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2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.3 - Energy Conservation Act of 2001 › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 25426.

25426. As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Commercial refrigeration” means a refrigerator that is not a federally regulated consumer product.
(b) “Energy-efficient model” means any appliance that meets the efficiency standards of the United States Department of Energy that are effective on and after July 1, 2001, and, if applicable, products certified as energy efficient zone heating products by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
(c) “Small business” means any small business as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 14837 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 8, Sec. 5. Effective April 12, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.3 - Energy Conservation Act of 2001 › ARTICLE 2 - Loans and Grants for Construction and Retrofit Projects › Section 25433.

25433. It is the intent of the Legislature to establish incentives in the form of grants and loans to low-income residents, small businesses, and residential property owners for constructing and retrofitting buildings to be more energy efficient by using design elements, including, but not limited to, energy-efficient siding, insulation, products certified as energy efficient zone heating products by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, and double-paned windows.
(Added by Stats. 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 8, Sec. 5. Effective April 12, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.3 - Energy Conservation Act of 2001 › ARTICLE 2 - Loans and Grants for Construction and Retrofit Projects › Section 25433.5.

25433.5. (a) In consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, the commission shall do both of the following for the purpose of full or partial funding of an eligible construction or retrofit project:
(1) Establish a grant program to provide financial assistance to eligible low-income individuals.
(2) Establish a 2-percent interest per annum loan program to provide financial assistance to a small business owner, residential property owner, or individual who is not eligible for a grant pursuant to paragraph (1). The loans shall be available to a small business owner who has a gross annual income that does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or to an individual or residential property owner who has a gross annual household income that does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
(b) (1) The commission shall use the design guidelines adopted pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 14 of the act that added this section as standards to determine eligible energy-efficiency projects.
(2) The award of a grant pursuant to this section is subject to appeal to the commission upon a showing that the commission applied factors, other than those adopted by the commission, in making the award.
(3) The grant or loan recipient shall commit to using the grant or loan for the purpose for which the grant or loan was awarded.
(4) Any action taken by an applicant to apply for, or to become or remain eligible to receive, a grant award, including satisfying conditions specified by the commission, does not constitute the rendering of goods, services, or a direct benefit to the commission.
(5) The amount of any grant awarded pursuant to this article to a low-income individual does not constitute income for purposes of calculating the recipient’s gross income for the tax year during which the grant is received.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 9, Sec. 2. Effective August 8, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.3 - Energy Conservation Act of 2001 › ARTICLE 2 - Loans and Grants for Construction and Retrofit Projects › Section 25434.

25434. The commission may contract with one or more business entities capable of supplying or providing goods or services necessary for the commission to carry out the responsibilities for the programs conducted pursuant to this article, and shall contract with one or more business entities to evaluate the effectiveness of the programs implemented pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 25433.5. The commission may select an entity on a sole source basis for one or both of those purposes if the cost to the state will be reasonable and the commission determines that it is in the best interest of the state.
(Added by Stats. 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 8, Sec. 5. Effective April 12, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.3 - Energy Conservation Act of 2001 › ARTICLE 2 - Loans and Grants for Construction and Retrofit Projects › Section 25434.5.

25434.5. As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Eligible construction or retrofit project” means a project for making improvements to a home or building in existence on the effective date of the act adding this section, through an addition, alteration, or repair, which effectively increases the energy efficiency or reduces the energy consumption of the home or building as specified by the commission’s guidelines under paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 14 of the act that added this section. The improvements shall be deemed to be cost-effective.
(b) “Low income” means an individual with a gross annual income equal to or less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
(c) “Small business” means any small business as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 14837 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 9, Sec. 3. Effective August 8, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.3 - Energy Conservation Act of 2001 › ARTICLE 3 - Small Business Energy Efficient Refrigeration Loan Program › Section 25435.

25435. The commission shall administer the Small Business Energy Efficient Refrigeration Loan Program, as provided for in Section 25436.
(Added by Stats. 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 8, Sec. 5. Effective April 12, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.3 - Energy Conservation Act of 2001 › ARTICLE 3 - Small Business Energy Efficient Refrigeration Loan Program › Section 25436.

