Section 94540 - [See Note] Designated amount to support activities related to the development of offshore wind generation(a) Of the funds made available by Section 94500, four hundred seventy-five million dollars ($475,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to support any of the following activities related to the development of offshore wind generation:(1) Construction of publicly owned port facilities for manufacturing, assembly, staging, and integration of entitlements and components for offshore wind generation.(2) Expansion and improvement of public port infrastructure to accommodate vessels involved in the installation, maintenance, and operation of offshore wind generation.(3) Upgrades to port facilities.(b) The commission may expend moneys made available pursuant to subdivision (a) consistent with the strategic plan developed pursuant to Section 25991.(c) The commission shall prioritize projects that can show matching funds or that are located at staging and integration ports that have released a notice of preparation pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act process on or before February 29, 2024. Ca. Pub. Res. Code § 94540
Added by Stats 2024 ch 83 (SB 867),s 2, eff. upon the approval by the voters of the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024, as set forth in Section 2 of this act..