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9A <br /> Page 26 <br /> Environmental Qualitv <br /> AB 39 (De Leon) <br /> Request: Sign Resuit: Signed—Chapter 623, Statufes of 2008 <br /> Requires the California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR)to establish a local <br /> assistance program to distribute grants to#he most park needy communities across fhe state, <br /> with funding deri�ed from the$400 million that was designated for this purpose in Propasiti�n 84. <br /> AB 2270(Laird} <br /> Request: Sign Result:Vetoed <br /> Allows cities and water agencies to restrict usage of specific types of water softeners only if the <br /> State Water Resources Control Board or the regional water quality control board made a finding <br /> that control of residentiaf saliniry will contribute to the achisvement of water quaiity objectives in <br /> the region. <br /> AB 2347(Ruskin) <br /> Request: Sign Result: SEgned—Chapter 572, Stafutes of 2008 <br /> Requires a manufacturer that owns ar owned a name brand of rr►ercury-added thermostats sold in <br /> this state before January 1, 2006,to establish and maintain a collection and recycling program for <br /> out-of-service mercury-added thermostats. <br /> AB 2933(Hancack) <br /> Request: Sign Result:Vetoed <br /> Aflows those loaal governmen#s wha wish to enact stronger green building s#andards to da so <br /> withaut the existing restrictions of climatic,geological or topographical conditions. <br /> SB 't01B(Wiggtns) . <br /> Request: Sign Resutt: 5igned—Chapf�r 343, Sfafutes of 2008. <br /> Re-ca{culates the way salid waste diversion efForts are imposed upon local governments, and <br /> also revises the timelines that local jurisdictions must adhere to when reporting to the Integrated <br /> Waste Management 8oard. <br /> SB 1357(Padilla) <br /> Request: Sign Resuft:Signed—Chapter 697, Statutes of 2008 <br /> Authorizes the Department of Conserva6on to expend up to$20 million from JuEy 9, 2009,#o Jan. <br /> 1, 2012,for recycling and litter reduction grants and programs, and requires a grant recipient to <br /> submit a report to the department and would require the department to publish an evaluation of <br /> grants made pursuant to these provisions, including a summary o#those reports. <br /> SB 154$(Fiorezj <br /> Request: Sign Result: Signed—Chapfer 622, Statufes of 2008 <br /> Creates a locaf city selection committee(Existing law requires five members to be appointed by <br /> cities within the territory of the district, based on region and population)within the San Joaquin <br /> Valfey Unified Air Pollution Contral District Board of Directors. <br /> Public Utilities: EnerqY <br /> AB 2466(Laird) <br /> Request: Sign ResuEt:Signed—Chapter 540, Statutes of 2008 <br /> Establishes the Renewable Energy Seff-Generation Program to aliow a city, county,city and <br /> county, special dis#rict, schoal district,or other public agency to benefit from the excess electricity <br /> produced af fhe local enti#y's facility. The bill authorizes a loca!gavemmental entity to receive a <br /> credit on tf�e bif3 of a benefi#ing account, equa!to the amount of the electricity it exported to the <br /> electrical grid and from an eligible renewable generating faciiity. <br /> SB 980 (Padilla) <br /> Request:Veto Result:Vetoed <br /> Requires the Califamia Energy Commission to evaluate the adequacy of the electric distribution <br /> system of local publicly owned electric utilities as a part of their 20091ntegrated Policy Report. <br /> 3 <br />