Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing Program.

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law establishes the Multifamily Affordable Housing Solar Roofs Program, also known as the Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing Program. Existing law requires the commission, as part of the program, to authorize the award of monetary incentives for qualifying solar energy systems, as defined, that are installed on qualified multifamily affordable residential properties of at least 5 rental housing units that are operated to provide deed-restricted low-income residential housing, as defined, and that meet one or more specified requirements, including, among other things, that the property is owned by a tribe, through December 31, 2032. This bill would provide that property that is owned by a tribe is not required to be deed restricted to be eligible for the program, but is required to meet the income requirements of the program, as specified. The bill would require a property that is owned by a tribe that is not deed restricted to have received public financing to fund affordable housing in order to be eligible for the program, as provided. Under existing law, a violation of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the commission is a crime. Because a violation of a commission action implementing this bill's requirements would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.