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arbcombo -- Public Workshops on the Investment of Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds to Benefit Disadvantaged Communities
Posted: 05 Aug 2014 17:47:57
The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) and Air Resources Board (ARB) invite you to participate in public workshops to discuss investment of Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds. Topics will include: the identification of disadvantaged communities, development of guidance on maximizing the benefits to disadvantaged communities, and how to determine what counts as benefitting those communities. The workshop will be held in three locations as indicated below; each workshop will cover the same topics. OAKLAND Workshop: August 20, 2014 FRESNO Workshop: August 25, 2014 LOS ANGELES Workshop: August 26, 2014 The detailed notice for these workshops and further information on the investment of auction proceeds to benefit disadvantaged communities will be made available at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/auctionproceeds La versión en español del aviso del taller estará disponible en la siguiente liga el día de mañana http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/auctionproceeds/workshops/workshopnotice_8_2finalspa.pdf This initial notice is being sent to multiple list serves. If you would like to receive notices of future meetings and other information on auction proceeds investments, please sign up for the “auction proceeds” list serve at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv_ind.php?listname=auctionproceeds ACCOMODATION: If you require language interpretation services at any of the workshops, require a special accommodation, or need this document in an alternate format (i.e. Braille, large print) or another language, please contact Ms. Malinda Dumisani at EnvJustice@calepa.ca.gov as soon as possible, but no later than 10 business days before the scheduled meeting. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service. BACKGROUND: AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32); Nunez, Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006) is a comprehensive, multi-year program to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in California. ARB has adopted a Scoping Plan and, together with other State and local agencies, has developed and implemented numerous regulations and programs, including the Cap-and-Trade Program to reduce emissions to meet AB 32 goals. Any expenditure of State proceeds from the Cap-and-Trade auctions must comply with legislative requirements. State law directs CalEPA to identify disadvantaged communities for investment of Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds. Senate Bill (SB) 535 (De León, Chapter 830, Statute of 2012) requires that 25 percent of the proceeds be invested in projects that benefit disadvantaged communities and at least 10 percent be invested in projects located within those communities. State law also directs ARB to develop guidance for State agencies on approaches to maximize benefits to disadvantaged communities. CalEPA selected CalEnviroScreen as the tool to identify disadvantaged communities. In April 2014, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment released CalEnviroScreen Draft Version 2.0, http://oehha.ca.gov/ej/ces2.html, which ranks communities based on numerous indicators that reflect pollution burdens and population characteristics. California is in a drought emergency. Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips. You are receiving this single arbcombo email because you are a subscriber to or have made a public comment to one or more of the following lists: auctionproceeds, capandtrade, cc, commerce-cherrp, ej, ej-prp, miraloma-cherrp, wilmington-cherrp.