Section 44272.7 Of Article 2. Alternative And Renewable Fuel And Vehicle Technology Program From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 26. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 8.9. >> Article 2.
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. (a) On or before March 15, 2011, and each January
thereafter concurrent with the submittal of the Governor's Budget,
the commission shall submit a draft update to the investment plan, as
developed in accordance with Section 44272.5, for the upcoming
fiscal year to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and all
relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature.
(b) Beginning with the investment plan update for the 2012-13
fiscal year, the commission shall submit the final investment plan
update for the ensuing fiscal year, as developed in accordance with
Section 44272.5, to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and all
relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature each May
concurrent with the submittal of the Governor's May Revision to the
budget.
(c) Subsequent to the approval of the investment plan update
pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 44272.5, the commission shall,
within 30 days, notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and
all relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature if a
significant modification to the final investment plan update is
approved. For purposes of this subdivision, "significant modification"
means an augmentation or reduction the value of which individually
exceeds 50 percent of the commission-approved allocation to an
investment plan subcategory or is at least two million dollars
($2,000,000). For other modifications that do not meet this
definition, the commission shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee and all relevant policy and fiscal committees of the
Legislature within 90 days, or at such earlier time as the aggregate
total of unreported modifications equals five million dollars
($5,000,000) or more.
(d) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the investment
plan, including updates to the plan, communicate the commission's
strategic vision and priorities with respect to the development of
alternative and renewable fuel and vehicle technologies, and will
provide an analytical rationale for all proposed expenditures that
aligns with the commission's broader strategic goals for the program.
(2) It is also the intent of the Legislature that the investment
plan update highlight and explain the rationale for any
year-over-year changes to the commission's program strategy and
priorities, particularly with respect to specific technologies or
policy initiatives.
(3) Additionally, it is the intent of the Legislature that
submission of the draft update to the investment plan concurrent with
the Governor's Budget, along with timely notification of significant
modifications to the investment plan update thereafter, will improve
legislative oversight of the program and provide the Legislature
with all of the necessary information to fully understand how and why
funds are to be allocated and prioritized within the program.