BILL NUMBER: AB 1367	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Williams

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act to amend Section 38530 of the Health and Safety Code,
relating to greenhouse gases.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1367, as introduced, Williams. California Global Warming
Solutions Act of 2006.
   The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 establishes
the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for
monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases. The act
requires the state board to adopt regulations to require the
reporting and verification of statewide greenhouse gas emissions and
to monitor and enforce compliance with this program.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the requirement
that the state board adopt regulations to require the reporting and
verification of statewide greenhouse gas emissions and to monitor and
enforce compliance with the program.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 38530 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
   38530.  (a) On or before January 1, 2008, the state board shall
adopt regulations to require the reporting and verification of
statewide greenhouse gas emissions and to monitor and enforce
compliance with this program.
   (b) The regulations shall do all of the following:
   (1) Require the monitoring and annual reporting of greenhouse gas
emissions from greenhouse gas emission sources beginning with the
sources or categories of sources that contribute the most to
statewide emissions.
   (2) Account for greenhouse gas emissions from all electricity
consumed in the state, including transmission and distribution line
losses from electricity generated within the state or imported from
outside the state. This requirement applies to all retail sellers of
electricity, including load-serving entities as defined in
subdivision  (j)   (k)  of Section 380 of
the Public Utilities Code and local publicly owned electric utilities
as defined in Section  9604   224.3  of
the Public Utilities Code.
   (3) Where appropriate and to the maximum extent feasible,
incorporate the standards and protocols developed by the California
Climate Action Registry, established pursuant to Chapter 6
(commencing with Section 42800) of Part 4 of Division 26. Entities
that voluntarily participated in the California Climate Action
Registry prior to December 31, 2006, and have developed a greenhouse
gas emission reporting program, shall not be required to
significantly alter their reporting or verification program except as
necessary to ensure that reporting is complete and verifiable for
the purposes of compliance with this division as determined by the
state board.
   (4) Ensure rigorous and consistent accounting of emissions, and
provide reporting tools and formats to ensure collection of necessary
data.
   (5) Ensure that greenhouse gas emission sources maintain
comprehensive records of all reported greenhouse gas emissions.
   (c) The state board shall do both of the following:
   (1) Periodically review and update its emission reporting
requirements, as necessary.
   (2) Review existing and proposed international, federal, and state
greenhouse gas emission reporting programs and make reasonable
efforts to promote consistency among the programs established
pursuant to this part and other programs, and to streamline reporting
requirements on greenhouse gas emission sources.