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2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 12 - Solar Shade Control › Section 25981.

25981. (a) As used in this chapter, “solar collector” means a fixed device, structure, or part of a device or structure, on the roof of a building, that is used primarily to transform solar energy into thermal, chemical, or electrical energy. The solar collector shall be used as part of a system that makes use of solar energy for any or all of the following purposes:
(1) Water heating.
(2) Space heating or cooling.
(3) Power generation.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), for the purpose of this chapter, “solar collector” includes a fixed device, structure, or part of a device or structure that is used primarily to transform solar energy into thermal, chemical, or electrical energy and that is installed on the ground because a solar collector cannot be installed on the roof of the building receiving the energy due to inappropriate roofing material, slope of the roof, structural shading, or orientation of the building.
(c) For the purposes of this chapter, “solar collector” does not include a solar collector that is designed and intended to offset more than the building’s electricity demand.
(d) For purposes of this chapter, the location of a solar collector is required to comply with the local building and setback regulations, and to be set back not less than five feet from the property line, and not less than 10 feet above the ground. A solar collector may be less than 10 feet in height only if, in addition to the five-foot setback, the solar collector is set back three times the amount lowered.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 176, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 12 - Solar Shade Control › Section 25982.

25982. After the installation of a solar collector, a person owning or in control of another property shall not allow a tree or shrub to be placed or, if placed, to grow on that property so as to cast a shadow greater than 10 percent of the collector absorption area upon that solar collector surface at any one time between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., local standard time.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 176, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 12 - Solar Shade Control › Section 25982.1.

25982.1. (a) An owner of a building where a solar collector is proposed to be installed may provide written notice by certified mail to a person owning property that may be affected by the requirements of this chapter prior to the installation of the solar collector. If a notice is mailed, the notice shall be mailed no more than 60 days prior to installation of the solar collector and shall read as follows:
SOLAR SHADE CONTROL NOTICE
Under the Solar Shade Control Act (California Public Resources Code §25980 et seq.) a tree or shrub cannot cast a shadow greater than 10 percent of a solar collector absorption area upon that solar collector surface at any one time between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. local standard time if the tree or shrub is placed after installation of a solar collector. The owner of the building where a solar collector is proposed to be installed is providing this written notice to persons owning property that may be affected by the requirements of the act no more than 60 days prior to the installation of a solar collector. The building owner is providing the following information:
Name and address of building owner:
Telephone number of building owner:
Address of building and specific location where a solar collector will be installed (including street number and name, city/county, ZIP Code, and assessor’s book, page, and parcel number):
Installation date of solar collector:
__________________________
Building Owner, Date
(b) If the owner of the building where a solar collector is proposed to be installed provided the notice pursuant to subdivision (a), and the installation date is later than the date specified in that notice, the later date shall be specified in a subsequent notice to persons receiving the initial notice.
(c) (1) A transferor of the building where the solar collector is installed may provide a record of persons receiving the notice pursuant to subdivision (a) to a transferee of the building.
(2) A transferor receiving a notice pursuant to subdivision (a) may provide the notice to a transferee of the property.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 176, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 12 - Solar Shade Control › Section 25983.

25983. A tree or shrub that is maintained in violation of Section 25982 is a private nuisance, as defined in Section 3481 of the Civil Code, if the person who maintains or permits the tree or shrub to be maintained fails to remove or alter the tree or shrub after receiving a written notice from the owner or agent of the affected solar collector requesting compliance with the requirements of Section 25982.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 176, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 12 - Solar Shade Control › Section 25984.

25984. This chapter does not apply to any of the following:
(a) A tree or shrub planted prior to the installation of a solar collector.
(b) A tree planted, grown, or harvested on timberland as defined in Section 4526 or on land devoted to the production of commercial agricultural crops.
(c) The replacement of a tree or shrub that had been growing prior to the installation of a solar collector and that, subsequent to the installation of the solar collector, dies, or is removed for the protection of public health, safety, or the environment.
(d) A tree or shrub that is subject to a city or county ordinance.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 176, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 12 - Solar Shade Control › Section 25985.

