California ReLeaf staff members review three documents that will influence environmental policy in California for years to come.

1. SPEAK OUT
A Chance to Influence Urban Forestry
at a Statewide Level

2. Prop 39: CA Clean Energy Jobs
Act
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Passed by voters in
2012 by 60% margin
Provides $550 million
each year for the next
five years for energy
efficiency projects with
bulk of funds going to
schools

3. Prop 39: CA Clean Energy Jobs
Act
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Informed initial
legislation (SB 39)
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Met with legislative staff
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Attend Prop 39 webinar

4. Prop 39: CA Clean Energy Jobs
Act

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Act

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Act

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Act

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Act

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Act

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Act
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Allow NGOs to partner
Expand workforce
development opps
Allow plantings on west
and southwest sides of
structures
Insert trees into waterquality piece
Expand list of cobenefits

11. Prop 39: CA Clean Energy Jobs
Act
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Provide comments to
draft guidelines
Talk to schools about
potential UF projects
they can include in
portfolio submitted to
CEC
Public comments submitted via email should include docket number 13-CCEJA
1 and indicate “Comments on Proposition 39” in the subject line. Comments ma
be sent to docket@energy.ca.gov by October 25, 2013.

12. Prop 39: CA Clean Energy Jobs
Act

13. Climate Change Scoping Plan
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AB 32 mandated CARB
create a Scoping Plan
& state law mandates it
be updated every five
years.
First plan completed in
2008
Included urban forestry

14. Climate Change Scoping Plan
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Joined PFT, TPL, TNC
& CalCAN to submit
comments
Joined partners to meet
with CARB & Cal EPA
Upcoming meeting with
Administration, Finance
& Resources

15. Climate Change Scoping Plan

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Support removal of forest
sector from GHG
emissions chart
Integrate UF into other
sectors
Include FRAP & CAL
FIRE
Include ATP & EEMP
Promote development of
markets for UF services
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CARB investment plan to
inform natural resources
sector
Revise CARB’s Offset
Protocol for UF Projects
Support science
Develop uniform
standards
Encourage uniform
assessment tools across
all sectors

27. Climate Change Scoping Plan
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Provide comments to
draft guidelines
To send comments on the discussion draft Scoping Plan Update, go to
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/2013comments.htm. Comments due
no later than 11/1/13.

28. Climate Change Scoping Plan

29. California’s Climate Future
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Focuses on state’s
sustainability efforts in
response to climate
change
Develops an array of
indicators of
environmental health to
evaluate progress

30. California’s Climate Future
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Worked with OPR to
create an UF section on
their website
(under “Local
Government” tab)
Featured speaker to
local governments on
monthly update call
from OPR

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38. California’s Climate Future
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Thriving urban areas
Natural infrastructure
Preserve & steward
natural resources
Lack of funding
Valuing urban
ecosystems
Definition of healthy
community
Making UF a key action
to build healthy
communities

39. California’s Climate Future
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Read and provide
comments on the report
Comments may be sent to ca.50m@opr.ca.gov.

40. California’s Climate Future