[GPCA-SGA-Votes] Discuss ID 141: GPCA position on Proposition 70 - Greenhouse Gas Reduction Reserve Fund.

[GPCA Votes]

Ranked Choice Vote ID #141
Ranked Choice Vote: *GPCA position on Proposition 70: ACA 1 (Resolution
Chapter 105, statutes of 2017), Mayes. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Reserve
Fund.*
Ranked Choice Vote Administrators: Victoria Ashley, Brian Good, Laura
Wells, Eric Brooks, Mike Goldbeck
Discussion  02/12/2018 - 03/25/2018
Voting  03/26/2018 - 04/01/2018
Voting ends at Midnight Pacific Time

*Background*

This is the ranked choice vote for the GPCA to take a position on
Proposition 70: ACA 1 (Resolution Chapter 105, statutes of 2017), Mayes.
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Reserve Fund.

The choices are to rank 'endorse', 'oppose', 'no position' and/or
'abstain.' Delegates can rank as many or few of these options in their
order of preference.

An 'endorse' vote would mean the GPCA would endorse Proposition 70.
An 'oppose' vote means the GPCA would oppose Proposition 70.
A 'no position' vote means the GPCA would not take a position on
Proposition 70.
An 'abstain' vote means the voter is not expressing a preference, but is
voting to help achieve quorum.
Any of these position that receives 2/3 after all preferences are
transferred is the position of the party. If neither 'endorse' nor
'opposes' receive 2/3, the GPCA's position will be 'no position'.

The proposition is listed below, along with the Legislative Counsel’s
digest and a link to the full text.

*Proposition 70*

ACA 1 (Resolution Chapter 105, statutes of 2017), Mayes. Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Reserve Fund.

The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State
Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and
regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The act authorizes the
state board to include the use of market-based compliance mechanisms.
Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties, collected
by the state board as part of a market-based compliance mechanism to be
deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and to be available upon
appropriation.

The California Constitution requires appropriations from the General Fund
of the state to be passed by a 2/3 vote of the membership of each house of
the Legislature and requires a majority vote to pass appropriations for the
public schools and appropriations in the Budget Bill and in other bills
providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.

This measure would create the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Reserve Fund, in
which all moneys collected by the state board as part of a market-based
compliance mechanism beginning January 1, 2024, and until the effective
date of specified legislation would be deposited. The measure would require
all moneys in the fund to be available upon appropriation for specified
purposes and would require a bill making those appropriations to be passed
by a 2/3 vote of the membership of each house of the Legislature. The
measure would require all new moneys collected as part of a market-based
compliance mechanism after the effective date of that specified legislation
to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. The measure would
prohibit a specified sales tax exemption from being applied until the
effective date of that specified legislation.

Link to full text:
http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ballot-measures/pdf/aca-1.pdf

*Candidates*
Endorse
Oppose
No Position
Abstain

Full details are available at:
http://www.sjcgreens.org/141_gpcapositionprop70

*Please send your discussion comments to gpca-votes at sfgreens.org
<gpca-votes at sfgreens.org>*
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