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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SB 104
Author: Oropeza (D), et al
Amended: 9/4/09
Vote: 21
SENATE ENV. QUALITY COMMITTEE : 5-2, 4/27/09
AYES: Simitian, Corbett, Hancock, Lowenthal, Pavley
NOES: Runner, Ashburn
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
SENATE FLOOR : 21-17, 6/1/09
AYES: Alquist, Calderon, Cedillo, Corbett, DeSaulnier,
Florez, Hancock, Kehoe, Leno, Liu, Lowenthal, Negrete
McLeod, Oropeza, Padilla, Pavley, Romero, Simitian,
Steinberg, Wiggins, Wolk, Yee
NOES: Aanestad, Ashburn, Benoit, Cogdill, Correa, Cox,
Denham, Dutton, Harman, Hollingsworth, Huff, Maldonado,
Runner, Strickland, Walters, Wright, Wyland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Ducheny, Vacancy
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 44-34, 9/8/09 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : California Global Warming Solutions Act of
2006:
nitrogen triflouride
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill adds nitrogen triflouride to the list
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of greenhouses gases regulated by the Air Resources Board
pursuant to the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006.
Assembly Amendments (1) narrow the bill's provisions to
changing the definition of "greenhouse gas"; (2) add
double-jointing language to prevent a chaptering conflict
with AB 1404 (De Leon) which is currently on Senate Third
Reading file; and (3) add a co-author.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law, under the California Global Warming Solutions
Act of 2006 (Act):
1. Requires the California Air Resources Board (ARB) to
determine the 1990 statewide greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions level and approve a statewide GHG emissions
limit that is equivalent to that level, to be achieved
by 2020. ARB must adopt regulations for reporting and
verification of GHG emissions, monitoring and compliance
with the program, and achieving GHG emission reductions
from sources or categories of sources by January 1,
2011, to be operative on January 1, 2012, subject to
certain requirements. (Health and Safety Code 38500 et
seq.).
2. Contains definitions for certain terms, and defines
"greenhouse gases" to include carbon dioxide, methane,
nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and
sulfur hexafluoride.
This bill adds "nitrogen trifluoride" under the current
definition of "greenhouse gases."
NOTE: Please refer to the Senate Environmental Quality
Committee analysis for a full discussion on the
definition of Greenhouse Gas.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: Yes
SUPPORT : (Verified 9/9/09)
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
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Employees, AFL-CIO
Sierra Club California
Union of Concerned Scientists
The Coalition for Clean Air
American Lung Association
Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies
OPPOSITION : (Verified 9/9/09)
Western States Petroleum Association
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The author's office cites two 2008
studies regarding nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) and notes that
NF3 "was not widely used in the 1990s when the Kyoto
Protocol was negotiated, and until these two studies were
released many in science, industry and government believed
that NF3 was a harmless replacement to other damaging gases
used by industries." According to the author's office,
studies found that NF3 has a global warming potential
17,000 times greater than CO2, persists in the atmosphere
550 years, and is used in the manufacture of several
consumer items, including photovoltaic solar panels, LCD
television screens, and microprocessors.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Ammiano, Beall, Block, Blumenfield, Brownley,
Buchanan, Carter, Chesbro, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De
Leon, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fong, Furutani, Galgiani, Hall,
Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill, Huffman, Jones, Krekorian,
Lieu, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Monning, Nava, John
A. Perez, Portantino, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Skinner,
Solorio, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Yamada,
Bass
NOES: Adams, Anderson, Arambula, Bill Berryhill, Tom
Berryhill, Blakeslee, Caballero, Conway, Cook, DeVore,
Duvall, Emmerson, Fletcher, Fuentes, Fuller, Gaines,
Garrick, Gilmore, Hagman, Harkey, Huber, Jeffries,
Knight, Logue, Miller, Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, V.
Manuel Perez, Silva, Smyth, Audra Strickland, Tran,
Villines
NO VOTE RECORDED: Charles Calderon, Vacancy
TSM:do 9/9/09 Senate Floor Analyses
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SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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