Bill Text: CA SB582 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Climate Emergency Mitigation, Safe Restoration, and Just Resilience Act of 2021.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Failed) 2022-01-31 - Died on file pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB582 Detail]

Download: California-2021-SB582-Amended.html

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Amended  IN  Senate  March 10, 2021

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 582

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Introduced by Senator Stern
(Principal coauthor: Senator Cortese)
(Coauthor: Senator Wiener)

February 18, 2021

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An act relating to climate change. An act to amend Section 38566 of the Health and Safety Code, and to add Division 33.5 (commencing with Section 70900) to the Public Resources Code, relating to climate change.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 582, as amended, Stern. Climate change. Climate Emergency Mitigation, Safe Restoration, and Just Resilience Act of 2021.

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. The state board is required to approve a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020 and to ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to at least 40% below the 1990 level by 2030. The act requires the state board to prepare and approve a scoping plan for achieving the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, and to update the plan not less than every 5 years.

This bill would require the state board to ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to at least an unspecified percentage below the 1990 level by 2030, and 80% below the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit no later than December 31, 2045. The bill would adopt a state policy to lead a global effort to restore oceanic and atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gas emissions to preindustrial levels as soon as possible to secure a safe climate for all, and to restore community health and reverse the impacts from the damage and injustice climate change is causing to the people, the economy, and the environment of California. The bill would require the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, in coordination with the Secretary for Environmental Protection and the State Air Resources Board, and concurrent with the scoping plan, to develop a climate restoration plan that (1) achieves and maintains net negative greenhouse gas emissions in California no later than 2035, (2) exercises global leadership in restoring atmospheric and oceanic concentrations of greenhouse gas emissions to preindustrial levels as soon as possible, but by no later than 2050, and (3) specifies carbon removal targets, before 2035, as necessary to facilitate achievement of those goals.

Existing law establishes the Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program, administered by the Office of Planning and Research, to coordinate regional and local efforts with state climate adaptation strategies to adapt to the impacts of climate change, as specified.

This bill would require the office, by June 1, 2022, in collaboration with various state entities, to develop a Just Resilience Plan to drive resilience investments in the most vulnerable communities in California. The bill would require the office, in collaboration with local governments, tribes, and community groups in low-income and vulnerable communities, to enable and promote community-driven resilience solutions, to develop responsive climate services, resources, assistance, and programs through public facilities, and to assist vulnerable communities to prepare to respond to increasingly frequent severe climate disasters.

The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 requires the State Air Resources Board to ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to at least 40% below the 1990 level by 2030.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation in furtherance of achieving the state’s climate change goals.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NOYES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Climate Emergency Mitigation, Safe Restoration, and Just Resilience Act of 2021.

SEC. 2.

 Section 38566 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

38566.

 In adopting rules and regulations to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emissions reductions authorized by this division, the state board shall ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to at least 40 ____ percent below the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit no later than December 31, 2030. 2030, and 80 percent below the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit no later than December 31, 2045.

SEC. 3.

 Division 33.5 (commencing with Section 70900) is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:

DIVISION 33.5. CLIMATE CHANGE RESTORATION AND RESILIENCE

PART 1. Safe Restoration

70900.

 It is the policy of the state to lead a global effort to restore oceanic and atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gas emissions to preindustrial levels as soon as possible to secure a safe climate for all, and to restore community health and reverse the impacts from the damage and injustice climate change is causing to the people, the economy, and the environment of California.

70905.

 Concurrent with the development of the scoping plan pursuant to Section 38561 of the Health and Safety Code, to achieve the greenhouse gas emissions reductions required by Section 38566 of the Health and Safety Code, the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, in coordination with the Secretary for Environmental Protection and the State Air Resources Board, shall develop a climate restoration plan that does all of the following:

(a) Achieves and maintains net negative greenhouse gas emissions in California no later than 2035.

(b) Specifies carbon removal targets, before 2035, as necessary to facilitate achievement of the goals in this section.

(c) Exercises global leadership in restoring atmospheric and oceanic concentrations of greenhouse gas emissions to preindustrial levels as soon as possible, but no later than 2050.

PART 2. Just Resilience

70950.

 For purposes of this part, “office” means the Office of Planning and Research.

70951.

 (a) The office, in collaboration with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, the California Building Standards Commission, the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, the State Treasurer, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and the Department of Technology, and in consideration of data and recommendations from the statewide climate adaptation plan and the state climate assessment, shall develop a Just Resilience Plan by June 1, 2022, to drive resilience investments in the most vulnerable communities in California.

(b) The office shall do all of the following in developing the Just Resilience Plan:

(1) Convene a minimum of two public workshops to develop recommendations for statewide and local policies that promote and support resilience and regenerative economic policies in low-income and vulnerable communities to defend against climate vulnerability.

(2) Ensure that regenerative economic policies include investments in and loan guarantees to low-income and vulnerable communities to develop local economic solutions that provide resilience from the affects of climate change and reduce climate vulnerability.

(3) Develop strategies and recommendations to ensure that low-income and vulnerable communities receive the benefits and resources needed to achieve reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases and to meet climate restoration goals.

(4) Ensure that low-income and vulnerable communities are provided job training, access to the internet, and workforce development resources to maximize and facilitate their inclusion in economic opportunities that reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.

(c) The office, in collaboration with local governments, tribes, and community groups in low-income and vulnerable communities, shall do all the following:

(1) Enable and promote community-driven resilience solutions.

(2) Develop responsive climate services, resources, assistance, and programs through public facilities, including, but not limited to, community centers, schools, libraries, recreation centers, and other public facilities that provide access for community engagement.

(3) Assist vulnerable communities to prepare to respond to increasing frequent severe climate disasters.

(d) The office shall use the most recent California Climate Change Assessment, developed pursuant to Part 4.4 (commencing with Section 71340) of Division 34, in developing recommendations, strategies, investment plans, economic opportunities, incentives, environmental justice considerations, and other community resilience efforts to implement subdivisions (a) and (b).

SECTION 1.

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation in furtherance of achieving the state’s climate change goals.