25436. (a) Within 45 days of the effective date of this chapter, the commission shall implement a Small Business Energy Efficient Refrigeration Loan Program for qualifying small businesses to purchase and install energy efficient refrigeration equipment.
(b) The program shall offer loans at 3 percent interest on terms that will ensure the small business owner will repay the loan over time in accordance with terms established by the Energy Commission, but in no event may the term exceed the useful life of the purchase.
(c) The commission may enter into agreements with lending institutions and qualifying vendors to facilitate making and administering loans. Any loan made by the commission for the purchase of equipment shall be secured against the equipment purchased.
(Added by Stats. 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 8, Sec. 5. Effective April 12, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.5 - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants › Section 25450.

25450. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) The cost of energy in California is increasing and creating greater demands on local governments’ operating budgets.
(2) The 110th Congress enacted the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 17001 et seq.) that provides energy efficiency and conservation block grants to eligible entities, including states, to reduce fossil fuel emissions, improve energy efficiency, and reduce overall energy use.
(3) Section 545(c)(1)(A) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 17155(c)(1)(A)) mandates that states receiving block grants under the act use not less than 60 percent of the grant amount to provide subgrants to local governments that are not eligible entities for the purposes of the act.
(4) The 111th Congress enacted the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) that appropriates funds for energy efficiency and conservation, water conservation, home weatherization, green workforce development, and renewable energy.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to fully implement the requirements for, and achieve the purposes of, the energy and conservation block grants provided pursuant to the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), in the most expedient manner possible, and that the funds allocated to the state pursuant to those acts be administered by the commission. Moreover, to the extent possible without causing undue delay, the commission shall look to the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 programs and make policy decisions that leverage and maximize the use of these dollars, including, but not limited to, the areas of energy efficiency, renewable energy, water efficiency, weatherization, and green workforce development.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to strive to maximize the opportunity to allocate funds toward the most cost-effective energy efficiency projects, and when allocating funds toward administration, the commission should use the allowable administrative expenses specified in Section 545(c)(4) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 17155(c)(4)) as a ceiling and improve efficiencies to allocate less than the allowable amount.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 227, Sec. 2. (AB 262) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.5 - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants › Section 25450.1.

25450.1. The commission shall administer the funds allocated to and received by the state pursuant to the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 17001 et seq.) and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program established pursuant to Section 542 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 17152), and may use the federal funds to award contracts, grants, and loans as expeditiously as possible consistent with those acts.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 11, Sec. 17. Effective July 28, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.5 - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants › Section 25450.2.

25450.2. (a) Not less than 60 percent of the funds received pursuant to Section 25450.1 shall be used to provide cost-effective energy efficiency, climate change planning, and conservation grants to cities with a population of less than 35,000 and counties with a population of less than 200,000, and be prioritized based on cost-effective energy efficiency. However, this population requirement does not apply to funds received pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).
(b) The remaining funds received pursuant to Section 25450.1 shall be used to provide cost-effective energy efficiency and conservation contracts, grants, and loans to eligible entities consistent with the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 17001 et seq.) and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) that govern or fund the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program and be prioritized based on cost-effective energy efficiency.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 11, Sec. 18. Effective July 28, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.5 - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants › Section 25450.3.

25450.3. The commission shall not exceed the amount specified in Section 545(c)(4) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 17155(c)(4)) for administrative expenses, which include, but are not limited to, reporting, recordkeeping, and evaluation activities required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. Section 17001 et seq.), the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), and implementing regulations and guidelines, that govern or fund the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, and the combined administration program costs, indirect costs, overhead, and costs associated with the Statewide Cost Allocation Plan.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 11, Sec. 19. Effective July 28, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.5 - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants › Section 25450.4.

25450.4. The commission may award contracts, grants, and loans pursuant to this chapter, unless otherwise prohibited by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 17001 et seq.), the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), implementing regulations and guidelines.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 11, Sec. 20. Effective July 28, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.5 - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants › Section 25450.5.

