BILL ANALYSIS Ó SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair 2015 - 2016 Regular Session AB 864 (Williams) - Oil spill response: environmentally and ecologically sensitive areas. ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Version: August 17, 2015 |Policy Vote: N.R. & W. 8 - 1 | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Urgency: No |Mandate: Yes | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Hearing Date: August 27, 2015 |Consultant: Marie Liu | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE *********** The following information is revised to reflect amendments adopted by the committee on August 27, 2015 Bill Summary: AB 864 would require pipelines to have the best achievable technology to reduce the amount of oil released in an oil spill to protect state waters and wildlife. Fiscal Impact: Initial costs of $1.69 million followed by $1.37 million annually ongoing to the California Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Fund (special) for the Office of the State Fire Marshal (SFM) to develop and implement regulations on best achievable technology. Unknown ongoing costs, likely in the mid-hundreds of thousands to the Oil Spill Prevention and Administration Fund (special) for the Office of Oil Spill Prevention and Response to advise operators on best achievable technology, evaluate contingency AB 864 (Williams) Page 1 of ? plans, and develop required regulations. Unknown costs to the California Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Fund (special) and the Oil Spill Prevention and Administration Fund (special) for the SFM and OSPR to coordinate, potentially under a memorandum of understanding. Author Amendments: Extend the deadlines for the interstate pipeline requirements by six months Specifies that OSPR and the SFM define "near" for interstate and intrastate pipelines, respectively Require the SFM determine best achievable technology for interstate pipelines Committee Amendments: Establish a January 1, 2018 deadline for compliance with the bill's requirements for new intrastate pipelines Clarify that the retrofit plan for intrastate pipelines plan for the upgrade of all intrastate pipelines by 2020. -- END --