HomeMy WebLinkAbout19 LEGISLATIVE REPORT - SB 730Agenda Item 19
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AGENDA REPORT City Manager
Finance Director N/A
MEETING DATE: JUNE 7, 2011
TO: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, INTERIM CITY MANAGER
FROM: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: LEGISLATIVE REPORT -SENATE BILL (SB) 730
SUMMARY:
SB 730 would require the California Energy Commission to develop a pilot program to
streamline the permitting of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and conduct
consumer education. SB 730 has been significantly amended since being introduced,
and its potential impact on local jurisdictions has been minimized.
A copy of SB 730 is included as Attachment A to this report.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council direct staff to monitor SB 730.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No impact to the City's General Fund is anticipated at this time.
DISCUSSION:
Existing Law
Existing law provides for the following:
• Establishes the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program to
provide loans and grants for the development and implementation of innovative
technologies that transform California's fuel and vehicle types to help attain the
state's climate change goals.
• Specifies that only certain projects or programs are eligible for this state funding,
including a program to provide funding for homeowners who purchase an electric
vehicle to offset costs associated with modifying electrical sources to accommodate
a residential plug-in electric vehicle charging station.
SB 730
June 7, 2011
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Proposed Law
SB 730 would do the following:
• Direct the California Energy Commission (Commission) to develop and administer
the Plug-In Electric Vehicle Readiness Pilot Program to address issues relating to
electric vehicle residential charging infrastructure needs.
• Require the pilot program to include the development of expedited and streamlined
local permitting of charging infrastructure, customer outreach, and planning for
public and workplace charging opportunities.
• Require the Commission to develop a process for evaluating the success of the pilot
program and to report the results to the Legislature.
• Require the Commission to solicit the involvement of cities and counties for
participation in the pilot program.
• Sunset on January 1, 2015.
Attached for the Council's information is a copy of SB 730. As amended, the bill no longer
proposes to require building permit approval for vehicle charging equipment applications
within one business day nor inspections within seven days. Thus, the amended version of
SB 730 would not impose astate-mandated local program. Given the fiscal and staffing
impacts associated with the potential requirement for expedited local permitting of
charging infrastructure, staff will continue to monitor SB 730 and report back to the Council
as needed.
Scott Reekstin
Senior Planner
Elizabeth A. Binsack
Community Development Director
Attachment A: SB 730
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AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 11, 2011
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 5, 2011
AMENDED 1N SENATE MARCH 22, 2011
SENATE BILL
No. 730
Introduced by Senator Kehoe
February 18, 2011
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. An act to add and repeal
Article 2. S (commencing with Section 44273. S) of Chapter 8.9 of Part
S of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to air resources.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 730, as amended, Kehoe.
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Existing law establishes the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and
Vehicle Technology Program, administered by the State Energy
Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy
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Commission), to provide to specified entities, upon appropriation by
the Legislature, grants, loans, loan guarantees, revolving loans, or other
appropriate measures, for the development and deployment of innovative
technologies that transform California's fuel and vehicle types to help
attain the state's climate change goals. Existing law specifies that only
certain proj ects or programs are eligible for funding, including a program
to provide funding for homeowners who purchase an electric vehicle
to offset costs associated with modifying electrical sources to include
a residential plug-in electric vehicle charging station.
This bill would, ,
establish the Plug-In Electric
Vehicle Readiness Pilot Program to be administered by the commission.
The bill would require that the program include, but not be limited to,
strategies that address several objectives relating to the permitting and
planning of plug-in electric vehicle residential charging. The bill would
also require the commission to solicit statewide the involvement of cities
and counties for participation in the program. The bill would repeal
these provisions on January 1, 201 S.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: Arno.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 44273.5)
2 is added to Chapter 8.9 of Part S of Division 26 of the Health and
3 Safety Code, to read:
4
5 Article 2. S. Plug-In Electric Vehicle Readiness Pilot Program
6
7 44273.5. (a) The Plug-In Electric Vehicle Readiness Pilot
8 Program is hereby created. The program shall be administered
9 by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development
10 Commission. The commission shall implement the program by
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1 regulation pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 3. S
2 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title
3 2 of the Government Code. The commission shall solicit the
4 involvement of cities and counties statewide for participation in
5 the program. The program shall include, but not be limited to,
6 strategies that address all of the following:
7 (1) The development of expedited and streamlined permitting
8 of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) residential charging.
9 (2) Customer PEV education and outreach.
10 (3) The provision of information to PEV owners concerning a
11 point of contact with the appropriate local government entity.
12 (4) Public and workplace infrastructure PEV planning,
13 including, but not limited to, planning relating to compliance with
14 the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
15 Sec. 12101 et seq.).
16 (S) Ensuring utility not cation of residential level 2 PEV
17 chargers.
18 (b) The commission, in consultation with participating cities
19 and counties, shall develop a process for evaluating the
20 effectiveness of the pilot program. The evaluation shall measure
21 the progress of the elements specked in paragraphs (1) to (S),
22 inclusive, of subdivision (a) and include an evaluation of best
23 practices.
24 (c) (1) The commission shall report the findings of the
25 evaluation specked in subdivision (b) to the Legislature for the
26 periods covering.Ianuary 1, 2012, to December 31, 2012, inclusive,
27 and January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2014, inclusive.
28 (2) The report required to be submitted pursuant to this Section
29 shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the
30 Government Code.
31 (d) This section shall remain in effect only until.Ianuary 1, 201 S,
32 and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
33 is enacted before January 1, 201 S, deletes or extends that date.
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