Chapter 4Definitions

Section § 26220

Explanation

This section defines key terms relating to clean energy and job creation initiatives in California. "Clean energy" refers to technology that qualifies as renewable energy or helps manage and improve energy efficiency. The "Board" is the Citizens Oversight Board, while the "Job Creation Fund" is the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund. Finally, "program overhead costs" are state staffing costs for developing and managing funding programs, excluding costs for technical assistance or local project implementation improvements.

The following definitions apply to this division:
(a)CA Public Resources Code § 26220(a) “Clean energy” means a device or technology that meets the definition of “renewable energy” in Section 26003, or that contributes to improved energy management or efficiency.
(b)CA Public Resources Code § 26220(b) “Board” means the Citizens Oversight Board established in Section 26210.
(c)CA Public Resources Code § 26220(c) “Job Creation Fund” means the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund established in Section 26205.
(d)CA Public Resources Code § 26220(d) “Program overhead costs” include staffing for state agency development and management of funding programs pursuant to this division, but excluding technical assistance, evaluation, measurement, and validation, or costs related to increasing project efficiency or performance, and costs related to local implementation.
clean energy renewable energy energy efficiency Citizens Oversight Board Job Creation Fund program overhead costs state agency staffing funding programs technical assistance project efficiency performance costs local implementation energy management energy technology Clean Energy Job Creation Fund
(Added November 6, 2012, by initiative Proposition 39, Sec. 2.)