Section 12100.162 - [Effective until 7/1/2025] Submitting application; grants; report(a)The office may undertake measures that are necessary or useful to prepare and submit an application to receive funding from the regional clean hydrogen hubs program or to otherwise participate in the regional clean hydrogen hubs program.(b)Grants made from any funding received from the regional clean hydrogen hubs program shall support projects in California that do both of the following: (1)Demonstrate and scale the production, processing, delivery, storage, or end-use of clean hydrogen, or any combination of these.(2)Advance progress toward a goal to produce or use at least 15,000 tons per day of clean hydrogen in California by 2030.(c)Grants made from any funding received from the regional clean hydrogen hubs program shall prioritize projects that do any of the following: (1)Help achieve economies of scale and reduce the cost of clean hydrogen production in California from renewable feedstocks or eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources.(2)Advance state greenhouse gas emission reduction goals.(3)Maximize socioeconomic, workforce, equity, air quality, and health benefits.(d)The office shall submit a report to the relevant budget and policy committees of the Legislature on or before March 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, regarding the status of an application submitted to receive funding from the regional clean hydrogen hubs program and the status of any partnerships entered into pursuant to this section.(e)In undertaking the duty described in subdivision (a), the office shall consult with and coordinate clean hydrogen-related efforts with relevant stakeholders, including, but not limited to, federal agencies, state agencies, local governments, transit agencies, ports, and utilities.Ca. Gov. Code § 12100.162
Added by Stats 2022 ch 570 (AB 157),s 4, eff. 9/27/2022.