BILL ANALYSIS
Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
1086 (Alarcon)
Hearing Date: 7/9/01 Amended: 5/30/01 and
proposed to
be amended
Consultant: Lisa Matocq Policy Vote: E, U & C
8-1
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BILL SUMMARY: SB 1086, an urgency bill, requires the
California Energy Commission (CEC), to the extent that
funds are available or otherwise appropriated for this
purpose, to make grants or loans for projects that
demonstrate the viability of equipment that converts gas
from solid waste landfills into liquefied natural gas for
use as transportation fuel.
Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2001-02 2002-03
2003-04 Fund
Grant/loan program --- Indeterminable costs ---
General
STAFF COMMENTS: SUSPENSE FILE. The CEC administers a $15
million grant program for landfill gas-to-electricity pilot
projects. Last year, 23 projects were awarded grants.
This bill:
provides that the CEC shall develop guidelines, including
evaluation criteria, for administering the program,
specifies that up to 2 % of the amount appropriated may
be retained by CEC for administrative costs,
contains a 65% match requirement,
specifies that the program is subject to an existing
statute governing intellectual property rights.
STAFF NOTES that the author intends to amend the bill to
delete the $15 million appropriation and make the
grant/loan program subject to funding for this purpose.
STAFF RECOMMENDS that the bill be amended on page 3, line
29, to strike "commission" to ensure that to the extent the
CEC contracts out for personnel to administer this program,
such costs are subject to the 2 % administrative costs
cap.