AB 2718,
as amended, Bloom. begin deleteEnergy: planning and forecasting. end deletebegin insertOil and gas: well stimulation treatment: notification.end insert
Existing law states the policy of the state that a copy of an approved well stimulation treatment permit and information on the available water sampling and testing be provided to specified tenants of the surface property and surface property owners. Existing law requires the well owners or operators to identify the areas requiring notification and to contract with an independent entity or person who is responsible for, and shall perform, the notification. Existing law requires the independent entity to provide to the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources a list of specified information regarding the notification.
end insertbegin insertThis bill would require the division to develop a form to be used when providing the notification. The bill would require the independent entity or person to provide to the division a copy of the notification. Because a failure of the independent entity or person to provide to the division a copy of the notification would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
end insertbegin insertThe 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.
end insertbegin insertThis bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
end insertExisting law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to prepare an integrated energy policy report every 2 years.
end deleteThis bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
end deleteVote: majority.
Appropriation: no.
Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert.
State-mandated local program: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
begin insertSection 3160.5 is added to the end insertbegin insertPublic Resources
2Codeend insertbegin insert, to read:end insert
(a) The division shall develop a form that the
4independent entity or person shall use when providing the
5notification required pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph
6(6) of subdivision (d) of Section 3160. The form shall be prepared
7in English and Spanish and designed to be easily understood by
8a layperson not trained in oil and gas development.
9(b) The independent entity or person shall provide to the division
10a copy of the notification provided to a tenant of a surface property
11and surface property owner or authorized agent of the owner
12pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (6) of subdivision (d)
13of Section 3160.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
15Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
16the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
17district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
18infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
19for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of
20the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within
21the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
22Constitution.
Section 25302 of the Public Resources Code is
24amended to read:
(a) Beginning November 1, 2003, and every two years
26thereafter, the commission shall adopt an integrated energy policy
27report. This integrated report shall contain an overview of major
P3 1energy trends and issues facing the state, including, but not limited
2to, supply, demand, pricing, reliability, efficiency, and impacts on
3public health and safety, the economy, resources, and the
4environment. Energy markets and systems shall be grouped and
5assessed in three subsidiary volumes:
6(1) Electricity and natural gas markets.
7(2) Transportation fuels, technologies, and infrastructure.
8(3) Public interest energy strategies.
9(b) The commission shall compile the integrated energy policy
10report prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) by consolidating the
11analyses and findings of the subsidiary volumes in paragraphs (1),
12(2), and (3) of subdivision (a). The integrated energy policy report
13shall present policy recommendations based on an indepth and
14integrated analysis of the most current and pressing energy issues
15facing the state. The analyses supporting the integrated energy
16policy report shall explicitly address interfuel and intermarket
17effects to provide a more informed evaluation of potential tradeoffs
18when developing energy policy across different markets and
19systems.
20(c) The integrated
energy policy report shall include an
21assessment and forecast of system reliability and the need for
22resource additions, efficiency, and conservation that considers all
23aspects of energy industries and markets that are essential for the
24state economy, general welfare, public health and safety, energy
25diversity, and protection of the environment. This assessment shall
26be based on determinations made pursuant to this chapter.
27(d) Beginning November 1, 2004, and every two years thereafter,
28the commission shall prepare an energy policy review to update
29analyses from the integrated energy policy report prepared pursuant
30to subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), or to raise energy issues that have
31emerged since the release of the integrated energy policy report.
32The commission may also periodically prepare and release
33technical analyses and assessments of energy issues and concerns
34to provide timely and relevant information for the Governor, the
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Legislature, market participants, and the public.
36(e) In preparation of the integrated energy policy report, the
37commission shall consult with the following entities: the Public
38Utilities Commission, the Office of Ratepayer Advocates, the State
39Air Resources Board, the Electricity Oversight Board, the
40Independent System Operator, the Department of Water Resources,
P4 1the California Consumer Power and Conservation Financing
2Authority, the Department of Transportation, and the Department
3of Motor Vehicles, and any federal, state, and local agencies it
4deems necessary in preparation of the
report. To ensure
5collaborative development of state energy policies, these agencies
6shall make a good faith effort to provide data, assessment, and
7proposed recommendations for review by the commission.
8(f) The commission shall provide the report to the Public
9Utilities Commission, the Office of Ratepayer Advocates, the State
10Air Resources Board, the Electricity Oversight Board, the
11Independent System Operator, the Department of Water Resources,
12the California Consumer Power and Conservation Financing
13Authority, and the Department of Transportation. For the purpose
14of ensuring consistency in the underlying information that forms
15the foundation of energy policies and decisions affecting the state,
16those entities shall carry out their
energy-related duties and
17responsibilities based upon the information and analyses contained
18in the report. If an entity listed in this subdivision objects to
19information contained in the report, and has a reasonable basis for
20that objection, the entity shall not be required to consider that
21information in carrying out its energy-related duties.
22(g) The commission shall make the report accessible to state,
23local, and federal entities and to the general public.
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