Assemblywoman Luz M. Rivas. (Photo: Kevin Sanders for California Globe)
New Climate Change Bill to Establish the CA Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program
AB 585 would mitigate the impacts of extreme heat through the use of reflective surface materials
By Chris Micheli, February 12, 2021 7:20 am
Assembly Member Luz Rivas introduced Assembly Bill 585 this week to establish the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program to facilitate the implementation of regional and state climate change planning into effective projects. The bill would add Part 4.6 (commencing with Section 71361) to Division 34 of the Public Resources Code. Part 4.6 would be named the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program.
The bill would provide definitions for the terms “eligible entities,” “office” and “Program.” Eligible entities would include nonprofit organizations or coalitions of nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, community development corporations or financial institutions, local and regional public agencies, joint powers authorities, and tribal governments, that demonstrate multi-stakeholder partnership in the development and implementation of a project.
The goal of AB 585 is to mitigate the impacts of extreme heat through the use of reflective surface materials in the built environment and other activities. Eligible projects are specified.
In addition, the purpose is to reduce the public health risks of extreme heat and related climate change impacts and enhance the resilience of affected populations by establishing community resilience centers and supporting community resilience planning efforts and other activities. The bill would result in the updating of local plans, including general plans, local coastal programs, local hazard mitigation plans, heat action plans, and other local plans to improve community resilience to the impacts of climate change.
Moreover, there would be public education campaigns and other measures to increase awareness of the public health risks of extreme heat, the services available to reduce those risks, and further opportunities to reduce those risks. In order to maximize the effectiveness of projects, Office of Planning and Research would be required to consult with state agencies and local and regional public health agencies. Office of Planning and Research would also manage and award competitive grants for extreme heat and community resilience projects to eligible entities through an application process.
In awarding grants, Office of Planning and Research would be required to give priority to projects that would serve disadvantaged communities, demonstrate participation in a regional climate collaborative program, or serve those populations most vulnerable to the impacts of extreme heat, as determined by the relevant local health department.
Finally, AB 585 would establish the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Fund in the State Treasury and moneys in the fund would implement the Program upon appropriation by the Legislature.
AB 585 is expected to receive its first hearing in late March.
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Uggh, another bill to spend taxpayer money at an alarming rate.
California is the epitome of the Nanny State.
This wacky stuff reminds me of an idea I had when I was about 6 years old. I couldn’t understand why they didn’t just put huge electric fans at the edge of town to blow the smog out of the L.A. basin. Right? Ha.
How about stop putting asphalt everywhere to absorb the heat and not absorb water. You do not think every structure you place in all the open fields that now has an ambient temperature over 70 does not effect things. Maybe you should make the asphalt reflective so it makes driving easier, you ever drive behind a truck with well polished rear doors? Our leaders truly are stupid, and like Cali Girl says another thing to spend OUR not their money on.
Remember when they wanted to force everyone to drive light colored cars?
….or paint the roads white? Ha
I forgot about the light colored cars!! Too funny.
Hey, just make the state roads out of mirrors. She and hers could drive electric clown cars on them. It would cool the planet by 50 to 100 degrees according to experts.
What wack jobs these people are. If I lived in California, I’d be embarrassed for them.
Daniel Staggers: We ARE embarrassed for them. 🙂
Ah Comrades,
Commissars never measured, it’s always keep moving on. Solar is a ongoing maintenance disaster….obsolete immediately, certified parts nonexistent, warranty repairs by whom!!!! Hello.
Energy retrofitting old residences expensive and benefits marginal due incompetent sketchy contractors more than happy to give yah a water saving toilet for $800.00.
Now this…..run….run fast…..or do the reflectors come in colors? Camouflage? Zebra?
California legislatures pretending to know something about science. Hah. Most graduated from California universities where they teach the science of the left.
How to steal 101
How to cheat 101
How to swindle 101
You forgot “How to lie straight faced”.
So is this Rivas the latest anointed lawmaking superstar (sarc) from Southern California, like Weiner & Ting from NorCal?
Do these folks get paid by the number of stupid laws they propose, or what???
Who is she???
God has to be laughing his a*s off.