Bill Text: CA SB736 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 736 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Electrical generation facility: upgrades: permit fees.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-03 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB736 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SB736-Introduced.html

BILL NUMBER: SB 736	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Wright

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to add Section 41513.6 to the Health and Safety Code,
relating to nonvehicular air pollution.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 736, as introduced, Wright. Electrical generation facility:
upgrades: permit fees.
   Existing law imposes various limitations on emissions of air
contaminants for the control of air pollution from vehicular and
nonvehicular sources. Existing law generally designates the State Air
Resources Board as the state agency with the primary responsibility
for the control of vehicular air pollution, and air pollution control
and air quality management districts (districts) with the primary
responsibility for the control of air pollution from all sources
other than vehicular sources. Existing law authorizes the board of
each air pollution control and air quality management district to
establish a permit system that requires a person that uses certain
types of equipment that may cause the emission of air contaminants to
obtain a permit.
   This bill would prohibit a district from assessing a permit
modification fee on the operator or owner of a electrical generation
facility that participates in a specified emission offset transfer
when a modification of the electrical generation facility results in
increased thermal efficiency for the electrical generating units and
does not increase the gross generating capacity. By imposing new
duties on districts, this 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, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 41513.6 is added to the Health and Safety Code,
to read:
   41513.6.  A district shall not assess a permit modification fee on
the operator or owner of an electrical generation facility that
participates in the transfer of an emissions offset from a district's
internal emissions offset account when the modification of the
electrical generation facility results in increased thermal
efficiency for the electrical generating units and does not increase
the gross generating capacity.
  SEC. 2.   If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant
to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the Government Code.