This measure would urge the Congress of the United States to recognize the importance of the F-35 aircraft and to support the full funding of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program.
This measure would recognize August 8, 2012, as "Are You Dense?" Day 2012, to raise awareness of the risks associated with breast density and the potential benefits of other screening tools to supplement mammography.
This measure would urge the President and the Congress of the United States to pursue a comprehensive approach to stem the trafficking of illicit United States firearms and ammunition into Mexico, that includes, among other things, enhanced collaboration among local, state, and federal agencies, the allocation of a permanent source of federal funding to sustain local and state law enforcement operations to combat firearms and ammunition trafficking and other border-related crimes, the redirection of federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) , United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and United States Customs and Border Protection resources towards this effort, reenactment of a strong federal assault weapons ban, and stronger federal authority to crack down on corrupt gun dealers.
(1) Under the Public Utilities Act (the act) , the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. The Reliable Electric Service Investments Act within the act requires the PUC to require an electrical corporation, until January 1, 2012, to identify a separate electrical rate component, commonly referred to as the "public goods charge," to fund energy efficiency, renewable energy, and research, development, and demonstration programs that enhance system reliability and provide in-state benefits. A violation of the act is a crime. This bill would extend this requirement to January 1, 2020, and would make other technical and conforming changes. Because a violation of the act is a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program by extending the application of a crime. (2) An existing decision of the PUC institutes an Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) , subject to refund, to fund renewable energy and research, development, and demonstration programs. Existing law requires moneys received by the PUC for those EPIC programs that the PUC has determined should be administered by the Energy Commission to be forwarded by the PUC to the Energy Commission at least quarterly for deposit in the Electric Program Investment Charge Fund. This bill would repeal the fund and would, instead, require EPIC collected for renewable energy to be transmitted to the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) for deposit in the Renewable Resources Trust Fund. The bill would provide that the collection of the public goods charge supersedes the imposition of EPIC by the PUC. (3) Existing law establishes the renewable energy resources program to increase the amount of electricity generated from eligible renewable energy resources per year so that it equals at least 33% of total retail sales of electricity in California by December 31, 2020. This bill would require the Energy Commission to implement a Clean Energy Investment Program to support the achievement of the state's renewable energy goals. The bill would require the Energy Commission to develop and adopt an annual investment plan to establish priority activities for the program and describe how funding will complement, but not duplicate, existing public and private investments. This would require the Energy Commission to establish an advisory body to assist the Energy Commission in developing the investment plan. The bill would require the Energy Commission to submit to the relevant committees of the Legislature draft of a multiyear investment plan and to submit to the Legislature an annual report highlighting and explaining the rationale for any year-to-year changes to the Energy Commission's activity strategy and priorities. The bill would require the Energy Commission to report annually to the Legislature regarding the results of the mechanisms funded. The bill would require that the portion of the public goods charge collected for renewable energy be transmitted to the Energy Commission for deposit in the Renewable Resources Trust Fund. The bill would require the money in the fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be expended to implement the Clean Energy Investment Program and the New Solar Homes Partnership, to provide grants to eligible counties to facilitate the development of eligible renewable energy resources, and to provide funding to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for grants to school districts to implement the Clean Technology and Renewable Energy Job Training, Career Technical Education, and Dropout Prevention Program. (4) This bill would not become operative unless SB 870 of the 2011–12 Regular Session of the Legislature is enacted on or before January 1, 2013. (5) 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. (6) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
This measure would commemorate the 40th anniversary of Title IX on June 23, 2012, commend the movement toward increased equality and fair treatment of female athletes, and praise the goal of greater opportunities in sports for girls and young women in California.
This measure would proclaim June 2012 as Scleroderma Awareness Month.
Existing law requires certain natural hazard disclosures to be made upon the transfer of residential real property, as specified, and prescribes the manner and the form of the disclosures. This bill would require all contracts for the sale of residential real property entered into on or after July 1, 2013, to contain a specified notice pertaining to gas and hazardous liquid transmission pipelines. The bill would provide that nothing in the notice requirement would alter any existing duty under any other statute or decisional law imposed upon the seller or broker of the residential real property, as specified.
The existing restructuring of the electrical industry within the Public Utilities Act provides for the establishment of an Independent System Operator (ISO) as a nonprofit public benefit corporation. Existing law requires the ISO to manage the transmission grid and related energy markets in a manner that is consistent with (1) making the most efficient use of available energy resources, (2) reducing, to the extent possible, overall economic cost to the state's consumers, (3) applicable state law intended to protect the public's health and the environment, and (4) maximizing the availability of existing electric generation resources necessary to meet the needs of the state's electricity consumers. This bill would, in addition, require the ISO to manage the transmission grid and related energy markets in a manner that is consistent with (5) conducting internal operations in a manner that minimizes cost impact on ratepayers to the extent practicable and consistent with the provisions applicable to the operation of the ISO and (6) communicating with all balancing area authorities in California in a manner that supports electrical reliability. The Public Utilities Act provides that every corporation or person, other than a public utility and its officers, agents, and employees, that fails to comply with the act is guilty of a crime. Because the requirements of this bill are within the act, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program by expanding the application of a crime. 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.
Existing law prohibits a policy of bodily injury liability insurance covering liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of any motor vehicle from being issued or delivered in this state to the owner or operator of a motor vehicle, or from being issued or delivered by any insurer licensed in this state upon any motor vehicle then principally used or principally garaged in this state, unless the policy contains, or has added to it by endorsement, a provision with specified coverage limits insuring the insured, the insured's heirs, or legal representative for all sums within the limits that he, she, or they are legally entitled to recover as damages for bodily injury or wrongful death from the owner or operator of an uninsured motor vehicle, except as otherwise provided. Uninsured motorist coverage includes underinsured motorist coverage. This bill would require the California Law Revision Commission to conduct a survey to compare the key provisions of California's underinsured motorist coverage laws with the laws of other states, as specified. The bill would require the commission to conduct the survey in consultation with automobile insurers, consumer attorneys, and the Department of Insurance, and to report its findings to the Legislature no later than December 31, 2013.
