Bill Text: CA SR59 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relative to air quality

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-08-22 - Read. Adopted. (Ayes 19. Noes 11. Page 4759.) [SR59 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SR59-Enrolled.html

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BILL NUMBER: SR 59	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  AUGUST 22, 2014
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  FEBRUARY 19, 1950

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Lieu

                        AUGUST 18, 2014

   Relative to air quality


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
             HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST



   WHEREAS, Aviation gasoline, or avgas as it is commonly known, is
utilized in general aviation aircraft that are powered by internal
combustion reciprocating piston engines; and
   WHEREAS, Avgas is a leaded fuel and its combustion results in
toxic air emissions of lead; and
   WHEREAS, According to the United States Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), the operation of general aviation aircraft is the
greatest source of lead emissions in California; and
   WHEREAS, Lead that is emitted into the air can be inhaled or,
after it settles out of the air, ingested. Ingestion of lead that has
settled onto surfaces is the main way children are exposed to lead
originally released in the air; and
   WHEREAS, Once in the body, lead is rapidly absorbed into the
bloodstream and results in a broad range of health effects. Public
health officials have concluded that there is no safe level of
exposure to lead; and
   WHEREAS, Children are especially susceptible to the toxic effects
of lead. Exposure to lead can result in irreversible brain damage and
reduce a person's cognitive function; and
   WHEREAS, Exposure to low levels of lead early in life have been
linked to effects on a person's intelligence quotient (IQ), learning,
memory, and behavior; and
   WHEREAS, Lead has been successfully removed from many consumer
goods, including household paint and toys. Lead was successfully
phased out of automobile gas in California in 1992; and
   WHEREAS, The EPA adopted a similar program that phased lead out of
automobile gasoline nationwide in 1996. However, despite successes
of lead removal programs, avgas remains a public health threat due to
its high lead content and toxic air emissions; and
   WHEREAS, Lead content of avgas is regulated at the federal level.
All fuels for air transportation must be certified as safe by the
Federal Aviation Administration; and
   WHEREAS, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) together with
the EPA has developed a goal to identify a viable unleaded avgas by
2018, which will ultimately eliminate lead emissions from piston
engine aircraft; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate
supports the FAA's initiative to certify safe unleaded aviation fuel
for piston engine aircraft and encourages the FAA and the EPA to
prioritize the development and certification of unleaded aviation
fuel in advance of 2018; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.