BILL NUMBER:  SB 804
  VETOED	DATE: 10/11/2013




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 804 without my signature.

This bill would expand the existing definition of biomass conversion
to include non-combustion thermal, chemical, or biological processes.


While I agree with the intent of the bill, last minute amendments
made the bill overly complicated and unworkable.

Therefore, I am directing the Department of Resources, Recycling and
Recovery, in conjunction with stakeholders, to develop a sensible
approach that would apply to all biomass facilities irrespective of
the technologies used.

Sincerely,



      Edmund G. Brown Jr.