25450.5. (a) The commission may adopt guidelines governing the award, eligibility, and administration of funding pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) at a publicly noticed meeting offering all interested parties an opportunity to comment. The commission shall provide written public notice of not less than 30 days for the initial adoption of guidelines. Substantive changes to the guidelines shall not be adopted without 15-day written notice to the public. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any guidelines adopted pursuant to this chapter 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.
(b) Grants and loans made pursuant to this chapter are 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.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 11, Sec. 21. Effective July 28, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.6 - Federal Funding of Energy-Related Projects and State Energy Programs › Section 25460.

25460. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the 111th Congress enacted the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) that appropriates funds for various energy programs administered by the commission.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the commission should have the authority to award contracts, grants, and loans from funds received pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and to make the awards as expeditiously as possible.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 11, Sec. 22. Effective July 28, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.6 - Federal Funding of Energy-Related Projects and State Energy Programs › Section 25461.

25461. (a) Except as provided in Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 25450), the commission shall administer federal funds allocated to, and received by, the state for energy-related projects pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) or federal acts related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
(b) Unless otherwise prohibited by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) or subsequent federal acts related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the commission may use the federal funds to award contracts, grants, and loans, including loan guarantees, loan loss reserves, and credit enhancements, for energy efficiency, energy conservation, renewable energy, and other energy-related projects and activities authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or subsequent federal acts related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 718, Sec. 17. (SB 855) Effective October 19, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.6 - Federal Funding of Energy-Related Projects and State Energy Programs › Section 25462.

25462. (a) The commission may adopt guidelines governing the award, eligibility, and administration of funding pursuant to this chapter at a publicly noticed meeting offering all interested parties an opportunity to comment. The commission shall provide written public notice of not less than 30 days for the initial adoption of guidelines. Substantive changes to the guidelines shall not be adopted without 15-day written notice to the public. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any guidelines adopted pursuant to this chapter 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.
(b) Grants and loans made pursuant to this chapter are 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.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 11, Sec. 22. Effective July 28, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.6 - Federal Funding of Energy-Related Projects and State Energy Programs › Section 25463.

25463. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, federal funds available to the commission pursuant to this chapter may be used by the commission to augment funding for any programs or measures authorized by this division unless otherwise prohibited by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). The commission may administer any funds used to augment other programs using the procedures of the augmented program consistent with applicable federal law.
(b) This section shall be liberally construed to maximize the commission’s ability to utilize and award federal funds expeditiously and in accordance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or federal acts related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
(c) (1) Of the moneys appropriated to the commission in the 2016–17 fiscal year from the moneys derived from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 in the Federal Trust Fund for purposes authorized by Section 25461, the sum of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) is hereby allocated for purposes consistent with subdivision (l) of Section 3823. No later than February 1, 2017, the commission shall issue a competitive solicitation for projects pursuant to subdivision (l) of Section 3823 to be funded from this allocation.
(2) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, for the 2017–18 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter until all moneys in the Federal Trust Fund derived from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 have been encumbered or expended, the sum of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) annually is hereby continuously appropriated to the commission for the purposes authorized by Section 25461.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 539, Sec. 2. (SB 1074) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.7 - Energy Efficient State Property Revolving Fund and Energy Efficiency Retrofit State Revolving Fund › Section 25470.

25470. As used in this chapter:
(a) “Act” means the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).
(b) “Allocation” means a loan of funds by the Department of General Services pursuant to the procedures specified in this chapter.
(c) “Building” means any existing structure that includes a heating or cooling system, or both. Additions to an existing building shall be considered part of that building rather than a separate building.
(d) “Department” means the Department of General Services.
(e) “Energy audit” means a determination of the energy consumption characteristics of a building that does all of the following:
(1) Identifies the type, size, and energy use level of the building and the major energy using systems of the building.
(2) Determines appropriate energy conservation maintenance and operating procedures.
(3) Indicates the need, if any, for the acquisition and installation of energy conservation measures.
(f) “Energy conservation maintenance and operating procedure” means a modification or modifications in the maintenance and operations of a building, and any installations therein, based on the use time schedule of the building that are designed to reduce energy consumption in the building and that require no significant expenditure of funds.
(g) “Energy conservation measure” means an installation or modification of an installation in a building that is primarily intended to reduce energy consumption or allow the use of a more cost-effective energy source.
(h) “Energy conservation project” means an undertaking to acquire and to install one or more energy conservation measures in a building, and technical assistance in connection with that undertaking.
(i) “Fund” means the Energy Efficient State Property Revolving Fund or the Energy Efficiency Retrofit State Revolving Fund.
(j) “Project” means a purpose for which an allocation may be requested and made under this chapter. Those purposes shall include energy audits, energy conservation and operating procedures, and energy conservation measures in existing buildings, and energy conservation projects.
(k) “State agency” means a unit of state government, including any department, agency, board, or commission under the State of California.
(l) “State-owned building” means a building that is primarily occupied by offices or agencies of a unit of state government and includes those properties owned by the State of California.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 36, Sec. 14. (SB 862) Effective June 20, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.7 - Energy Efficient State Property Revolving Fund and Energy Efficiency Retrofit State Revolving Fund › Section 25471.

