Bill Text: CA SB729 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-01 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB729 Detail]
Download: California-2009-SB729-Introduced.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 729 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Senator Walters
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
An act to amend Section 38501 of the Health and Safety Code,
relating to air pollution.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 729, as introduced, Walters. California Global Warming
Solutions Act of 2006.
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 requires the
State Air Resources Board to adopt regulations to require the
reporting and verification of emissions of greenhouse gases and to
monitor and enforce compliance with the reporting and verification
program, and requires the state board to adopt a statewide greenhouse
gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas
emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020. The act requires the
state board to adopt rules and regulations in an open public process
to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective
greenhouse gas emission reductions.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to a
legislative finding within the act.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 38501 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
38501. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Global warming poses a serious threat to the economic
well-being, public health, natural resources, and the environment of
California. The potential adverse impacts of global warming include
the exacerbation of air quality problems, a reduction in the quality
and supply of water to the state from the Sierra snowpack, a rise in
sea levels resulting in the displacement of thousands of coastal
businesses and residences, damage to marine ecosystems and the
natural environment, and an increase in the incidences of infectious
diseases, asthma, and other human health-related problems.
(b) Global warming will have detrimental effects on some of
California's largest industries, including agriculture, wine,
tourism, skiing, recreational and commercial fishing, and forestry.
It will also increase the strain on electricity supplies necessary to
meet the demand for summer air-conditioning in the hottest parts of
the state.
(c) California has long been a national and international leader
on energy conservation and environmental stewardship efforts,
including the areas of air quality protections, energy efficiency
requirements, renewable energy standards, natural resource
conservation, and greenhouse gas emission standards for passenger
vehicles. The program established by this division will continue this
tradition of environmental leadership by placing California at the
forefront of national and international efforts to reduce emissions
of greenhouse gases.
(d) National and international actions are necessary to fully
address the issue of global warming. However, action taken by
California to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases will have
far-reaching effects by encouraging other states, the federal
government, and other countries to act.
(e) By exercising a global leadership role, California will also
position its economy, technology centers, financial institutions, and
businesses to benefit from national and international efforts to
reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. More importantly, investing in
the development of innovative and pioneering technologies will assist
California in achieving the 2020 statewide limit on emissions of
greenhouse gases established by this division and will provide an
opportunity for the state to take a global economic and technological
leadership role in reducing emissions of greenhouse gases.
(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Air
Resources Board coordinate with state agencies , as well as
and consult with the environmental justice
community, industry sectors, business groups, academic institutions,
environmental organizations, and other stakeholders in implementing
this division.
(g) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Air
Resources Board consult with the Public Utilities Commission in the
development of emissions reduction measures, including limits on
emissions of greenhouse gases applied to electricity and natural gas
providers regulated by the Public Utilities Commission in order to
ensure that electricity and natural gas providers are not required to
meet duplicative or inconsistent regulatory requirements.
(h) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Air
Resources Board design emissions reduction measures to meet the
statewide emissions limits for greenhouse gases established pursuant
to this division in a manner that minimizes costs and maximizes
benefits for California's economy, improves and modernizes California'
s energy infrastructure and maintains electric system reliability,
maximizes additional environmental and economic co-benefits
cobenefits for California, and complements the
state's efforts to improve air quality.
(i) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Climate Action
Team established by the Governor to coordinate the efforts set forth
under Executive Order S-3-05 continue its role in coordinating
overall climate policy.
