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CA Pub Res Code § 25711.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 8.1 - Electric Program Investment Charge Fund|Section 25711.7.

25711.7.  (a) The Public Utilities Commission shall not require the collection of funds pursuant to its Decision 12-05-037 (May 24, 2012), Phase 2 Decision Establishing Purposes and Governance for Electric Program Investment Charge and Establishing Funding Collections for 2013–2020, as corrected by Decision 12-07-001 (July 3, 2012), Order Correcting Error, and as modified by Decision 13-04-030 (April 18, 2013), Order Modifying Decision (D.) 12-05-037, and Denying Rehearing of Decision, as Modified, in an annual amount greater than the amount specified in those decisions.(b) This section does not modify, alter, or, in any way, affect the operation of Section 25712.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 356, Sec. 23. (SB 96) Effective September 26, 2013.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25711.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 8.1 - Electric Program Investment Charge Fund|Section 25711.8.

25711.8.  For a project related to the deployment of a microgrid, a recipient of moneys awarded pursuant to this chapter shall not expend those moneys for the purchase of diesel generators, including diesel backup generators.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 476, Sec. 2. (AB 1400) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25711.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 8.1 - Electric Program Investment Charge Fund|Section 25711.9.

25711.9.  (a) The commission shall consider, in the investment planning process for the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) program, funding for eligible biomass conversion, as defined in Section 40106, to energy projects using new and emerging technologies that maximize ratepayer and public benefits.(b) In determining the appropriate amount of EPIC funding for biomass conversion, the commission shall consider the recommendations of the State Air Resources Board and the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, and shall coordinate with the Natural Resources Agency, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, and the Department of Food and Agriculture about the need for biomass conversion.(c) The commission shall also consider opportunities to reduce short-lived climate pollutant emissions, generate carbon negative emissions, reduce wildfire impacts, and increase energy reliability.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 229, Sec. 2. (AB 322) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25712 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 8.1 - Electric Program Investment Charge Fund|Section 25712.

25712.  This chapter does not authorize the levy of a charge or any increase in the amount collected pursuant to any existing charge, nor does it add to, or detract from, any existing authority of the Public Utilities Commission to levy or increase charges.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 39, Sec. 97. (SB 1018) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25721 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 8.2 - Strategic Fuel Reserve|Section 25721.

25721.  The commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the Legislature, and the Attorney General by January 31, 2002. If the commission finds that it would be feasible to operate a strategic gas reserve to insulate California consumers and businesses from substantial, short-term price increases arising from refinery outages or other similar supply interruptions, the commission shall request specific statutory authority and funding for establishment of a reserve.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 936, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25722 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 8.3 - State Vehicle Fleet|Section 25722.

25722.  (a) On or before January 31, 2003, the commission, the Department of General Services, and the State Air Resources Board, in consultation with any other state agency that the commission, the department, and the state board deem necessary, shall develop and adopt fuel-efficiency specifications governing the purchase by the state of motor vehicles and replacement tires that, on an annual basis, will reduce petroleum consumption of the state vehicle fleet to the maximum extent practicable and cost-effective.(b) In developing the specifications, the commission and the department shall jointly conduct a study to examine state vehicle purchasing patterns, including the purchase of after market tires, and to analyze the costs and benefits of reducing the energy consumption of the state vehicle fleet by no less than 10 percent on or before January 1, 2005.(c) The study shall include an analysis of all of the following topics:(1) Use of alternative fuels.(2) Use of fuel-efficient vehicles.(3) Costs and benefits of decreasing the size of the state vehicle fleet.(4) Reduction in vehicle trips and increase in use of alternative means of transportation.(5) Improved vehicle maintenance.(6) Costs and benefits of using fuel-efficient tires relative to using retreaded tires, as described in the Retreaded Tire Program (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 42400) of Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code).(7) The costs and benefits of purchasing high fuel efficiency gasoline vehicles, including hybrid electric vehicles, instead of flexible fuel vehicles.(d) On or before January 31, 2003, and annually thereafter, the commission, the Department of General Services, and the State Air Resources Board, in consultation with any other state agency that the commission, the department, and the state board deem necessary, shall develop and adopt air pollution emission specifications governing the purchase by the state of passenger cars and light-duty trucks that meet or exceed California’s Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) standards for exhaust emissions (13 Cal. Code Regs. 1960.1).(e) If the study described in subdivision (b) determines that lower cost measures exist that deliver petroleum reductions equivalent to applicable federal requirements governing the state purchase of passenger cars and light-duty trucks, the state shall pursue a waiver from those federal requirements.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 912, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25722.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 8.3 - State Vehicle Fleet|Section 25722.7.