25471. (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Energy Efficient State Property Revolving Fund for the purpose of implementing this chapter. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in this fund is continuously appropriated to the department, without regard to fiscal years, for loans for projects on state-owned buildings and facilities to achieve greater, long-term energy efficiency, energy conservation, and energy cost and use avoidance.
(b) The fund shall be administered by the department. The department may use other funding sources to leverage project loans.
(c) For the 2009–10 fiscal year, the sum of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) shall be transferred into the Energy Efficient State Property Revolving Fund from money received by the commission pursuant to the act to be used for purposes of the federal State Energy Program.
(d) (1) For the 2011–12 and 2012–13 fiscal years, the commission may transfer up to fifty million dollars ($50,000,000), in total, as the commission determines to be appropriate, into the Energy Efficient State Property Revolving Fund from money received by the commission pursuant to the act to be used for the purposes of the federal State Energy Program.
(2) The commission shall provide written notice to the Controller on the amount and timing of the transfer of moneys into the fund.
(3) Subject to the limitations of paragraph (1), the commission may make multiple transfers to allow for reallocating available funds from project cancellations and project savings.
(4) Notwithstanding Section 9795 of the Government Code, the commission shall notify, in writing, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee when a transfer is made pursuant to this subdivision.
(e) The Controller shall disburse moneys in the fund for the purposes of this chapter, as authorized by the department.
(f) Moneys in the fund, including all interest earnings, shall be clearly delineated and distinctly accounted for in accordance with the requirements of the act.
(g) Pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 25422 and subdivision (h) of Section 25464, the commission shall transfer to the Energy Efficient State Property Revolving Fund repayments of, and all accrued interest on, loans funded by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 24, Sec. 36. (SB 83) Effective June 24, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.7 - Energy Efficient State Property Revolving Fund and Energy Efficiency Retrofit State Revolving Fund › Section 25471.5.

25471.5. There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Energy Efficiency Retrofit State Revolving Fund for the purposes of implementing this chapter. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, moneys in the Energy Efficiency Retrofit State Revolving Fund are continuously appropriated to the department without regard to fiscal years for loans for projects in or on state-owned buildings and facilities to implement energy efficiency retrofit projects and to utilize renewable energy technology to achieve energy efficiency, reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, and reduce grid-based electricity purchases.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 36, Sec. 15. (SB 862) Effective June 20, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.7 - Energy Efficient State Property Revolving Fund and Energy Efficiency Retrofit State Revolving Fund › Section 25472.

25472. (a) The department, in consultation with the commission, shall establish a process by which projects are identified and funding is allocated.
(b) The department shall use money in the fund for projects that will improve long-term energy efficiency and increase energy use savings.
(c) The department shall comply with the requirements of the act and implementing guidelines of the commission, including, but not limited to, performance metrics, data collection, and reporting. All projects shall be consistent with these requirements and guidelines.
(d) Funding prioritization shall be granted to those projects that are cost effective and will yield immediate and sustainable energy efficiency, energy conservation, energy use cost savings, and cost avoidance.
(e) The department shall fund allowable projects through a loan to the appropriate state agency or agencies occupying the building or facility for which the project will be performed.
(f) The department shall determine a reasonable loan repayment schedule that shall not exceed the life of the energy conservation measure equipment, as determined by the department, or the lease term of the building in which the energy conservation measure is installed.
(g) Maximum loan amounts shall be based on estimated energy cost savings that will allow state agencies to repay loan principal and interest within the maximum repayment term specified in this section.
(h) The department shall periodically set interest rates on the loans based on surveys of existing financial markets and at rates of not less than 1 percent per annum.
(i) Annual loan repayment amounts shall be structured so as to reflect the projected annualized energy cost avoidance estimated from the completed project. The department may utilize a direct billing methodology to recover loan repayments for completed projects.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 36, Sec. 16. (SB 862) Effective June 20, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.7 - Energy Efficient State Property Revolving Fund and Energy Efficiency Retrofit State Revolving Fund › Section 25473.

