the availability of affordable housing, improves transportation, meets the goals of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code), and encourages sustainable land use. The financial assistance provided pursuant to this section shall be funded from moneys made available pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 75065.(b) In awarding financial assistance pursuant to this section, the council shall give first priority to an application seeking funding to add or enhance elements of a regional plan that are not funded with federal moneys.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 729, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2008. Note: Pursuant to Stats. 2008, Ch. 729, Sec. 5, the provisions of Division 43 added on Nov. 7, 2006, by initiative Prop. 84 (Sections 75001 to 75090) prevail over any conflicting provision of Ch. 729.)
CA Pub Res Code § 75130 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006|CHAPTER 13 - Strategic Growth Council and Climate Change Reduction|Section 75130.

75130.  This chapter does not authorize the council to take an action with regard to the exercise of a local government’s land use permitting authority.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 729, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2008. Note: Pursuant to Stats. 2008, Ch. 729, Sec. 5, the provisions of Division 43 added on Nov. 7, 2006, by initiative Prop. 84 (Sections 75001 to 75090) prevail over any conflicting provision of Ch. 729.)
CA Pub Res Code § 75220 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 44 - Transit, Affordable Housing, and Sustainable Communities Program|PART 2 - Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program|Section 75220.

75220.  (a) The Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program is hereby created to fund transformative capital improvements, as defined in subdivision (d), that will modernize California’s intercity, commuter, and urban rail systems and bus and ferry transit systems to achieve all of the following policy objectives:(1) Reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.(2) Expand and improve transit service to increase ridership.(3) Integrate the rail service of the state’s various rail operators, including integration with the high-speed rail system.(4) Improve transit safety.(b) The Transportation Agency shall evaluate applications consistent with the criteria set forth in this part and approve a multiyear program of projects for funding pursuant to Section 75224, which may be revised as necessary.(c) The California Transportation Commission shall allocate funding to applicants pursuant to the program of projects approved by the Transportation Agency.(d) “Transformative capital improvement” means a rail, bus, or ferry transit project that will significantly reduce vehicle miles traveled, congestion, and greenhouse gas emissions by creating a new transit system, increasing the capacity of an existing transit system, or otherwise significantly increasing the ridership of a transit system.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 710, Sec. 1. (SB 9) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Pub Res Code § 75222 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 44 - Transit, Affordable Housing, and Sustainable Communities Program|PART 2 - Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program|Section 75222.

75222.  (a) Applications for grants under the program shall be submitted to the Transportation Agency for evaluation in accordance with procedures and program guidelines approved by the agency. An eligible applicant may submit an application to the agency to fund a project over multiple fiscal years. The agency may make multiyear funding commitments for projects that are proposed by an eligible applicant to be funded from the program over a period of more than one fiscal year.(b) The application shall define the project purpose, intended scope, proposed cost, intended funding sources, and schedule for project completion.(c) The application shall specify the phases of work for which an eligible applicant is seeking an allocation of moneys from the program.(d) The application shall identify the sources and timing of all moneys required to undertake and complete any phase of a project for which an eligible applicant is seeking an allocation of moneys from the program. The application shall also describe intended sources and timing of funding to complete any subsequent phases of the project, through construction or procurement.(e) The application shall include information describing the funding sources and approach to ensuring that ongoing operating and maintenance costs of the project are funded through the useful life of the project, as applicable.(f) Eligible applicants may submit more than one application for grants under the program pursuant to this section.(g) An eligible applicant may use a project study report or equivalent document to demonstrate eligibility of a project for inclusion in the multiyear program of projects pursuant to Section 75224. The project study report or equivalent document shall, at a minimum, be adequate to define and justify the project scope, cost, and schedule for the project application.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 710, Sec. 3. (SB 9) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Pub Res Code § 75223 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 44 - Transit, Affordable Housing, and Sustainable Communities Program|PART 2 - Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program|Section 75223.