25985. (a) A city, or for unincorporated areas, a county, may adopt, by majority vote of the governing body, an ordinance exempting their jurisdiction from the provisions of this chapter. The adoption of the ordinance shall not be subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (commencing with Section 21000).
(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of this chapter, a city or a county ordinance specifying requirements for tree preservation or solar shade control shall govern within the jurisdiction of the city or county that adopted the ordinance.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 176, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 12 - Solar Shade Control › Section 25986.

25986. Any person who plans a passive or natural solar heating system or cooling system or heating and cooling system which would impact on an adjacent active solar system may seek equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to exempt such system from the provisions of this chapter. The court may grant such an exemption based on a finding that the passive or natural system would provide a demonstrably greater net energy savings than the active system which would be impacted.
(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1366.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 14 - Offshore Wind Generation › Section 25991.

25991. (a) (1) The commission, in coordination with the California Coastal Commission, the Ocean Protection Council, the State Lands Commission, the Office of Planning and Research, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, the Independent System Operator, and the Public Utilities Commission, and other relevant federal, state, and local agencies as needed, shall develop a strategic plan for offshore wind energy developments installed off the California coast in federal waters.
(2) Development of the strategic plan shall incorporate, but not delay, progress to advance responsible development of offshore wind in other relevant policy venues.
(b) (1) The commission shall submit the strategic plan to the Natural Resources Agency and the Legislature on or before June 30, 2023.
(2) The plan submitted to the Legislature pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(c) The strategic plan shall include, at a minimum, the following five chapters:
(1) Identification of sea space, including the findings and recommendations resulting from activities undertaken pursuant to Section 25991.2.
(2) Economic and workforce development and identification of port space and infrastructure, including the plan developed pursuant to Section 25991.3.
(3) Transmission planning, including the findings resulting from activities undertaken pursuant to Section 25991.4.
(4) Permitting, including the findings resulting from activities undertaken pursuant to Section 25991.5.
(5) Potential impacts on coastal resources, fisheries, Native American and Indigenous peoples, and national defense, and strategies for addressing those potential impacts.
(d) (1) The strategic plan shall emphasize and prioritize near-term actions, particularly related to port retrofits and investments and the workforce, to accommodate the probable immediate need for jobs and economic development.
(2) In considering port retrofits, the strategic plan shall strive for compatibility with other harbor tenants and ocean users to ensure that the local benefits related to offshore wind energy construction complement other local industries.
(3) The strategic plan shall emphasize and prioritize actions that will improve port infrastructure to support land-based work for the local workforce.
(e) The development of the strategic plan regarding workforce development shall include consultation with representatives of key labor organizations and apprenticeship programs that would be involved in dispatching and training the construction workforce.
(f) The commission shall provide an opportunity for public review and comment on a draft strategic plan.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 231, Sec. 2. (AB 525) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, pursuant to Sec. 25991.10.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 14 - Offshore Wind Generation › Section 25991.1.

25991.1. (a) On or before June 1, 2022, the commission shall evaluate and quantify the maximum feasible capacity of offshore wind to achieve reliability, ratepayer, employment, and decarbonization benefits and shall establish megawatt offshore wind planning goals for 2030 and 2045.
(b) In establishing the goals pursuant to subdivision (a), the commission shall consider all of the following:
(1) The findings of the 2021 joint report issued pursuant to Section 454.53 of the Public Utilities Code.
(2) The need to develop a skilled and trained offshore wind workforce.
(3) The potential to attract supply-chain manufacturing for offshore wind components throughout the Pacific region.
(4) The need for reliable renewable energy that accommodates California’s shifting peak load.
(5) The generation profile of offshore wind off the coast of California.
(6) The need for economies of scale to reduce the costs of floating offshore wind.
(7) The need to initiate long-term transmission and infrastructure planning to facilitate delivery of offshore wind energy to Californians.
(8) The availability of federal tax incentives for offshore wind investments.
(9) The National Renewable Energy Laboratory report finding that California has 200 gigawatts of offshore wind technical power potential.
(10) The opportunity for California to participate in the federal government’s intention to deploy 30,000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2030 and to create a pathway to unlocking 110,000 megawatts by 2050.
(11) Any executive action from the Governor regarding offshore wind.
(12) Potential impacts on coastal resources, fisheries, Native American and Indigenous peoples, and national defense, and strategies for addressing those potential impacts.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 231, Sec. 2. (AB 525) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, pursuant to Sec. 25991.10.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 14 - Offshore Wind Generation › Section 25991.3.

