§ 39713

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 121. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.
(a)The investment plan developed and submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 39716 shall allocate a minimum of 25 percent of the available moneys in the fund to projects located within the boundaries of, and benefiting individuals living in, communities described in Section 39711.
(b)The investment plan shall allocate a minimum of 5 percent of the available moneys in the fund to projects that benefit low-income households or to projects located within the boundaries of, and benefiting individuals living in, low-income communities located anywhere in the state.
(c)The investment plan shall allocate a minimum of 5 percent of the available moneys in the fund either to projects that benefit

low-income households that are outside of, but within one-half mile of, communities described in Section 39711, or to projects located within the boundaries of, and benefiting individuals living in, low-income communities that are outside of, but within one-half mile of, communities described in Section 39711.

(d)For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1)“Low-income households” are those with household incomes at or below 80 percent of the statewide median income or with household incomes at or below the threshold designated as low income by the Department of Housing and Community Development’s list of state income limits adopted pursuant to Section 50093.
(2)“Low-income communities” are census tracts with median household incomes at or below 80 percent of the statewide median income

or with median household incomes at or below the threshold designated as low income by the Department of Housing and Community Development’s list of state income limits adopted pursuant to Section 50093.

(e)Moneys allocated pursuant to one subdivision of this section do not count toward the minimum requirements of any other subdivision of this section.

Other sections in Chapter 4.1 - Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Investment Plan and Communities Revitalization Act

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