25473. (a) On or before January 1, 2010, and annually thereafter, the department, in collaboration with the commission, shall submit to the Legislature’s fiscal and appropriate policy committees a report that includes an initial list of projects identified and planned for the 2009–10 fiscal year, and for each fiscal year thereafter. The report also shall include the anticipated cost of each project, an analysis of the results of the methodology, and an estimate of energy savings to be achieved.
(b) On or before July 1, 2010, the department, in collaboration with the commission, shall submit to the Legislature an update to the January 1, 2010, report.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 11, Sec. 23. Effective July 28, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.7 - Energy Efficient State Property Revolving Fund and Energy Efficiency Retrofit State Revolving Fund › Section 25474.

25474. (a) Any repayment of loans made pursuant to this chapter from the Energy Efficient State Property Revolving Fund, including interest payments, and all interest earnings on or accruing to, any money resulting from the implementation of this chapter in the Energy Efficient State Property Revolving Fund, shall be deposited in that fund and shall be available for the purposes of this chapter.
(b) The department may recover costs of administering the projects and related costs through interest earnings up to 5 percent of the project loan amounts. Project costs can include energy efficiency improvements and costs associated with managing the project and administering the loan program, including all reporting requirements.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 36, Sec. 17. (SB 862) Effective June 20, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.7 - Energy Efficient State Property Revolving Fund and Energy Efficiency Retrofit State Revolving Fund › Section 25474.5.

25474.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 39718 of the Health and Safety Code, any repayment of loans made pursuant to this chapter from the Energy Efficiency Retrofit State Revolving Fund, including interest payments, and all interest earnings on or accruing to, any money resulting from the implementation of this chapter in the Energy Efficiency Retrofit State Revolving Fund, shall be deposited in that fund and shall be available for the purposes of this chapter.
(b) The department may recover costs of administering the projects and related costs through interest earnings up to 5 percent of the project loan amounts. Project costs can include energy efficiency improvements and costs associated with managing the project and administering the loan program, including all reporting requirements.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 36, Sec. 18. (SB 862) Effective June 20, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.8 - Energy Conservation in Transportation › Section 25481.

25481. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:
(a) Due to the projected rapid growth in demand for energy, coupled with the mounting difficulties in providing energy supplies, a continuing energy shortage exists, posing a significant danger to public health and welfare.
(b) The use of the automobile represents the single largest use of energy in this state and, therefore, the growing use of energy by automobiles is a major factor contributing to such shortage.
(c) Heavy automobile traffic in our major cities has resulted in serious problems of air pollution and traffic congestion.
(d) Increased ridesharing by commuters would aid in lowering air pollution levels, conserving energy, and reducing urban traffic congestion.
It is, therefore, the purpose of this chapter to provide incentives for the wider use of ridesharing by commuters in metropolitan areas.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 290.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.8 - Energy Conservation in Transportation › Section 25482.

25482. All state agencies shall provide assistance to their employees living in metropolitan areas in establishing carpools and locating potential carpool participants. The department shall be responsible for coordinating these efforts.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 595, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.8 - Energy Conservation in Transportation › Section 25483.

25483. In order to perform its new function of promoting and assisting ridesharing, the department is authorized to establish ridesharing programs in metropolitan areas for public and private employees with funds made available for such purpose from any source. The ridesharing programs may be established and maintained entirely by the department or by the department in cooperation with public or private parties pursuant to contract.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 290.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.8 - Energy Conservation in Transportation › Section 25484.

