SB 1125, as amended, Pavley. California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: emissions reduction.
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 requires the State Air Resources Board to approve a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit that is equivalent to the 1990 level to be achieved by 2020. The act requires the state board to make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature on how to continue the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2020.
This bill would require the state board, on or before January 1, 2016, and in consultation with specified entities, to developbegin insert quantitative, advisoryend insert reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions and short-lived climate pollutants, as defined, for 2030begin insert in order to inform future legislative actionend insert. The bill would require the state board to report to the Legislature on those targets. The bill, on January 1, 2020, would declare inoperative the requirement that the state board report to the Legislature.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 38551.5 is added to the Health and Safety
2Code, to read:
(a) For purposes of this section,begin delete “short-livedend deletebegin insert the
4following terms have the following meanings:end insert
5(1) “Open and public process” means one or more public
6meetings noticed pursuant to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act
7(Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part
81 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
9begin insert(2)end insertbegin insert end insertbegin insert“Short-livedend insert climate pollutant” means an agent that has a
10relatively short lifetime in the atmosphere, from a few days to a
11few decades, and a warming influence on the climate with high
12global warming potentials.
13(b) On or before January 1, 2016, the state board, in consultation
14with the Climate Action Team, other relevant state and local
15agencies, and interested stakeholders, shall develop, in an open
16and public process,begin insert quantitative, advisoryend insert reduction targets for
17greenhouse gas emissions and short-lived climate pollutants with
18high global warming potentials for 2030begin insert in order to inform future
19legislative actionend insert.
20(c) In developing targets pursuant to subdivision (b), the state
21board shallbegin insert use the best available climate science, including, but
22not limited to, the climate science surrounding short-lived climate
23pollutants, and shallend insert consider a level of statewide reductions for
242030 thatbegin delete achieves all of the following:end delete
25(1) Promotes cooperation and collaboration with other states,
26the federal government, and other nations or jurisdictions to
27mitigate medium- and long-term
risks of global climate change
28and associated adverse impacts on health, safety, and welfare in
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the state in furtherance of Section 38564.
30(2) Advances the state’s economic competitiveness by
31minimizing leakage and stimulating innovation.
32begin delete(3)end deletebegin delete end deletebegin deleteSignificantlyend deletebegin insert significantlyend insert mitigates adverse public health
33impacts in disadvantaged communities through reductions of
34short-lived climate pollutants, in concert with other regulations
35limiting the emissions of criteria or toxic air pollutants
pursuant
36to Division 26 (commencing with Section 39000).
37(d) (1) The state board shall report to the Legislature the targets
38developed pursuant to this section.
P3 1(2) A report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be
2submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government
3Code.
4(3) The requirement for submitting a report pursuant to
5paragraph (1) is inoperative on January 1, 2020, pursuant to Section
610231.5 of the Government Code.
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