California Senate Bill SB1125 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1125AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 28, 2014 INTRODUCED BY Senators Pavley and Lara (Coauthor: Senator Leno) (Coauthor: Assembly Member Lowenthal) FEBRUARY 19, 2014 An act to add  and repeal  Section  39607.6 of   38551.5 to  the Health and Safety Code, relating to greenhouse gases. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1125, as amended, Pavley.  Greenhouse gases:   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 develop  and submit to the Governor and the Legislature a report containing recommendations on a timetable of  reduction targets  of   for  greenhouse gas emissions and short-lived climate pollutants  with high global warming potentials beyond 2020   , as defined, for 2030  .  The bill would require the state board to report to the Legislature on those targets. The bill  would repeal the above provision   ,  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 1. Section  39607.6   38551.5  is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:  39607.6.   38551.5.  (a) For  the  purposes of this section, "short-lived climate pollutant" means an agent that has a relatively short lifetime in the atmosphere, from a few days to a few decades, and a warming influence on the climate  with high global warming potentials  . (b) On or before January 1, 2016, the state board  ,   in consultation with the Climate Action Team, other relevant state and local agencies, and interested stakeholders,  shall  , in consultation with the Climate Action Team, other relevant state and local agencies, and interested stakeholders, in an open and public process, develop and submit to the Governor and Legislature a report containing recommendations on a timetable of reduction   develop, in an open and public process, reduction  targets  of  for  greenhouse gas emissions and short-lived climate pollutants with high global warming potentials  beyond 2020   for 2030  . (c)  The   In developing targets pursuant to subdivision (b), the  state board  , in developing the timetable of reduction targets  shall consider  emissions reduction trajectories that do   a level of statewide reductions for 2030 that achieves  all of the following: (1)  Mitigate   Promotes cooperation and collaboration with other states, the federal government, and other nations or jurisdictions to mitigate  medium- and long-term risks of global climate change and associated adverse impacts on health, safety, and welfare in  California   the state in furtherance of Section 38564  . (2)  Advance California's   Advances the state's  economic competitiveness by minimizing leakage and stimulating innovation. (3) Significantly  mitigate   mitigates  adverse public health impacts in disadvantaged communities through reductions of short-lived climate pollutants,  or  in concert with other regulations limiting the emissions of criteria or toxic air pollutants  under this division  pursuant to Division 26 (commencing with Section 39000)  . (d)  (1)    The  report to be submitted   state board shall report  to the Legislature  pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code   the targets developed pursuant to this section  .  (e) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2020.   (2) A report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.   (3) The requirement for submitting a report pursuant to paragraph (1) is inoperative on January 1, 2020, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.