25991.3. (a) Based on the sea spaces identified pursuant to Section 25991.2, the commission, in coordination with relevant state and local agencies, shall develop a plan to improve waterfront facilities that could support a range of floating offshore wind energy development activities, including construction and staging of foundations, manufacturing of components, final assembly, and long-term operations and maintenance facilities.
(b) The plan developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include all of the following:
(1) A detailed assessment of the necessary investments in California seaports to support offshore wind energy activities, including construction, assembly, and operations and maintenance. The assessment shall consider the potential availability of land and water acreage at each seaport, including competing and current uses, infrastructure feasibility, access to deep water, bridge height restrictions, and potentially impacted natural and cultural resources, including coastal resources, fisheries, and Native American and Indigenous peoples.
(2) An analysis of the workforce development needs of the California offshore wind energy industry, including occupational safety requirements, the need to require the use of a skilled and trained workforce to perform all work, and the need for the Division of Apprenticeship Standards to develop curriculum for in-person classroom and laboratory advanced safety training for workers.
(3) Recommendations for workforce standards for offshore wind energy facilities and associated infrastructure, including, but not limited to, prevailing wage, skilled and trained workforce, apprenticeship, local hiring, and targeted hiring standards, that ensure sustained and equitable economic development benefits.
(c) In developing the plan pursuant to subdivision (a), the commission shall consult with representatives of key labor organizations and apprenticeship programs that would be involved in dispatching and training the construction workforce.
(d) On or before December 31, 2022, the commission shall complete and submit to the Natural Resources Agency and the relevant fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature a preliminary assessment of the economic benefits of offshore wind as they relate to seaport investments and workforce development needs and standards.
(e) The plan developed pursuant to this section shall be included in the chapter of the strategic plan relating to economic and workforce development and identification of port space and infrastructure as specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 25991.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 231, Sec. 2. (AB 525) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, pursuant to Sec. 25991.10.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 14 - Offshore Wind Generation › Section 25991.4.

25991.4. (a) The commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission and the Independent System Operator, shall assess the transmission investments and upgrades necessary, including potential subsea transmission options, to support the 2030 and 2045 offshore wind planning goals established pursuant to Section 25991.1. This assessment shall include all relevant information on the cost of subsea high-voltage transmission and information made available by the Independent System Operator on the cost of network upgrades and the extent to which existing transmission infrastructure and available capacity could support offshore wind energy development.
(b) The findings resulting from activities undertaken pursuant to this section shall be included in the chapter of the strategic plan relating to transmission planning as specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 25991.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 231, Sec. 2. (AB 525) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, pursuant to Sec. 25991.10.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 14 - Offshore Wind Generation › Section 25991.5.

25991.5. (a) The commission shall develop and produce a permitting roadmap that describes timeframes and milestones for a coordinated, comprehensive, and efficient permitting process for offshore wind energy facilities and associated electricity and transmission infrastructure off the coast of California.
(b) In developing the permitting roadmap, the commission shall consult and meaningfully collaborate with all relevant local, state, and federal agencies, including, but not limited to, the California Coastal Commission, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the State Lands Commission, interested California Native American tribes, and affected stakeholders.
(c) The permitting roadmap shall include a goal for the permitting timeframe, clearly define local, state, and federal agency roles, responsibilities, and decisionmaking authority, and include interfaces with federal agencies, including timing, sequence, and coordination with federal permitting agencies, and coordination between reviews under the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)) and the federal National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321 et seq.).
(d) The commission shall provide an opportunity for stakeholder input in the development and communication of the permitting roadmap and an opportunity for public comment on a draft permitting roadmap.
(e) The findings resulting from activities undertaken pursuant to this section shall be included in the chapter of the strategic plan relating to permitting as specified in paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 25991.
(f) On or before December 31, 2022, the commission shall complete and submit the permitting roadmap to the Natural Resources Agency and the relevant fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 231, Sec. 2. (AB 525) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, pursuant to Sec. 25991.10.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 14 - Offshore Wind Generation › Section 25991.6.

