BILL NUMBER: AB 296INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Skinner FEBRUARY 9, 2011 An act relating to global warming. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 296, as introduced, Skinner. Global warming: urban heat island effects pavement. The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt regulations to address global warming caused by the emission of greenhouse gases by reducing the emission of those gases to certain specified levels. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would regulate the reflectivity (albedo) of pavement to reduce the urban heat island effect. 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. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would regulate the reflectivity, otherwise known as albedo, of pavement to reduce the urban heat island effect.