BILL NUMBER: SB 673	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Fuller

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

   An act to amend Section 23502 of the Public Resources Code,
relating to energy.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 673, as introduced, Fuller. Energy: planning and forecasting.
   Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission to prepare an integrated energy policy report
every 2 years.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that
provision.
   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 25302 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
   25302.  (a) Beginning November 1, 2003, and every two years
thereafter, the commission shall adopt an integrated energy policy
report. This integrated report shall contain an overview of major
energy trends and issues facing the state, including, but not limited
to, supply, demand, pricing, reliability, efficiency, and impacts on
public health and safety, the economy, resources, and the
environment. Energy markets and systems shall be grouped and assessed
in three subsidiary volumes:
   (1) Electricity and natural gas markets.
   (2) Transportation fuels, technologies, and infrastructure.
   (3) Public interest energy strategies.
   (b) The commission shall compile the integrated energy policy
report prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) by consolidating the
analyses and findings of the subsidiary volumes in paragraphs (1),
(2), and (3) of subdivision (a). The integrated energy policy report
shall present policy recommendations based on an  indepth
  in-depth  and integrated analysis of the most
current and pressing energy issues facing the state. The analyses
supporting  this   the  integrated energy
policy report shall explicitly address interfuel and intermarket
effects to provide a more informed evaluation of potential tradeoffs
when developing energy policy across different markets and systems.
   (c) The integrated energy policy report shall include an
assessment and forecast of system reliability and the need for
resource additions, efficiency, and conservation that considers all
aspects of energy industries and markets that are essential for the
state economy, general welfare, public health and safety, energy
diversity, and protection of the environment. This assessment shall
be based on determinations made pursuant to this chapter.
   (d) Beginning November 1, 2004, and every two years thereafter,
the commission shall prepare an energy policy review to update
analyses from the integrated energy policy report prepared pursuant
to subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), or to raise energy issues that
have emerged since the release of the integrated energy policy
report. The commission may also periodically prepare and release
technical analyses and assessments of energy issues and concerns to
provide timely and relevant information for the Governor, the
Legislature, market participants, and the public.
   (e) In preparation of the  integrated energy policy 
report, the commission shall consult with the following entities: the
Public Utilities Commission, the Office of Ratepayer Advocates, the
State Air Resources Board, the Electricity Oversight Board, the
Independent System Operator, the Department of Water Resources, the
California Consumer Power and Conservation Financing Authority, the
Department of Transportation, and the Department of Motor Vehicles,
and any federal, state, and local agencies it deems necessary in
preparation of the  integrated energy policy 
report. To assure collaborative development of state energy policies,
these agencies shall make a good faith effort to provide data,
assessment, and proposed recommendations for review by the
commission.
   (f) The commission shall provide the report to the Public
Utilities Commission, the Office of Ratepayer Advocates, the State
Air Resources Board, the Electricity Oversight Board, the Independent
System Operator, the Department of Water Resources, the California
Consumer Power and Conservation Financing Authority, and the
Department of Transportation. For the purpose of ensuring consistency
in the underlying information that forms the foundation of energy
policies and decisions affecting the state, those entities shall
carry out their energy-related duties and responsibilities based upon
the information and analyses contained in the report. If an entity
listed in this subdivision objects to information contained in the
report, and has a reasonable basis for that objection, the entity
shall not be required to consider that information in carrying out
its energy-related duties.
   (g) The commission shall make the report accessible to state,
local, and federal entities and to the general public.