25991.6. For purposes of this chapter, “stakeholders” includes, but is not limited to, fisheries groups, labor unions, industry, environmental justice organizations, environmental organizations, and other ocean users.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 231, Sec. 2. (AB 525) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, pursuant to Sec. 25991.10.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 14 - Offshore Wind Generation › Section 25991.7.

25991.7. Nothing in this chapter is intended to create a technology set-aside or mandatory minimum for any type of eligible renewable energy resource.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 231, Sec. 2. (AB 525) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, pursuant to Sec. 25991.10.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 14 - Offshore Wind Generation › Section 25991.10.

25991.10. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.
(Added by renumbering Section 25991.8 by Stats. 2023, Ch. 314, Sec. 2. (AB 3) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Chapter 14, commencing with Section 25991.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 15 - Voluntary Offshore Wind Program › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 25992.

25992. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The state is committed to the responsible development of wind energy in federal ocean waters off the coast of California and supporting state agencies’ and other entities’ capacity needs in the time period between wind energy areas being leased and lessees submitting construction and operation plans. Under the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1451 et seq.), the California Coastal Commission reviews the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management consistency determinations for proposed lease sales in federal waters, and consistency certifications for proposed wind development projects, to determine if those activities are consistent with the federally approved California Coastal Management Program.
(b) Offshore wind should be developed in a manner that protects coastal and marine ecosystems. The state should use its authority to ensure, as feasible, both of the following:
(1) Avoidance, minimization, and mitigation of significant adverse impacts.
(2) Monitoring and adaptive management for offshore wind projects and their associated infrastructure.
(c) Offshore wind lessees should be encouraged, and required when appropriate, to coordinate and provide relevant survey and monitoring data, implement any relevant best practices or guidelines, assist with identification of research gaps, and develop strategies for monitoring and adaptive management.
(d) Offshore wind lessees engagement with tribal governments and potentially affected communities ensures those governments and communities are part of planning and project-specific decisionmaking related to offshore wind activities, and impacts affecting those governments and communities caused by offshore wind activities are identified and addressed.
(e) Investment in offshore wind energy development can offer career pathways and workforce training in clean energy development. Offshore wind energy will provide additional industrial work opportunities and should provide apprenticeship opportunities for a diverse labor pool, including for local communities experiencing high unemployment, through prioritization of local hiring.
(f) Funding would help accelerate the ability of state agencies to coordinate, conduct needed studies, and otherwise prepare for future permitting and review activities related to offshore wind development, including ancillary permitting, such as port and waterfront facility upgrades and other associated infrastructure.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 251, Sec. 20. (AB 209) Effective September 6, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 15 - Voluntary Offshore Wind Program › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 25992.5.

25992.5. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Account” means the Private Donations Account created pursuant to Section 25992.20.
(b) “Bureau” means the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
(c) “Fund” means the Voluntary Offshore Wind and Coastal Resources Protection Fund created pursuant to Section 25992.20.
(d) “Program” means the Voluntary Offshore Wind and Coastal Resources Protection Program established pursuant to Section 25992.10.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 251, Sec. 20. (AB 209) Effective September 6, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 15 - Voluntary Offshore Wind Program › ARTICLE 2 - Voluntary Offshore Wind and Coastal Resources Protection Program › Section 25992.11.

25992.11. (a) The commission may adopt guidelines or other standards at a commission business meeting to implement this chapter. 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 adoption of the guidelines or other standards adopted by the commission to implement this chapter. Before adopting or revising the guidelines or other standards, the commission must provide an opportunity for public comment and at least one public workshop.
(b) The commission may require a form to be submitted and signed under penalty of perjury to carry out the purposes of this chapter. A form shall be adopted in the format and manner prescribed by the commission.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 251, Sec. 20. (AB 209) Effective September 6, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 15 - Voluntary Offshore Wind Program › ARTICLE 3 - Voluntary Offshore Wind and Coastal Resources Protection Fund › Section 25992.20.

