Bill Text: CA AB2831 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Carbon offset credits: whole orchard recycling: healthy soils.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-05-05 - Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. [AB2831 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB2831-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
May 04, 2020 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Flora |
February 20, 2020 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law declares the policy of the state that the protection and management of natural and working lands is an important strategy in meeting the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals because the protection and management of those lands can result in the removal of carbon from the atmosphere and the sequestration of carbon in, above, and below the ground. Existing law requires all state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Natural Resources Agency, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the California Environmental Protection Agency, to consider this policy when revising, adopting, or establishing policies, regulations, expenditures, or grant criteria relating to the protection and management of natural and working lands.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation regarding carbon
sequestration through whole orchard recycling.
Digest Key
Vote:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 38562.1 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:38562.1.
The state board shall develop a carbon offset credit for whole orchard recycling.SEC. 2.
The sum of ____ dollars ($____) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Food and Agriculture for purposes of providing grants to the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources division and the California State University for research to assess the cobenefits from healthy soil practices, such as whole orchard recycling, cover crops, and composting. Cobenefits may include the reduction of potential contaminants, such as nitrate leaching in to groundwater or the increase in water-holding capacity of soil allowing for more groundwater recharge.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation regarding carbon sequestration through whole orchard recycling.