75223.  (a) The Transportation Agency shall conduct at least two public workshops on draft program guidelines containing selection criteria prior to approval and shall post the draft guidelines on the agency’s Internet Web site at least 30 days prior to the first public workshop. Concurrent with the posting, the agency shall transmit the draft guidelines to the fiscal committees and the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.(b) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) does not apply to the development and approval of procedures and program guidelines for the program pursuant to this section.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 710, Sec. 4. (SB 9) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Pub Res Code § 75224 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 44 - Transit, Affordable Housing, and Sustainable Communities Program|PART 2 - Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program|Section 75224.

75224.  (a) No later than July 1, 2018, the Transportation Agency shall approve a program of projects, which shall cover a period of five fiscal years, beginning with the 2018–19 fiscal year.(b) The Transportation Agency shall approve each subsequent program of projects not later than April 1 of each even-numbered year. Each subsequent program shall cover a period of five fiscal years, beginning July 1 of the year of approval, and shall be a statement of intent by the Transportation Agency for the allocation and expenditure of moneys during those five fiscal years.(c) In developing the program of projects, and consistent with the consideration of all other criteria for individual projects, the Transportation Agency shall seek to maximize the total amount of reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases that would be achieved under the program.(d) For a project to be funded from the program over a period of more than one fiscal year, the Transportation Agency, at the request of an eligible applicant and in cooperation with the commission, shall enter into and execute a multiyear funding agreement with the eligible applicant for the project for an amount of program moneys and for any duration, as determined jointly by the agency and applicant.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 710, Sec. 5. (SB 9) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Pub Res Code § 75225 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 44 - Transit, Affordable Housing, and Sustainable Communities Program|PART 2 - Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program|Section 75225.

75225.  (a) A lead applicant agency may apply to the commission for a letter of no prejudice for a project or for any component of a project included in the program of projects approved by the Transportation Agency. If approved by the commission, the letter of no prejudice shall allow the lead applicant agency to expend its own moneys for the project or any component of the project and to be eligible for future reimbursement, as applicable, from moneys available for the program from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, created pursuant to Section 16428.8 of the Government Code, or from moneys available for the program pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 11053 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.(b) The amount expended under subdivision (a) shall be reimbursed by the state from moneys available for the program if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The project or project component for which the letter of no prejudice was requested has commenced, and the regional or local expenditures have been incurred.(2) The expenditures made by the lead applicant agency are eligible for reimbursement in accordance with applicable laws and procedures. If expenditures made by the lead applicant agency are determined to be ineligible, the state has no obligation to reimburse those expenditures.(3) The lead applicant agency complies with all legal requirements for the project, including the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)).(4) There are moneys designated for the program that are sufficient to make the reimbursement payment.(c) The lead applicant agency and the commission shall enter into an agreement governing reimbursement as described in this section. The timing and final amount of reimbursement is dependent on the terms of the agreement and the availability of moneys for the program.(d) The commission, in consultation with intercity, commuter, urban rail, and other public transit entities, may develop guidelines to implement this section.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 255, Sec. 4. (AB 135) Effective September 16, 2017.)
CA Pub Res Code § 75231 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 44 - Transit, Affordable Housing, and Sustainable Communities Program|PART 3 - Low Carbon Transit Operations Program|Section 75231.

75231.  (a) A recipient transit agency under the program created pursuant to Section 75230 may apply to the Department of Transportation for a letter of no prejudice for any eligible expenditures under the program, including operating assistance, for which the department has authorized a disbursement of funds. If approved by the department, the letter of no prejudice shall allow the recipient transit agency to expend its own moneys for the expenditures and to be eligible for future reimbursement from moneys available for the program.(b) The amount expended under subdivision (a) shall be reimbursed by the state from moneys available for the program if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The expenditures for which the letter of no prejudice was requested have commenced, and any regional or local expenditures, if applicable, have been incurred.(2) The expenditures made by the recipient transit agency are eligible under the program. If expenditures made by the recipient transit agency are determined to be ineligible, the state has no obligation to reimburse those expenditures.(3) The recipient transit agency complies with all applicable legal requirements for the expenditures, including the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)), and civil rights and environmental justice obligations under state and federal law. Nothing in this section shall be construed to expand or extend the applicability of those laws to recipient transit agencies.(4) There are moneys in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund designated for the program and from the recipient transit agency’s formula allocation share as determined pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 39719 of the Health and Safety Code that are sufficient to make the reimbursement payment.(c) The recipient transit agency and the Department of Transportation shall enter into an agreement governing reimbursement as described in this section. The timing and final amount of reimbursement shall be dependent on the terms of the agreement and the availability of moneys in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for the program.(d) The Department of Transportation, in consultation with recipient public transit agencies, may develop guidelines to implement this section.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 479, Sec. 2. (SB 824) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Res Code § 75240 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 44 - Transit, Affordable Housing, and Sustainable Communities Program|PART 4 - Transformative Climate Communities Program|Section 75240.