25722.7.  (a) In order to further achieve the policy objectives set forth in Sections 25000.5, 25722, and 25722.5, the Department of General Services, in consultation with the commission, shall establish a minimum fuel economy standard that is above the standard, as it existed on January 1, 2007, established pursuant to Section 3620.1 of the State Administrative Manual, for the purchase of passenger vehicles and light duty trucks for the state fleet that are powered solely by internal combustion engines utilizing fossil fuels or that are powered by more than one source, such as nonplug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The minimum fuel economy standard required by this subdivision does not apply to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles or battery electric vehicles.(b) All new state fleet purchases by the Department of General Services and any other state entities of passenger vehicles and light duty trucks that are powered solely by internal combustion engines utilizing fossil fuels, or that are powered by more than one source, such as nonplug-in hybrid electric vehicles, shall meet the fuel economy standard established under subdivision (a). This subdivision does not apply to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles or battery electric vehicles.(c) Authorized emergency vehicles, as defined in Section 165 of the Vehicle Code, and vehicles identified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 25722.5, are exempt from this section.(d) Vehicles that are purchased and modified for the following purposes are exempt from this section:(1) To provide services by a state entity to an individual with a disability or a developmental disability, as defined under the statutes or regulations governing that state entity.(2) As a reasonable accommodation for the known physical or mental disability, as defined in Section 12926 of the Government Code, of an employee.(e) For purposes of this section, “state entities” includes all state departments, boards, commissions, programs, and other organizational units of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government, the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California.(f) No provision of this section shall apply to the University of California except to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by appropriate resolution, make that provision applicable.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 398, Sec. 1. (SB 1265) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25722.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 8.3 - State Vehicle Fleet|Section 25722.8.

25722.8.  (a) On or before July 1, 2009, the Secretary of the Government Operations Agency, in consultation with the Department of General Services and other appropriate state agencies that maintain or purchase vehicles for the state fleet, including the campuses of the California State University, shall develop and implement, and submit to the Legislature and the Governor, a plan to improve the overall state fleet’s use of alternative fuels, synthetic lubricants, and fuel-efficient vehicles by reducing or displacing the consumption of petroleum products by the state fleet when compared to the 2003 consumption level based on the following schedule:(1) By January 1, 2012, a 10-percent reduction or displacement.(2) By January 1, 2020, a 20-percent reduction or displacement.(b)  Beginning April 1, 2010, and annually thereafter, the Department of General Services shall prepare a progress report on meeting the goals specified in subdivision (a). The Department of General Services shall post the progress report on its Internet Web site.(c) (1) The Department of General Services shall encourage, to the extent feasible, the operation of state alternatively fueled vehicles on the alternative fuel for which the vehicle is designed and the development of commercial infrastructure for alternative fuel pumps and charging stations at or near state vehicle fueling or parking sites.(2) The Department of General Services shall work with other public agencies to incentivize and promote, to the extent feasible, state employee operation of alternatively fueled vehicles through preferential or reduced-cost parking, access to charging, or other means.(3) For purposes of this subdivision, “alternatively fueled vehicles” means light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles that reduce petroleum usage and related emissions by using advanced technologies and fuels, including, but not limited to, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery electric, natural gas, or fuel cell vehicles and including those vehicles described in Section 5205.5 of the Vehicle Code.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 144. (SB 1304) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25722.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 8.3 - State Vehicle Fleet|Section 25722.9.

25722.9.  (a) For purposes of this section, “alternatively fueled vehicles” means light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles that reduce petroleum usage and related emissions by using advanced technologies and fuels, including, but not limited to, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery electric, natural gas, or fuel cell vehicles and including those vehicles described in Section 5205.5 of the Vehicle Code.(b) The Department of General Services and the Department of Transportation shall develop and implement advanced technology vehicle parking incentive programs, to the extent feasible, in public parking facilities of 50 spaces or more operated by the Department of General Services and park-and-ride lots owned and operated by the Department of Transportation to incentivize the purchase and use of alternatively fueled vehicles in the state. These programs shall provide meaningful, tangible benefits for drivers of alternatively fueled vehicles. These incentives may include preferential spaces, reduced fees, and fueling infrastructure for alternatively fueled vehicles that use these parking facilities or park-and-ride lots.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 676, Sec. 2. (AB 2583) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25722.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 8.3 - State Vehicle Fleet|Section 25722.11.

25722.11.  (a) Beginning December 31, 2025, at least 15 percent of newly purchased vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 19,000 pounds or more purchased by the Department of General Services and other state entities for the state fleet shall be zero emission. Beginning December 31, 2030, at least 30 percent of newly purchased vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 19,000 pounds or more purchased by the Department of General Services and other state entities for the state fleet shall be zero emission.(b) This section does not apply to vehicles that have special performance requirements necessary for the protection of public safety, as defined by the Department of General Services.(c) If, on or after December 31, 2026, the Department of General Services, in a public hearing, finds that it cannot meet the needs of the state while meeting the requirements of this section, the department shall disclose that finding at the hearing and shall notify the Legislature of the finding in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) Upon disclosure of a finding pursuant to subdivision (c), the Department of General Services shall take the following steps:(1) While meeting the requirements of this section to the maximum extent practicable, the department, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall conduct a technological assessment of zero-emission vehicle technology for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 19,000 pounds or more. The technological assessment shall include a plan to address the issues preventing the department and other state entities from meeting the requirements of this section.(2) The department shall implement the plan developed pursuant to paragraph (1) for a period of at least one year.(3) If, after the one-year period specified in paragraph (2), the department, in a public hearing, finds that it still cannot meet the needs of the state while meeting the requirements of this section, the department shall disclose that finding at the hearing and shall notify the Legislature of the finding in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) This section is inoperative on the date on which the Department of General Services notifies the Legislature pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) and is repealed on January 1 of the following year.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 639, Sec. 1. (AB 739) Effective January 1, 2018. Inoperative on date prescribed by its own provisions. Repealed, by its own provisions, on January 1 following inoperative date.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25723 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 8.3 - State Vehicle Fleet|Section 25723.

