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FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
<-DATE: March 26, 1985
SUBJECT: SB 880 (Greene)
eci is Request(s) or Recommendation(s) & Bac group us i ica ion
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a position of support in principle to SB 880 (Greene) which appropriates $40 million
from the federal Petroleum Violation Escrow Account Fund for local energy projects) .
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Adoption of a position on SB 880 has no immediate financial impact for Contra Costa County.
However, if PVEA Funds are made available to California and if this bill becomes law,
then the County would become eligible to compete for financial assistance under the pro-
visions of the bill .
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND
The federal Petroleum Violation Escrow Account (PVEA) funds were established to provide
compensation to energy users who are overcharged by oil companies that violated federal oil
price control regulations. The State of California may receive up to $160 million from
PVEA in the next year and up to $500 million over the next five years. (However, note that
the Reagan Administration has proposed to use these funds for other purposes) .
, SB 880 (Greene) would provide $40 million from the PVEA account for training, management,
and project assistance for local jurisdictions. Training and management assistance would
be provided through grants ($2 million) . Energy project assistance would be provided
through loans ($37.5 million) and additional $500,000 would be available for outreach to
local government.
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Orig. Div.: Public Works (Energy) Phil Batchelor
cc: CSAC (via Public Works) Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
and County Administrator
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2-In principle, SB 880 will ensure that local government 'receives its fair share of PVEA
funding. However, certain provisions need to be fine-tuned in such areas as:
1 . Criteria for Funding Eligibility - the bill defines local jurisdictions as "local
government, school districts, indian tribes and other local jurisdiction." This
puts- local government in direct competition with school districts for energy
efficiency projects, even though other Federal monies are available to schools
for this specific purpose.
2. Type of Assistance - the energy project assistance portion of the bill provides
for loans for energy projects, energy efficiency, and power production projects,
as well as traffic and vehicle fleet management. However, traffic projects do
not have a "pay back" and therefore would not be appropriate for loans. Grants
should be available in this area.
3. Term of Loans - a six year term is set for all loans which may not be adequate
for power production projects.
CSAC, the League of California Cities and staff will be working with represen-
tatives from the Senate Office of Research and Senator Greene to discuss refine-
ments of the bill . At this time, however, a position of support in principle
would indicate the need for financial assistance to local government for energy
projects.