BILL NUMBER: AB 1169	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 20, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gomez

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act to amend Section 75125 of the Public Resources Code,
relating to public resources.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1169, as amended, Gomez.  Strategic Growth Council: state
funding signs.
   Existing law establishes the Strategic Growth Council in state
government that consists of various heads of state agencies and
certain other members. Existing law requires the council to engage in
certain activities, including identifying and reviewing activities
and funding programs of member state agencies that may be coordinated
to improve air and water quality, improving natural resources
protection, increasing the availability of affordable housing,
improving transportation, meeting goals of the California Global
Warming Solutions Act of 2006, encouraging sustainable land use
planning, and revitalizing urban and community centers in a
sustainable manner. Existing law provides for the council to award
grants and loans to support the planning and development of
sustainable communities.
   This bill would require recipients of state funding from the
council or member state agencies for  a project 
 certain projects  to post signs acknowledging the source of
funds for the project pursuant to guidelines adopted by the council.
The bill, if a project is funded from state and nonstate sources,
would require the state funding source to be listed first if state
funding equals 50% or more of total project costs.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 75125 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
   75125.  The council shall do all of the following:
   (a) (1) Identify and review activities and funding programs of
member state agencies that may be coordinated to improve air and
water quality, improve natural resource protection, increase the
availability of affordable housing, improve transportation, meet the
goals of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
(Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and
Safety Code), encourage sustainable land use planning, and revitalize
urban and community centers in a sustainable manner. At a minimum,
the council shall review and comment on the five-year infrastructure
plan developed pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 13100)
of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 3 of the Government Code and the
State Environmental Goals and Policy Report developed pursuant to
Section 65041 of the Government Code.
   (2) Require all recipients of state funding from the council or
member state agencies for a project  located in a public place
and that provides public benefits as determined by the council, 
to post signs acknowledging the source of funds for the project,
pursuant to guidelines adopted by the council. If a project is funded
from state and nonstate sources, the state funding source shall be
listed first if state funding equals 50 percent or more of total
project costs.
   (b) Recommend policies and investment strategies and priorities to
the Governor, the Legislature, and to appropriate state agencies to
encourage the development of sustainable communities, such as those
communities that promote equity, strengthen the economy, protect the
environment, and promote public health and safety, consistent with
subdivisions (a) and (c) of Section 75065.
   (c) Provide, fund, and distribute data and information to local
governments and regional agencies that will assist in developing and
planning sustainable communities.
   (d) Manage and award grants and loans to support the planning and
development of sustainable communities, pursuant to Sections 75127,
75128, and 75129. To implement this subdivision, the council may do
all of the following:
   (1) Develop guidelines for awarding financial assistance,
including criteria for eligibility and additional consideration.
   (2) Develop criteria for determining the amount of financial
assistance to be awarded. The council shall award a revolving loan to
an applicant for a planning project, unless the council determines
that the applicant lacks the fiscal capacity to carry out the project
without a grant. The council may establish criteria that would allow
the applicant to illustrate an ongoing commitment of financial
resources to ensure the completion of the proposed plan or project.
   (3) Provide for payments of interest on loans made pursuant to
this article. The rate of interest shall not exceed the rate earned
by the Pooled Money Investment Board.
   (4) Provide for the time period for repaying a loan made pursuant
to this article.
   (5) Provide for the recovery of funds from an applicant that fails
to complete the project for which financial assistance was awarded.
The council shall direct the Controller to recover funds by any
available means.
   (6) Provide technical assistance for application preparation.
   (7) Designate a state agency or department to administer technical
and financial assistance programs for the disbursing of grants and
loans to support the planning and development of sustainable
communities, pursuant to Sections 75127, 75128, and 75129.
   (e) No later than July 1, 2010, and every year thereafter, provide
a report to the Legislature that shall include, but is not limited
to, all of the following:
   (1) A list of applicants for financial assistance.
   (2) Identification of which applications were approved.
   (3) The amounts awarded for each approved application.
   (4) The remaining balance of available funds.
   (5) A report on the proposed or ongoing management of each funded
project.
   (6) Any additional minimum requirements and priorities for a
project or plan proposed in a grant or loan application developed and
adopted by the council pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 75126.