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 described in Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code. By making such 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.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 371, Sec. 1. (AB 2722) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Res Code § 75241 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 44 - Transit, Affordable Housing, and Sustainable Communities Program|PART 4 - Transformative Climate Communities Program|Section 75241.

75241.  (a) The Strategic Growth Council shall award competitive grants to eligible entities through an application process. An eligible entity, including, but not limited to, a nonprofit organization, a community-based organization, a faith-based organization, a coalition or association of nonprofit organizations, a community development finance institution, a community development corporation, a local agency, a joint powers authority, or a tribal government, shall demonstrate multistakeholder partnerships with local agencies, community-based organizations, labor groups, workforce investment boards, and other stakeholders, as appropriate. The Strategic Growth Council shall award grants for projects that demonstrate community engagement in all phases.(b) (1) In awarding grants, the Strategic Growth Council shall make grant selections for plan development contingent on the implementation of one or more projects identified by the plan.(2) In awarding grants, the Strategic Growth Council may give priority to plans and projects that cover areas that have a high proportion of census tracts identified as disadvantaged communities and that focus on communities that are most disadvantaged.(3) The Strategic Growth Council may award a grant over multiple years.(4) The Strategic Growth Council shall consider applicants for projects undertaken in disadvantaged communities located in unincorporated areas of a county.(c) To be eligible for funding under the program, a plan, and a project that implements a plan, shall demonstrate that it will achieve a reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases.(d) The California Environmental Protection Agency shall provide assistance in performing outreach to disadvantaged communities and assessing the environmental justice benefits of project awards.(e) Projects shall maximize climate, public health, environmental, workforce, and economic benefits.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 244. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Pub Res Code § 75242 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 44 - Transit, Affordable Housing, and Sustainable Communities Program|PART 4 - Transformative Climate Communities Program|Section 75242.

75242.  (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 shall fund technical assistance providers to assist in application development and project development and implementation.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 371, Sec. 1. (AB 2722) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Res Code § 75243 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 44 - Transit, Affordable Housing, and Sustainable Communities Program|PART 4 - Transformative Climate Communities Program|Section 75243.

75243.  (a) Before awarding funds under the program, the council shall develop guidelines and selection criteria for plan development and implementation of the program.(b) In adopting guidelines and selection criteria, the council shall consider comments, if any, from local governments, regional agencies, and other stakeholders. The council shall conduct outreach to disadvantaged communities to encourage comments on the draft guidelines and selection criteria from those communities.(c) In adopting the guidelines, the council shall consider whether eligible plans and projects avoid economic displacement of low-income disadvantaged community residents and businesses.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 371, Sec. 1. (AB 2722) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Res Code § 75244 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 44 - Transit, Affordable Housing, and Sustainable Communities Program|PART 4 - Transformative Climate Communities Program|Section 75244.

75244.  For notices of funding availability released after July 1, 2021, in awarding funds under the program, the council shall provide additional points or preference to jurisdictions that have adopted a housing element that has been found by the Department of Housing and Community Development to be in substantial compliance with the requirements of Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code pursuant to Section 65585 of the Government Code and that are designated prohousing pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 65589.9 of the Government Code, in the manner determined by the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 65589.9 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 159, Sec. 22. (AB 101) Effective July 31, 2019.)
CA Pub Res Code § 80000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 80000.

80000.  This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)
CA Pub Res Code § 80004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 46 - California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 80004.

80004.  An amount that equals not more than 5 percent of the funds allocated for a grant program pursuant to this division may be used to pay the administrative costs of that program.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)