AB 1970 Summary

• Creates the Community Investment and Innovation Program to award grants and financial assistance from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to cities, counties, districts, and regional organizations for integrated community-level greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects.

• Requires the Strategic Growth Council, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, to administer the program and develop implementation guidelines for eligible projects.

• Establishes priority criteria for funded projects including ability to leverage additional funding, potential for multiple benefits, replicability as state models, and demonstration of innovative greenhouse gas reduction strategies.

• Guidelines must support diverse project types including energy efficiency, clean energy, electric vehicle infrastructure, agricultural land preservation, waste diversion, and water supply reliability.

• Requires allocation of appropriated moneys to disadvantaged communities consistent with existing law provisions for equitable distribution of greenhouse gas reduction benefits.