25484. The ridesharing programs established by the department may include, but are not limited to, computer or manual matching systems, promotional efforts to encourage carpooling, vanpooling, buspooling, and flexible work hours, and preferential treatment on highways.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 290.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.8 - Energy Conservation in Transportation › Section 25485.

25485. The department shall develop programs and undertake any necessary construction to establish, for the use of carpool vehicles carrying at least three persons, preferential lanes on major freeways in metropolitan areas where the total benefits to the carpool vehicles will bear a reasonable relationship to the total adverse effects on the remaining vehicles, as established on the basis of an engineering study. The department shall also permit such carpool vehicles to have access to preferential bus lanes established on major freeways, unless congestion seriously impeding the travel of buses will result or will present a serious traffic hazard.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 686.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.8 - Energy Conservation in Transportation › Section 25486.

25486. The department is encouraged to establish as soon as possible preferential lanes for the use of buses and three-passenger carpool vehicles in both directions on State Highway Route 10, the Santa Monica Freeway, at least from Centinela Avenue to Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles County. Due to the high-density traffic flow on such a highway, it is necessary that the department establish such preferential lanes as a pilot project so that data can be developed for implementation of similar projects in other areas of the state.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 686.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.9 - Energy Systems › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 25488.5.

25488.5. “Building standard” means a building standard as defined in Section 18909 of the Health and Safety Code which is adopted by the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1152.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.9 - Energy Systems › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 25489.

25489. “Lifecycle cost” means an estimate of the total cost of acquisition, operation, maintenance, and construction of any energy system within or related to a structure over the design life of the structure. “Life cycle cost” includes, but is not limited to, the cost of fuel, materials, machinery, ancillary devices, labor, service, replacement, and repairs.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 773.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.9 - Energy Systems › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 25491.

25491. “Governmental agency” means any public agency, including any agency of the state, each county, city, district, association of governments, and joint power agency.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 773.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.9 - Energy Systems › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 25492.

25492. “Structure” means any building which has more than 10,000 square feet of floor area and which has a heating, cooling, water heating, or lighting system which is designed to provide lighting and space conditioning more than 1,000 hours per year.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 773.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.9 - Energy Systems › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 25493.

25493. On or after January 1, 1979, no governmental agency shall commence construction on any new structure unless the new structure complies with Title 24 Standards.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 773.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.9 - Energy Systems › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 25493.5.

25493.5. On and after January 1, 1980, no governmental agency shall commence construction on any new structure unless the new structure complies with all applicable building standards, as defined in Section 25488.5 and published in the State Building Standards Code.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1152.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.9 - Energy Systems › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 25494.

25494. Not later than July 31, 1978, the commission shall prepare a manual outlining a methodology by which governmental agencies and the general public may at their option compare the lifecycle costs of various building design alternatives. This manual will provide the information and procedures necessary to evaluate a building’s lifecycle costs in the microclimate and utility service area where it is to be built.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 773.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.9 - Energy Systems › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 25495.

25495. No later than July 31, 1978, the commission shall develop design guidelines for new construction which include energy conserving options, including, but not limited to, the use of daylighting, heating ventilation and air conditioning economizer cycles, natural ventilation, building envelope solar heat gain control mechanisms, and alternative energy systems such as solar energy for space heating and water heating and load management strategies. These guidelines and the cost analysis done pursuant to Section 25494 may be considered by government agencies at their option for ultimate selection of a building design in the competitive bidding process.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 773.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.9 - Energy Systems › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 25496.

25496. No later than July 1, 1978, the commission shall develop and make available to government agencies and the general public to be utilized at their option lighting standards for existing buildings. These standards shall address, but not be limited to, task and general area lighting levels, light switching and control mechanisms, and lighting energy budgets. The commission may provide advice and recommendations to the public or any governmental agency as to the standards.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 773.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 5.9 - Energy Systems › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 25498.

25498. In addition to any other requirements applicable to such structure, no new state-owned structure shall be constructed which is not equipped with a supplementary solar water heating system, unless such structure is specifically exempted from this requirement by the State Architect for reasons of economic or physical infeasibility.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 773.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 6 - Power Facility and Site Certification › Section 25500.