25723.  On or before January 31, 2003, the commission, in consultation with any other state agency that the commission deems necessary, shall develop and adopt recommendations for consideration by the Governor and the Legislature of a California State Fuel-Efficient Tire Program. The commission shall make recommendations on all of the following items:(a) Establishing a test procedure for measuring tire fuel efficiency.(b) Development of a data base of fuel efficiency of existing tires in order to establish an accurate baseline of tire efficiency.(c) A rating system for tires that provides consumers with information on the fuel efficiency of individual tire models.(d) A consumer-friendly system to disseminate tire fuel-efficiency information as broadly as possible. The commission shall consider labeling, Web site listing, printed fuel economy guide booklets, and mandatory requirements for tire retailers to provide fuel-efficiency information.(e) A study to determine the safety implications, if any, of different policies to promote fuel efficient replacement tires in the consumer market.(f) A mandatory fuel-efficiency standard for all after market tires sold in California.(g) Consumer incentive programs that would offer a rebate to purchasers of replacement tires that are more fuel efficient than the average replacement tire.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 912, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25724 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 8.3 - State Vehicle Fleet|Section 25724.

25724.  (a) Beginning no later than the 2024–25 fiscal year, the Department of General Services shall ensure that at least 50 percent of the light-duty vehicles purchased for the state vehicle fleet each fiscal year are zero-emission vehicles.(b) This section shall not apply to vehicles that have special performance requirements necessary for the protection of public safety, as defined by the Department of General Services.(c) (1) If the Department of General Services determines that it cannot meet the needs of the state while fulfilling the requirements of this section, the department shall hold a public hearing to make that finding, notify the Secretary of State of the finding, and cease to implement this section.(2) The Department of General Services may base the finding required pursuant to paragraph (1) on a determination that fulfilling the requirements of this section would result in costs that are not substantially absorbable by the department when purchasing those light-duty vehicles.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 628, Sec. 3. (SB 498) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25725 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 8.4 - Local Vehicle Fleet|Section 25725.

25725.  When awarding a vehicle procurement contract, every city, county, city and county, and special district, including a school district and a community college district may evaluate and score fuel economy, in addition to other life-cycle factors, in choosing passenger cars or light-duty trucks, or both, with the lowest life-cycle costs.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 593, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25726 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 8.4 - Local Vehicle Fleet|Section 25726.

25726.  (a) When awarding a vehicle procurement contract, every city, county, city and county, and special district, including a school district and a community college district may require that 75 percent of the passenger cars or light-duty trucks, or both, to be acquired be energy-efficient vehicles.(b) “Energy-efficient vehicle” means either of the following:(1) A vehicle that meets California’s Super Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle (SULEV) standard for exhaust emissions and the federal inherently low-emission vehicle (ILEV) evaporative emission standard, as defined in Part 88 (commencing with Section 88.101-94) of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(2) A hybrid vehicle or an alternative fuel vehicle that meets California’s advanced technology partial zero-emission vehicle (AT PZEV) standard for criteria pollutant emissions.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 593, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25740 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 8.6 - Renewable Energy Resources Program|Section 25740.

25740.  It is the intent of the Legislature in establishing this program, to increase the amount of electricity generated from eligible renewable energy resources per year, so that it equals at least 33 percent of total retail sales of electricity in California per year by December 31, 2020.(Amended by Stats. 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 4. (SB 2 1x) Effective December 10, 2011.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25740.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 8.6 - Renewable Energy Resources Program|Section 25740.5.

25740.5.  Notwithstanding any other law, moneys collected for renewable energy pursuant to Article 15 (commencing with Section 399) of Chapter 2.3 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code shall be transferred to the Renewable Resource Trust Fund. Moneys collected between January 1, 2007, and January 1, 2012, shall be used for the purposes specified in this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 39, Sec. 98. (SB 1018) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25744.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 8.6 - Renewable Energy Resources Program|Section 25744.5.

25744.5.  The commission shall allocate and use funding available for emerging renewable technologies pursuant to Section 25751 to fund photovoltaic and solar thermal electric technologies in accordance with eligibility criteria and conditions established pursuant to Chapter 8.8 (commencing with Section 25780).(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 39, Sec. 102. (SB 1018) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Pub Res Code § 25746 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 8.6 - Renewable Energy Resources Program|Section 25746.

25746.  If the commission provides funding for a regional accounting system to verify compliance with the renewables portfolio standard by retail sellers, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 399.25 of the Public Utilities Code, the commission shall recover all costs from user fees.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 39, Sec. 103. (SB 1018) Effective June 27, 2012.)