BILL ANALYSIS Ó SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair 2015 - 2016 Regular Session AB 1420 (Salas) - Oil and gas: pipelines. ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Version: August 18, 2015 |Policy Vote: N.R. & W. 9 - 0, | | | E.Q. 7 - 0 | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |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 1420 would require a local health officer to take specified actions when there is a leak in a gas pipeline and would require mechanical integrity tests of gas pipelines more than 10 years old in sensitive areas every two years. Fiscal Impact: Ongoing costs of less than $1 million to the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund (special) for personnel and equipment necessary to identify all pipelines in sensitive areas and to perform required mechanical integrity tests as required. Author Amendments: Require that mechanical integrity tests requirements commence AB 1420 (Salas) Page 1 of ? in 2018 Require that operators of an active gas pipeline in a sensitive area submit a map of subject pipes to the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources Allow for testing performed for other regulatory entities to be used to satisfy these requirements upon approval by the supervisor -- END --