25992.20. (a) The Voluntary Offshore Wind and Coastal Resources Protection Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the moneys in the fund are hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal year to the commission for purposes of this chapter.
(b) The Private Donations Account is hereby created in the fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the moneys in the account are hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal year to the commission for purposes of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 251, Sec. 20. (AB 209) Effective September 6, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 15 - Voluntary Offshore Wind Program › ARTICLE 3 - Voluntary Offshore Wind and Coastal Resources Protection Fund › Section 25992.21.

25992.21. (a) The commission may accept federal and private sector moneys, including for purposes of financial commitments made to fulfill a lessee’s bidding credits in a bureau lease sale auction, for purposes of this chapter. The private sector moneys shall be deposited into the account. The federal moneys shall be deposited into the fund.
(b) Records of the donations received and allocations made pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to public disclosure.
(c) For each donation received pursuant to this section, the commission shall post a report on its internet website within 30 days of receiving that donation. The report shall contain all of the following information:
(1) The name and address of the donor.
(2) The amount of the donation.
(3) The date the donation was made.
(4) A brief description of the goods or services donated or purchased, if any.
(5) A description of the specific purpose or event for which the donation was made, if any.
(d) The commission may enter into an agreement with a donor for the purposes for which the donation may be used consistent with this chapter.
(e) Notwithstanding Section 11005 of the Government Code, the Director of Finance’s approval of the donations accepted by the commission under this section is not required.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 251, Sec. 20. (AB 209) Effective September 6, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 15 - Voluntary Offshore Wind Program › ARTICLE 3 - Voluntary Offshore Wind and Coastal Resources Protection Fund › Section 25992.22.

25992.22. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before March 15, 2024, and each January thereafter concurrent with the submission of the Governor’s Budget, the commission shall submit a report to the Legislature and the relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on the moneys received and allocated pursuant to this chapter. The report shall include, but not be limited to, a description and information on the use of funds, geographic distribution of fund allocation, program activities, and awardees.
(b) The report submitted to the Legislature pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 251, Sec. 20. (AB 209) Effective September 6, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 15 - ENERGY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 18 - Wave Energy and Tidal Energy › Section 25996.1.

25996.1. (a) On or before January 1, 2025, the commission shall submit a written report to the Governor and the Legislature that includes both of the following:
(1) A summary and findings from the evaluation and work described in Section 25996.
(2) Considerations that may inform legislative and executive actions to facilitate, encourage, and promote the development and increased use of technologically and economically feasible wave energy and tidal energy technologies, infrastructure, and facilities in the state.
(b) (1) The report described in this section shall be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 405, Sec. 1. (SB 605) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 16 - CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › CHAPTER 1 - California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 26000.

26000. This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority Act.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1218, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 16 - CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › CHAPTER 1 - California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 26001.

26001. The Legislature hereby finds and declares both of the following:
(a) It is essential that the state, in cooperation with the federal government, use all practical and commercially feasible means to promote the prompt and efficient development of energy sources which are renewable or which more efficiently utilize and conserve scarce energy resources.
(b) The promotion of sustainable and renewable energy sources, implementation of measures that increase the efficiency of the use of energy, and advanced transportation technologies that reduce the degradation of the environment and lessen the state’s dependence of fossil fuels, and protect the health, welfare, and safety of the people of this state are in the public interest and serve a public purpose.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 677, Sec. 2. (SB 1128) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 16 - CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › CHAPTER 1 - California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 26002.

26002. It is the purpose of this division to advance the state’s goals of reducing the levels of greenhouse gas emissions, increasing the deployment of sustainable and renewable energy sources, implementing measures that increase the efficiency of the use of energy, creating high quality employment opportunities, and lessening the state’s dependence on fossil fuels and to that end to provide an alternative method of financing in providing and promoting the establishment of both of the following:
(a) Facilities utilizing alternative methods and sources of energy.
(b) Facilities needed for the development and commercialization of advanced transportation technologies.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 677, Sec. 4. (SB 1128) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 16 - CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › CHAPTER 1 - California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 26002.5.

