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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 471 (Simitian)
          As Amended August 5, 2004
          Majority Vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |43-34|(June 4, 2004)  |SENATE: |22-11|(August 18,    |
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           Original Committee Reference:    E.S. & T.M.  

           SUMMARY  :  Prohibits a cruise ship from conducting onboard  
          incineration while operating within three miles of the  
          California coast.

           The Senate amendments  are consistent with the Assembly version  
          of this bill, but substantially reduce the scope of this bill.   
          They reduce the prohibition of onboard incineration from within  
          90 miles down to three miles off of the California coast.   
          Eliminate the requirement of cruise ships to use only California  
          diesel fuel while operating within 25 miles of the California  
          coast.

           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill placed more expansive  
          restrictions on cruise ships in order to reduce air pollution  
          by:  1) prohibiting cruise ships from conducting onboard waste  
          incineration while operating within 90 miles of the California  
          coast as of January 1, 2004; and, 
          2) requiring cruise ships operating within 25 miles of the  
          California coast to use only California diesel fuel as of  
          January 1, 2005.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  According to the Senate Appropriations  
          Committee, costs to the Air Resources Board for rulemaking and  
          regulations would be about $100,000.  Enforcement costs are  
          unknown, but could result in the need for an additional  
          position.

           COMMENTS  :  Cruise ships are equipped with incinerators and  
          boilers that burn a variety of wastes including:  hazardous  
          wastes, oil, oily sludge, sewage, medical and bio-hazardous  
          waste, outdated pharmaceuticals, and other solid wastes such as  
          plastics, paper, metal, glass, and food.  The emissions from  
          onboard incineration include dioxins, nitrogen oxide, sulfur  








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          oxide, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, particulate matter,  
          hydrogen chloride, hydrocarbons, and toxic metals such as lead,  
          cadmium, and mercury.  The author's office states that this bill  
          will provide greater protection of California's coastal  
          environment and air quality by regulating certain cruise ship  
          practices in port and close to shore.


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Joanne Wong / E.S. & T.M. / (916)  
          319-3965 


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