AB 1102, as introduced, Grove. Air resources: greenhouse gas emissions.
Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt and revise regulations regarding greenhouse gas emission limits and emission reduction measures, and to authorize the establishment of a system of market-based declining annual aggregate emission limits for sources or categories of sources that emit greenhouse gas emissions.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the above provision.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 38562 of the Health and Safety Code is
2amended to read:
(a) On or before January 1, 2011, the state board shall
4adopt greenhouse gas emission limits and emission reduction
5measures by regulation to achieve the maximum technologically
6feasible and cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions
7in furtherance of achieving the statewide greenhouse gas emissions
8limit, to become operative beginning on January 1, 2012.
P2 1(b) In adopting regulations pursuant to this section and Part 5
2(commencing with Section 38570), to the extent feasible and in
3furtherance of achieving the statewide greenhouse gas emissions
4limit, the state board shall do all of the following:
5(1) Design the regulations, including distribution of
emissions
6allowances where appropriate, in a manner that is equitable, seeks
7to minimize costs and maximize the total benefits to California,
8and encourages early action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
9(2) Ensure that activities undertaken to comply with the
10regulations do not disproportionately impact low-income
11communities.
12(3) Ensure that entities that have voluntarily reduced their
13greenhouse gas emissionsbegin delete prior toend deletebegin insert beforeend insert the implementation of
14this section receive appropriate credit for early voluntary
15reductions.
16(4) Ensure that activities undertaken pursuant to the regulations
17complement, and do not interfere with,
efforts to achieve and
18maintain federal and state ambient air quality standards and to
19reduce toxic air contaminant emissions.
20(5) Consider cost-effectiveness of these regulations.
21(6) Consider overall societal benefits, including reductions in
22other air pollutants, diversification of energy sources, and other
23benefits to the economy, environment, and public health.
24(7) Minimize the administrative burden of implementing and
25complying with these regulations.
26(8) Minimize leakage.
27(9) Consider the significance of the contribution of each source
28or category of sources to statewide emissions of greenhouse gases.
29(c) In
furtherance of achieving the statewide greenhouse gas
30emissions limit, by January 1, 2011, the state board may adopt a
31regulation that establishes a system of market-based declining
32annual aggregate emission limits for sources or categories of
33sources that emit greenhouse gas emissions, applicable from
34January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2020, inclusive, that the state
35board determines will achieve the maximum technologically
36feasible and cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions,
37in the aggregate, from those sources or categories of sources.
38(d) Any regulation adopted by the state board pursuant to this
39part or Part 5 (commencing with Section 38570) shall ensure all
40of the following:
P3 1(1) The greenhouse gas emission reductions achieved are real,
2permanent, quantifiable, verifiable, and enforceable by the state
3board.
4(2) For regulations pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section
538570), the reduction is in addition to any greenhouse gas emission
6reduction otherwise required by law or regulation, and any other
7greenhouse gas emission reduction that otherwise would occur.
8(3) If applicable, the greenhouse gas emission reduction occurs
9over the same time period and is equivalent in amount tobegin delete anyend deletebegin insert aend insert
10 direct emission reduction required pursuant to this division.
11(e) The state board shall rely upon the best available economic
12and scientific information and its assessment of existing and
13projected technological capabilities when adopting the regulations
14required by this section.
15(f) The state board shall consult with the Public Utilities
16Commission in the development of the regulations as they affect
17electricity and natural gas providersbegin delete in orderend delete to minimize
18duplicative or inconsistent regulatory requirements.
19(g) After January 1, 2011, the state board may revise regulations
20adopted pursuant to this section and adopt additional regulations
21to further the provisions of this division.
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