26002.5. This division is necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, and shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 908, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 16 - CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › CHAPTER 1 - California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Organization of Authority and General Powers and Duties Thereof › Section 26004.

26004. (a) There is in the state government the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority. The authority constitutes a public instrumentality and the exercise by the authority of powers conferred by this division is the performance of an essential public function.
(b) The authority shall consist of five members, as follows:
(1) The Director of Finance.
(2) The Chairperson of the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
(3) The President of the Public Utilities Commission.
(4) The Controller.
(5) The Treasurer, who shall serve as the chairperson of the authority.
(c) The members listed in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (b) may each designate a deputy or clerk in his or her agency to act for and represent the member at all meetings of the authority.
(d) The first meeting of the authority shall be convened by the Treasurer.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1218, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 16 - CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › CHAPTER 1 - California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Organization of Authority and General Powers and Duties Thereof › Section 26005.

26005. All members of the authority shall serve thereon without compensation as members of the authority.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 908, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 16 - CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › CHAPTER 1 - California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority › ARTICLE 2 - Organization of Authority and General Powers and Duties Thereof › Section 26006.

26006. The provisions of this division shall be administered by the authority which shall have and is hereby vested with all powers reasonably necessary to carry out the powers and responsibilities expressly granted or imposed upon it under this division.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 908, Sec. 1.)
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26007. The authority shall maintain an office in the City of Sacramento.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 908, Sec. 1.)
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26008. The authority may employ an executive director and any other persons as are necessary to enable it properly to perform the duties imposed upon it by this division. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the authority and shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the authority. The authority may, by resolution, delegate to its executive director, or any other employee of the authority, or the Treasurer’s designee any powers and duties that it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts on behalf of the authority.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 677, Sec. 7. (SB 1128) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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26009. The authority may adopt, amend, or repeal all rules and regulations necessary to carry out this division as emergency regulations in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). The adoption, amendment, or repeal of the regulations is conclusively presumed to be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare within the meaning of Section 11346.1 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 677, Sec. 8. (SB 1128) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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26010. (a) The Attorney General shall be the legal counsel for the authority, but with the approval of the Attorney General, the authority may employ such legal counsel as in its judgment is necessary or advisable to enable it to carry out the duties and functions imposed upon it by this division, including the employment of such bond counsel as may be deemed advisable in connection with the issuance and sale of bonds.
(b) The Director of Finance shall be the treasurer of the authority.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 908, Sec. 1.)
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26011. The authority is authorized and empowered:
(a) To adopt an official seal.
(b) To sue and be sued in its own name.
(c) To issue bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, and other obligations of the authority, including, at the option of the authority, obligations bearing interest that is taxable for purposes of federal income taxation, for any of its purposes and to fund or refund the same, all as provided in this division.
(d) To determine the location and character of a project to be financed under the provisions of this division, to provide financial assistance to a participating party, to enter into loan agreements with a participating party for the financing of a project including creating a lien or security interest in the property, to construct, reconstruct, renovate, replace, lease, as lessor or lessee, and regulate the same, and to enter into contracts for the sale of a project, including installment sales or sales under conditional sales contracts.
(e) To fix fees and charges for projects, and interest rates with respect to loans for projects or for loan of moneys to finance projects, and to revise from time to time the fees and charges and interest rates, and to collect rates, rents, fees, loan repayments, and charges for the use of, and for a facility or service furnished, or to be furnished, by a project or part of the project and to contract with a person, partnership, association, corporation, or public agency with respect to the project, and to fix the terms and conditions upon which a project may be sold or disposed of, whether upon installment sales contracts or otherwise.
(f) To employ and fix the compensation of bond counsel, financial consultants, and advisers as may be necessary in its judgment in connection with the issuance and sale of any bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, or other obligations of the authority; to contract to advance the purposes of this division.
