The Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007 makes findings and declarations of the Legislature relating to the promotion of solar water heating systems and other technologies that reduce natural gas demand and defines terms for purposes of the act. The act requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to evaluate data available from a specified pilot program, and, if it makes a specified determination, to design and implement a program of incentives for the installation of 200,000 solar water heating systems, as defined, in homes and businesses throughout the state by 2017. The act requires the PUC, in consultation with the State Energy Resources and Conservation Commission and interested members of the public, to establish eligibility criteria for the solar water heating systems receiving gas customer funded incentives. The act requires the PUC to establish conditions on those incentives. The act defines a solar water heating system as a solar energy device that has the primary purpose of reducing demand for natural gas through water heating, space heating, or other methods of capturing energy from the sun to reduce natural gas consumption in a home, business, or any building receiving natural gas sold or transported for consumption in this state and that meets or exceeds the eligibility criteria. The act excludes solar pool heating systems from that definition.
California AB 2249 (20112012) — Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007.
The Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007 makes findings and declarations of the Legislature relating to the promotion of solar water heating systems and other technologies that reduce natural gas demand and defines terms for purposes of the act. The act requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to evaluate data available from a specified pilot program, and, if it makes a specified determination, to design and implement a program of incentives for the installation of 200,000 solar water heating systems, as defined, in homes and businesses throughout the state by 2017. The act requires the PUC, in consultation with the State Energy Resources and Conservation Commission and interested members of the public, to establish eligibility criteria for the solar water heating systems receiving gas customer funded incentives. The act requires the PUC to establish conditions on those incentives. The act defines a solar water heating system as a solar energy device that has the primary purpose of reducing demand for natural gas through water heating, space heating, or other methods of capturing energy from the sun to reduce natural gas consumption in a home, business, or any building receiving natural gas sold or transported for consumption in this state and that meets or exceeds the eligibility criteria. The act excludes solar pool heating systems from that definition.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 2249 BUCHANAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 68–9 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Buchanan — primary (person)
Huffman — coauthor (person)
Wieckowski — coauthor (person)
Williams — coauthor (person)
Wolk — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-02-24 Introduced. To print. introduction
2012-02-26 From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
2012-02-27 Read first time. reading-1
2012-03-19 Referred to Coms. on U. & C. and NAT. RES. referral-committee
2012-04-09 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & C. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-04-09 Re-referred to Com. on U. & C. referral-committee
2012-04-16 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 9). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-04-17 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-04-18 Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. referral-committee
2012-04-18 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2012-04-19 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. referral-committee
2012-05-02 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2012-05-25 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 25). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-05-25 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-05-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-05-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 9. Page 5129.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-05-31 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2012-06-14 Referred to Com. on E., U. & C. referral-committee
2012-08-06 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 3). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-06 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-08-06 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2012-08-21 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 16). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-22 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-08-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 2. Page 4956.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-29 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 31 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
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