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CITY OF PALM DESERT
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE
ACTION ON AB1470 (HUFFMAN) AT ITS MEETING OF APRIL 24,
2007
DATE: May 10, 2007
CONTENTS: AB1470 Language
RECOMMENDATION:
By Minute Motion, concur with the action taken by the Legislative Review Committee at its
meeting of April 24, 2007, and direct staff to prepare a letter of support for the Mayor's
signature with regard to AB1470 (Huffman) relative to solar energy.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Passage of AB1470 would establish the Solar Hot Water and Efficiency Act of 2007.
BACKGROUND:
Current law makes provisions via the Public Utilities Commission for self generation
incentive programs for distributed generation resources and provides that incentives to
photovoltaic and solar thermal electric projects. AB1470 would establish the Solar Heating
and Efficiency Act of 2007 and would establish eligibility criteria for the Solar Hot Water
Systems receiving taxpayer funded incentives and require the PUC to establish condi. iois.
of those incentives.
Because the City of Palm Desert supports any program which provides inc.emtive,> fir
energy efficiency, the Legislative Review Committee recommends that thci City to n :,il
support AB1470 and direct staff to prepare a letter stating that position to ap Drop iate
Legislators for the Mayor's signature.
PATRICIA SCULLY, CFE'
SENI I ' MANAGEMENT ANALYST
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