(g) To purchase, with proceeds of its bonds or its revenue, bonds issued by a public agency at a public or negotiated sale. Bonds purchased pursuant to this subdivision may be held by the authority or sold to public or private purchasers at public or negotiated sales, in whole or in part, separately or together with other bonds issued by the authority.
(h) To do all things generally necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this division.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 677, Sec. 9. (SB 1128) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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26011.8. (a) The sale or purchase of tangible personal property of a project approved pursuant to this section before January 1, 2026, shall continue to be excluded from sales and use taxes pursuant to Section 6010.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for the period of time set forth in the authority’s resolution approving the project pursuant to this section.
(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Project” means tangible personal property if at least 50 percent of its use is either to process recycled feedstock that is intended to be reused in the production of another product or using recycled feedstock in the production of another product or soil amendment, or tangible personal property that is used in the state for the design, manufacture, production, or assembly of advanced manufacturing, advanced transportation technologies, or alternative source products, components, or systems, as defined in Section 26003. “Project” does not include tangible personal property that processes or uses recycled feedstock in a manner that would constitute disposal as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 40192.
(2) “Recycled feedstock” means materials that would otherwise be destined for disposal, having completed their intended end use and product lifecycle.
(3) “Soil amendments” may include “compost,” as defined in Section 14525 of the Food and Agricultural Code, “fertilizing material,” as defined in Section 14533 of the Food and Agricultural Code, “gypsum” or “phosphatic sulfate gypsum,” as those terms are defined in Section 14537 of the Food and Agricultural Code, or a substance distributed for the purpose of promoting plant growth or improving the quality of crops by conditioning soils through physical means.
(c) The exclusions granted pursuant to Section 6010.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for projects approved by the authority pursuant to this section prior to January 1, 2026, shall not exceed one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) for each calendar year.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2026.
(Repealed (in Sec. 5.5) and added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 690, Sec. 6. (AB 1583) Effective January 1, 2020. Section operative January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)
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26014. When the principal of and interest on bonds of the authority issued to finance or refund the cost of a particular project for a participating party shall have been fully paid and retired or when adequate provision shall have been made for the payment and retirement of the same, and all other conditions of the resolution, indenture, or agreement authorizing and securing the same shall have been satisfied and the lien of such resolution, indenture, or agreement shall have been released in accordance with the provisions thereof, the authority is authorized, upon such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the authority, to execute such deeds and conveyances as are necessary or required to convey title to such project to such participating party.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 677, Sec. 16. (SB 1128) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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26015. (a) The authority, or the executive director of the authority, if authorized to do so by resolution of the authority, shall take official action towards the issuance of bonds with respect to any participating party at the next meeting of the authority occurring more than 30 days following receipt of such application or if by the executive director within 45 days of such receipt. The executive director may be authorized to take such action in a resolution of general authority. Official action towards the issuance of bonds may reserve the right of the authority to further review an application for financing and to consider the terms thereof prior to the issuance of bonds therefor.
(b) The authority shall take final action to approve or disapprove of the issuance of bonds or notes to lend financial assistance to participating parties within 60 days of the receipt by the authority of a request from such participating party for such action. Any such request by a participating party for such final action shall be accompanied by evidence of fulfillment of any and all conditions to the issuance of such bonds or notes imposed at the time the first action towards the issuance thereof was taken by the authority and by copies of forms of all principal legal documents to be approved by the authority.
(c) The authority may give final approval for the issuance of such bonds or notes upon such terms as it reasonably deems necessary or desirable.
(d) Any action under this section shall be at the sole discretion of the authority.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 677, Sec. 17. (SB 1128) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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26017. The authority, no later than March 31 of each year, shall submit to the Legislature a report of its activities for the preceding calendar year ending December 31. Such report shall include (a) a listing of the applications received, (b) a listing of the applications accepted for financing, (c) a specification of bonds sold, interest rates thereon, and whether bond sales were pursuant to public bid or were negotiated, (d) a specification of the amount of bonds authorized but currently unsold, (e) a projection of the authority’s needs and requirements for the coming year, and (f) a report of revenues and expenditures for the preceding fiscal year.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 677, Sec. 20. (SB 1128) Effective January 1, 2013.)