BILL NUMBER: AB 284 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 24, 2013
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 8, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Quirk
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
An act to add Section 25229 to the Public Resources Code, relating
to energy.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 284, as amended, Quirk. Energy: Road to 2050 Board.
Existing law establishes the State Energy Resources Conservation
and Development Commission and vests the commission with various
authorities and duties regarding energy-related issues.
This bill would require the commission to convene the Road to 2050
Board consisting of representatives from specified entities. The
bill would require the board to contract with an independent research
group to undertake specified studies regarding the achievement of a
goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% of the 1990
emissions level by 2050 (2050 goal) ,
referred to as the 2050 goal . The bill would require the
board, on or before January 1, 2015, and every 4 years thereafter, to
prepare and prepare, adopt , and
submit to the Legislature the Road to 2050 Report that includes
specified information to provide , on an advisory basis,
guidance for key infrastructure decisionmaking processes at the local
and statewide level to ensure those processes adequately consider
implications for meeting the 2050 goal. The bill would require the
board to hold a public meeting, on a biennial basis, for the
preparation of the Road to 2050 Report.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 25229 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
25229. (a) To ensure that the interests of the people of
California are served, the commission shall convene the Road to 2050
Board consisting of representatives from all of
the following:
(1) The A high -level
representative from the commission.
(2) The A high
-level representative from the Public Utilities Commission.
(3) The A high -level
representative from the State Air Resources Board.
(4) The A high -level
representative from the California Environmental
Protection Agency.
(5) The A high -level
representative from the Independent System Operator.
(6) The Governor's Office.
(6) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(7) Two members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
(b) The board shall do both of the following:
(1) (A) On or before January 1, 2015, and on or before January 1
every four years thereafter, the board shall prepare and adopt, the
Road to 2050 Report containing findings that are used, on an advisory
basis, to guide key infrastructure decisionmaking processes and
policies at the local and statewide level to ensure those processes
adequately consider implications for meeting the 2050 goals.
(B) The report shall contain all of the following:
(i) An overview of the overall reduction in emissions of
greenhouse gases as a result of California's energy and environmental
policies to date.
(ii) Consistent metric integration among the state agencies to
ensure the analysis of the information included in the report is
reliable and determines cost-effectiveness.
(iii) Milestones to represent the progress needed to achieve the
2050 goal, an evaluation of what is reasonably possible, and if a
change in course of action is appropriate.
(iv) Alternative scenarios describing the best possible roadmap to
achieve the 2050 goal in the most cost-effective manner.
(I) The scenarios shall be based on policies currently in effect
and existing technologies and infrastructures at the time of the
report.
(II) The scenarios shall contain separate roadmaps to determine
the best processes toward the 2050 goal.
(III) The scenarios shall include a marginal cost curve analysis
to better assess the cost-effectiveness of each given scenario.
(C) The board shall hold a public meeting, on a biennial basis,
for the preparation of the report.
(D) The board shall submit to the Legislature, notwithstanding
Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, and pursuant to Section 9795
of the Government Code, the report and identify statutory changes,
policy gaps, limitations in statutes, or conflicting policies among
state agencies that are needed to optimize the objectives of the
state's energy and environmental policies.
(E) The board may contract with an independent research group to
prepare the report.
(1)
( 2) Contract with an independent research
group to focus on a study to determine the best process for meeting
the 2050 goal to include all of the following:
(A) The best process for reducing carbon emissions from electrical
generation that ensure cost-effectiveness and reliability.
(B) Methods to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases from homes,
farms, and industrial and commercial structures.
(C) Emission reductions from sources of transportation.
(2) Submit to the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795 of the
Government Code, findings made pursuant to paragraph (1) and identify
statutory changes, policy gaps, and conflicting policies among state
agencies that are needed to optimize the objectives of the state's
energy and environmental policies.
(c) (1) On or before January 1, 2015, and on January 1 of every
four years thereafter, the board shall prepare and adopt the Road to
2050 Report to provide guidance for key infrastructure decisionmaking
processes at the local and statewide level to ensure those processes
adequately consider implications for meeting the 2050 goal.
(2) The report shall contain all of the following:
(A) An overview of the overall reduction is emission of greenhouse
gases as a result of California's energy and environmental policies.
(B) Consistent metric integration among the state agencies to
ensure the analysis of the information included in the report is
reliable and determines cost-effectiveness.
(C) Milestones to represent the progress made towards the 2050
goal and a determination if a change in course of action is
appropriate.
(D) Different scenarios describing the best possible roadmap to
achieve the 2050 goal.
(i) The scenarios shall be based on policies in effect, and
existing technologies and infrastructures at the time of the report.
(ii) The scenarios shall contain separate roadmaps to determine
the best process towards the 2050 goal.
(iii) The scenarios shall include a marginal cost curve analysis
to better assess the cost-effectiveness of each given scenario.
(3) The board may contract with an independent research group to
prepare the report.
(d) The board shall hold a public hearing, on a biennial basis,
for the preparation of the Road to 2050 Report.
(e)
( c) For the purposes of this section, "2050
goal" means the goal of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases by 80
percent from 1990 emission levels by 2050.