Bill Text: CA SB720 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: Aviation: airports: report: emissions: GO-Biz.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2023-07-10 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. [SB720 Detail]
Download: California-2023-SB720-Amended.html
the division and the State Air Resources Board the regulations, incentives, or other measures the airport is deploying or facilitating to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions, in accordance with applicable greenhouse gas regulations or protocols, for all emissions, including
scope 1, scope 2, and scope 3 emissions, from its operations.
Bill Title: Aviation: airports: report: emissions: GO-Biz.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2023-07-10 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. [SB720 Detail]
Download: California-2023-SB720-Amended.html
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 720
| Introduced by Senator Stern |
February 16, 2023 |
An act to add Section 21669.7 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to aviation.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 720, as amended, Stern.
Aviation: airports: report: emissions.
The State Aeronautics Act governs aeronautics in the state for the purpose of furthering and protecting the public interest in aviation and aeronautical progress through identified means. Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to adopt, administer, and enforce rules and regulations for the administration of the act. 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. A violation of the act
State Aeronautics Act is a crime.
This bill would require, as part of an update to its general plan or sustainability plan, or if no plan exists, on or before June 1, 2024, each public or private airport that has more than 50,000 annual takeoffs in a disadvantaged community to report to the department and the State Air Resources Board the regulations, incentives, or other measures the airport is deploying or facilitating to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions from its operations, as specified. The bill would require each public or private airport that has a high volume of
more than 50,000 annual takeoffs of private flights with low passenger capacity in a disadvantaged community to report to the department and to the relevant air quality management district on its efforts to mitigate environmental justice, air quality, and other impacts on neighboring communities. The bill would also require the department, in coordination with the State Air Resources Board and other agencies as necessary,
necessary to consider adopting regulations to address deficiencies in the regulations, incentives, measures, and efforts described in those reports.
Because a violation of these provisions would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 21669.7 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:21669.7.
(a) As part of an update to its general plan or sustainability plan, or if no plan exists, on or before June 1, 2024, each public or private airport that has more than 50,000 annual takeoffs in a disadvantaged community, as defined in Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code, shall report to(b) As part of an update to its general plan or sustainability plan, or if no plan exists, on or before June 1, 2024, each public or private airport that has a high volume of more than 50,000 annual takeoffs of private flights with low passenger capacity in a disadvantaged community, as defined in Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code, shall report to the division and to the relevant air quality management district on its efforts to mitigate
environmental justice, air quality, and other impacts on neighboring communities.
(c) The department, in coordination with the
State Air Resources Board and other agencies as necessary, necessary shall consider adopting regulations to address deficiencies in the regulations, incentives, measures, or efforts identified pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b).
(d) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, administrative costs associated with implementing this section may be funded by the Cost of Implementation Account, established in the Air Pollution Control Fund, or by another appropriate and permissible schedule of fees paid by the sources of greenhouse gas emissions described in this section, if those fees are deposited into the Air Pollution Control
Fund.