25500. In accordance with the provisions of this division, the commission shall have the exclusive power to certify all sites and related facilities in the state, whether a new site and related facility or a change or addition to an existing facility. The issuance of a certificate by the commission shall be in lieu of any permit, certificate, or similar document required by any state, local or regional agency, or federal agency to the extent permitted by federal law, for such use of the site and related facilities, and shall supersede any applicable statute, ordinance, or regulation of any state, local, or regional agency, or federal agency to the extent permitted by federal law.
After the effective date of this division, no construction of any facility or modification of any existing facility shall be commenced without first obtaining certification for any such site and related facility by the commission, as prescribed in this division.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 6 - Power Facility and Site Certification › Section 25500.1.

25500.1. (a) The owner of a proposed solar thermal powerplant, for which an application for certification was filed with the commission after August 15, 2007, and certified by the commission and, of a project on federal land, for which a record of decision was issued by the Department of the Interior or the Bureau of Land Management before September 1, 2011, may petition the commission not later than June 30, 2012, to review an amendment to the facility’s certificate to convert the facility, in whole or in part, from solar thermal technology to photovoltaic technology, without the need to file an entirely new application for certification or notice of intent pursuant to Section 25502, provided that the commission prepares supplemental environmental review documentation, provides for public notice and comment on the supplemental environmental review, and holds at least one public hearing on the proposal.
(b) The Department of Fish and Game and the State Water Resources Board shall provide comments to the commission on the water resource and water quality effects of the proposed powerplants. The commission shall incorporate all feasible mitigation measures identified by the department and the board.
(c) For a facility specified in subdivision (a), this chapter shall continue to apply, notwithstanding that the facility or part of the facility would otherwise be excluded pursuant to Section 25120.
(d) The commission shall process a petition submitted under this section pursuant to Section 1769 of Title 20 of the California Code of Regulations.
(e) This section shall not apply to any project if the project’s certificate was timely challenged pursuant to Section 25531, unless the challenge was subsequently dismissed by the California Supreme Court.
(f) This section does not abrogate a party’s right to challenge a project’s certification pursuant to Section 25531 or any other provision of law.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 14, Sec. 1. (AB 1073) Effective May 23, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 6 - Power Facility and Site Certification › Section 25500.5.

25500.5. The commission shall certify sufficient sites and related facilities which are required to provide a supply of electric power sufficient to accomodate the demand projected in the most recent forecast of statewide and service area electric power demands adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 25309.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 276.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 6 - Power Facility and Site Certification › Section 25501.

25501. This chapter does not apply to any site or related facility for which the Public Utilities Commission has issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity or which any municipal utility has approved before January 7, 1975.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 91, Sec. 143. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 6 - Power Facility and Site Certification › Section 25501.7.

25501.7. Any person proposing to construct a facility or a site to which Section 25501 applies may waive the exclusion of such site and related facility from the provisions of this chapter by submitting to the commission a notice to that effect on or after July 1, 1976, and any and all of the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the construction of such facility.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 276.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 6 - Power Facility and Site Certification › Section 25502.

25502. Each person proposing to construct a thermal powerplant or electric transmission line on a site shall submit to the commission a notice of intention to file an application for the certification of the site and related facility or facilities. The notice shall be an attempt primarily to determine the suitability of the proposed sites to accommodate the facilities and to determine the general conformity of the proposed sites and related facilities with standards of the commission and assessments of need adopted pursuant to Sections 25305 to 25308, inclusive. The notice shall be in the form prescribed by the commission and shall be supported by such information as the commission may require.
Any site and related facility once found to be acceptable pursuant to Section 25516 is, and shall continue to be, eligible for consideration in an application for certification without further proceedings required for a notice under this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1184, Sec. 8.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 6 - Power Facility and Site Certification › Section 25502.3.

25502.3. Except as provided in Section 25501.7, any person proposing to construct a facility excluded from the provisions of this chapter may waive such exclusion by submitting to the commission a notice of intention to file an application for certification, and any and all of the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the construction of such facility.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 276.)