BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
SB 1441 (Leno) - Natural gas: methane emissions
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|Version: April 25, 2016 |Policy Vote: E., U., & C. 8 - |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: May 27, 2016 |Consultant: Narisha Bonakdar |
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Bill
Summary:1) Requires the Air Resources Board (ARB), in consultation with
the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and other
relevant agencies, to adopt by regulation methane emissions
reductions measures for the emissions associated with the
extraction, production, storage, processing, and transportation
of natural gas used in the state, including imports, that will
achieve a reduction in methane emissions of at least 40% below
2013 methane emissions levels by 2025. The bill also prohibits
the CPUC from allowing gas corporations to recover from
ratepayers the value of natural gas lost to the atmosphere
during the extraction, production, storage, processing,
transportation, and delivery of the natural gas when
establishing rates for gas corporations in an individual
rulemaking proceeding or in general rate cases.
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The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on May 27, 2016
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Fiscal
Impact:
Minor and absorbable costs to the CPUC.
Committee
Amendments:
Removes the provisions related to the systemwide reduction in
methane emissions of at least 40% below 2013 methane emissions
levels by 2025.
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