Bill Text: CA AB796 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: Advanced electrical distributed generation technology.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-10-07 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 617, Statutes of 2013. [AB796 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB796-Amended.html
Bill Title: Advanced electrical distributed generation technology.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-10-07 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 617, Statutes of 2013. [AB796 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB796-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 796 AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 10, 2013 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Muratsuchi FEBRUARY 21, 2013 An act to add Section 25525.5 to the Public Resources Code, relating to energy. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 796, as amended, Muratsuchi. Energy: thermal powerplants: certification: sea level rise. Existing law vests the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission with the exclusive jurisdiction to certify sites for thermal powerplants with a generation capacity of 50 or more megawatts and related facilities. Existing law requires the commission to make certain findings before issuing a certification for the site. This bill would require the commission to consider the effects of sea level riseonin the context of protecting the proposed site and related facility from damage caused by sea level rise during the certification process. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 25525.5 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read: 25525.5. In the issuance of a certification pursuant to this chapter, the commission shall consider the effects of sea level riseonin the context of protecting the proposed site and related facility from potential damage caused by sea level rise, such as storm surges and flooding. In assessing the sea level rise, the commission may rely on floodplain maps published by the Department of Water Resources .