§ 13304. — 13304. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1296, Sec. 10.1.)

California § 13304.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code GOV: Government Code - GOV
• Div.: 3.
• Title 2.: DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
• Part 3.: PART 3. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
• Ch. 3.: CHAPTER 3. Fiscal Affairs
• Art. 1.: ARTICLE 1. General

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(a)
Beginning on December 15, 1993, and annually thereafter, the Department of Finance shall submit to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and to the chairperson of the committee in each house that considers appropriations a report listing all capital outlay or support funds appropriated by the annual Budget Act or any other act for cogeneration facilities. The report for each project shall include, at a minimum, all of the following information:
(1)
The economic feasibilities of the alternative cogeneration equipment configuration capable of being installed at the subject facility.
(2)
An engineering evaluation of proposed and alternative cogeneration equipment configurations.
(3)
An engineering evaluation of potential energy conservation measures which could be implemented at the subject site and the impact of these measures on the cogeneration system.
(4)
A proposed plan for implementing conservation measures identified in the engineering evaluation.
(5)
A financial analysis of potential cost savings or revenue produced by the installation based on completed negotiation with any persons who may participate in the installation through selling fuel for or purchasing thermal or
electrical power generated by the cogeneration system.
(6)
The budgetary impact of the cogeneration proposal with respect to reduced utility requirements, or increased revenue due to sale of electrical or thermal energy, or both.
(7)
An analysis of the alternative financing mechanisms available to fund the proposed project, and the cost-benefit of each such mechanism, including state capital outlay appropriations, revenue bonds, and loans authorized by Chapter 2.7 (commencing with Section 15814.10) of Part 10b of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, as added by Chapter 1523 of the Statutes of 1982.
(b)
Beginning on December 15, 1993, and annually thereafter, the Department of Finance shall submit to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and to the chairperson of the committee in each
house that considers appropriations, a report for all energy service contracts or third-party agreements for the construction of any alternative energy systems, cogeneration systems, or energy conservation measures made in the previous fiscal year. The report shall list the terms of all agreements, the benefit sharing arrangements, and the potential cost savings to the state.
(c)
Subdivisions (a) and (b) shall not apply to the allocation of funds appropriated for preparation of preliminary plans.
(d)
Within one year after completion of any cogeneration project funded under the annual Budget Act or any other act, the Department of Finance shall submit a report that compares energy and cost savings achieved with those savings estimated pursuant to subdivision (a) to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairperson of the committee in each house that
considers appropriations.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1296, Sec. 10.1. Effective September 30, 1992.