SECTIONS 25449-25449.4 - California Statutes

PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE

SECTION 25449-25449.4

25449. The commission shall enter into an agreement with the
Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the
California State University, and the Board of Governors of the
California Community Colleges for the expenditure of petroleum
violation escrow funds to supplement, and not supplant, other
available funds to improve energy efficiency at state-supported
universities and colleges under their respective jurisdictions by
funding projects involving any of the following:
(a) Data collection.
(b) Establishment of operations and maintenance standards.
(c) Staff training.
(d) Ongoing energy equipment maintenance.
(e) Projects involving heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and
lighting equipment.

25449.1. The commission shall enter into an agreement with the
State Department of Education to expend petroleum violation escrow
funds to supplement, and not supplant, other available funds in order
to provide loans to school districts to purchase, maintain, and
evaluate energy efficient equipment and small power production
systems.

25449.2. Not later than three years after the imposition of any
fees pursuant to this chapter, the commission shall report to the
Legislature in the biennial energy conservation report required by
Section 25401.1, on the effect of those fees on alternative public
and private financing for public sector programs.

25449.3. (a) The Local Jurisdiction Energy Assistance Account is
hereby created in the General Fund. All money appropriated for
purposes of this chapter and all money received from local
jurisdictions from loan repayments shall be deposited in the account
and disbursed by the Controller as authorized by the commission.
(b) The commission may charge a fee for the services provided
under this chapter.
(c) The commission may contract for services to be performed by
eligible institutions, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section
25411. Those services may include, but are not limited to,
performance of a feasibility analysis, and providing project design,
field evaluation, and operation and training assistance. The amount
expended for contract services may not exceed 10 percent of the
annual scheduled loan repayment to the Local Jurisdiction Energy
Assistance Account, as determined by the commission not later than
July 1 of each fiscal year.

25449.4. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), this chapter
shall remain in effect until January 1, 2016, and as of that date is
repealed, unless a later enacted statute which is enacted before
January 1, 2016, deletes or extends that date.
(b) All loans outstanding as of January 1, 2016, shall continue to
be repaid in accordance with a schedule established by the
commission pursuant to Section 25442.7, until paid in full. All
unexpended funds in the Local Jurisdiction Energy Assistance Account
on January 1, 2016, and thereafter, except to the extent that those
funds are encumbered pursuant to Section 25443.5, shall be deposited
in the Federal Trust Fund and be available for the purposes for which
federal oil overcharge funds are available pursuant to court
judgment or federal agency order.