AB 3 (Zbur) Offshore wind energy planning
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AB 65 (Mathis) Small nuclear reactors
Existing law prohibits the California Energy Commission (CEC) from certifying a nuclear fission thermal powerplant, except for specified powerplants, and provides that a nuclear fission thermal powerplant, except those specified powerplants, is not a permitted land use in California, unless certain conditions are met regarding the existence of technology for the construction and operation of … Read more
AB 650 (Arambula) San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District board
Existing law authorizes the Board of the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District District, composed of 15 members, including 5 city council members, to require the use of best available control technology, promote the use of clean fuels, encourage and facilitate ridesharing, and require businesses to establish rideshare programs, as provided. This bill would: Committee Location: … Read more
AB 985 (Arambula) San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District emission reduction credit system
Existing law: This bill would: Full bill text and related information. Bill Author
SB 301 (Portantino and Newman) Zero-Emission Aftermarket Conversion Projects
Existing law directs the State Air Resources Board (ARB) to coordinate efforts to attain and maintain ambient air quality standards. Existing law creates the Air Quality Improvement Program, administered by the ARB, to fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, air quality improvement projects relating to fuel and vehicle technologies. This bill would: Full bill text … Read more
SB 709 (Allen) Low-Carbon Fuel Standard regulations: biogas derived from livestock manure
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Act) establishes the State Air Resources Board (ARB) as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases (GHGs). The Act requires the ARB to adopt rules and regulations to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective GHG emissions reductions to ensure that the … Read more
AB 241 (Reyes) Air Quality Improvement Program funding
See AB 126 in the Tracker. AB 241 has been transitioned by the legislature to be embodied in a budget bill. Existing law: This bill would: Existing law: This bill would instead provide that the purpose of the program is to fund air quality improvement projects relating to zero-emission fuel and vehicle technologies and that … Read more
AB 1335 (Chavez Zbur) Sustainable communities strategy
Existing law: This bill, commencing January 1, 2024, would: Existing law requires the planning agency of a city or county to provide an annual report to HCD by April 1 of each year that includes, among other information, the city’s or county’s progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs, as described; This bill … Read more
AB 1181 (Chavez Zbur) Multifamily Affordable Housing Solar Roofs Program
Existing law vests the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) with regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations. Existing law establishes the Multifamily Affordable Housing Solar Roofs Program to award monetary incentives for qualifying solar energy systems, as defined, that are installed on qualified multifamily affordable housing properties. Existing law requires the commission, beginning with … Read more
SB 704 (Min) Coastal resources: oil and gas facilities and offshore wind
Existing law, the California Coastal Act of 1976 (Act) regulates development along the state’s coast and requires that oil and gas development be permitted in certain circumstances. The Act requires that coastal-dependent industrial facilities be encouraged to locate or expand within existing sites, and, where new or expanded coastal-dependent industrial facilities cannot feasibly be accommodated … Read more