Rep. Patrick O'Donnell

This measure would proclaim September 25, 2022, as Gold Star Mothers' and Families' Day in California.

This measure would declare and recognize that the state is currently suffering a supply chain crisis. The measure would urge the state's public agencies, departments, and local governments to provide all due and proper assistance to carriers, cargo owners, public seaports, terminals, workers, and facilities to facilitate the essential service of delivering goods to Californians.

This measure would recognize August 15, 2022, as India's Independence Day and urge all Californians to join in celebrating India's independence.

This measure would declare August 2022 as Valley Fever Awareness Month.

This measure would declare the month of September 2022 as California Emergency Preparedness Month.

(1) Existing law establishes the California Clean Truck, Bus, and Off-Road Vehicle and Equipment Technology Program, which is administered by the State Air Resources Board, in conjunction with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, to fund development, demonstration, precommercial pilot, and early commercial deployment of zero- and near-zero-emission truck, bus, and off-road vehicle and equipment technologies. This bill would expand the purposes of the program to include the funding of the development, demonstration, precommercial pilot, and early commercial deployment of zero- and near-zero-emission commercial harbor craft technologies. (2) Existing law establishes the Clean Transportation Program, administered by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, to provide funding to certain entities to develop and deploy innovative technologies that transform California's fuel and vehicle types to help attain the state's climate change policies. Under existing law, the commission may only provide funding under the Clean Transportation Program to specified eligible programs and projects. This bill would expand the programs and projects that are eligible to receive funding under the Clean Transportation Program to include programs and projects that accelerate the commercialization of commercial harbor craft and alternative and renewable fuels and programs and projects to retrofit fleets of commercial harbor craft with technologies that create higher fuel efficiencies. (3) Existing law establishes the Air Quality Improvement Program, administered by the State Air Resources Board, for the purpose of funding air quality improvement projects relating to fuel and vehicle technologies, including, but not limited to, providing funding for research to determine and improve the air quality impacts of alternative transportation fuels and vehicles, vessels, and equipment technologies. Under existing law, the state board is limited to providing funding under the Air Quality Improvement Program to specified eligible programs. This bill would expand the programs that are eligible to receive funding under the Air Quality Improvement Program to include incentives for commercial harbor craft, including low- or zero-emission commercial harbor craft. (4) Existing establishes the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program, administered by the Department of Transportation, to provide operating and capital assistance for transit agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve mobility. Existing law authorizes, among other things, capital or operating assistance for new or expanded waterborne transit as an eligible expenditure under the program. This bill would specifically provide that expenditures related to the purchase of zero-emission public transportation ferries are an eligible expenditure under the program if the expenditure would result in new or expanded waterborne transit.

(1) Until January 1, 2025, existing law authorizes a school district, with the approval of the governing board of the school district, to procure design-build contracts for public works projects in excess of $1,000,000, awarding the contract to either the low bid or the best value, as provided. This bill would authorize, until January 1, 2029, a school district, with the approval of its governing board, to procure alternative design-build contracts for public works projects in excess of $5,000,000, awarding the contract to either the low bid or the best value, as provided. The bill would define "alternative design-build" as a project delivery process in which both the design and construction of a project are procured from a single design-build entity based on its proposed design cost, general conditions, overhead, and profit as a component of the project price. The bill would require specified information to be verified under penalty of perjury. By expanding the crime of perjury, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would require, beginning January 1, 2023, these provisions to govern a project using an alternative design-build contract entered into on or after January 1, 2023. (2) 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.