Digest: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide ... »More
Digest: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020, and to adopt rules and regulations in an open public process to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions. The act authorizes the state board to adopt by regulation, after a public workshop, a schedule of fees to be paid by the sources of greenhouse gas emissions regulated pursuant to the act. The fee revenues are deposited into the Air Pollution Control Fund and are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for purposes of carrying out the act. The state board is authorized to adopt market-based compliance mechanisms, as defined, meetingspecified requirements to be used for compliance with those regulations. The state board is required, before including any market-based compliance mechanism, to maximize additional environmental and economic benefits for California, as appropriate. This bill would require the state board, if the state board allows the use of market-based compliance mechanisms, to limit the use of compliance offsets, as defined, that meet specific criteria, to no more than 10% of the greenhouse gas emission reductions expected from market mechanisms during the compliance period. The bill would require the state board to apply the limit as a percentage of each regulated partys reported emissions in a compliance period. The bill would require the state board to impose an administrative fee pursuant to the fee authority described above for deposit into the fund to pay for expenses related to state board administration of the compliance offset program, uponappropriation by the Legislature. This bill would incorporate changes to Section 38505 of the Health and Safety Code proposed by both this bill and SB 104, which would become operative only if both bills are enacted and this bill is enacted after SB 104. »Less
Bill history [ Beta! ]
Location: Assembly Desk AssemblyDesk
Jan. 14, 2010
Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
Carter, LEAD_AUTHOR De Leon, LEAD_AUTHOR V. Manuel Perez, LEAD_AUTHOR Hill, COAUTHOR
Subject:
California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: offsets.
An act to amend Section 38505 of, and to add Section 38573 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution.
Digest: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide ... »More
Digest: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020, and to adopt rules and regulations in an open public process to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions. The act authorizes the state board to adopt by regulation, after a public workshop, a schedule of fees to be paid by the sources of greenhouse gas emissions regulated pursuant to the act. The fee revenues are deposited into the Air Pollution Control Fund and are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for purposes of carrying out the act. The state board is authorized to adopt market-based compliance mechanisms, as defined, meetingspecified requirements to be used for compliance with those regulations. The state board is required, before including any market-based compliance mechanism, to maximize additional environmental and economic benefits for California, as appropriate. This bill would require the state board, if the state board allows the use of market-based compliance mechanisms, to limit the use of compliance offsets, as defined, that meet specific criteria, to no more than 10% of the greenhouse gas emission reductions expected from market mechanisms during the compliance period. The bill would require the state board to apply the limit as a percentage of each regulated partys reported emissions in a compliance period. The bill would require the state board to impose an administrative fee pursuant to the fee authority described above for deposit into the fund to pay for expenses related to state board administration of the compliance offset program, uponappropriation by the Legislature. This bill would incorporate changes to Section 38505 of the Health and Safety Code proposed by both this bill and SB 104, which would become operative only if both bills are enacted and this bill is enacted after SB 104. »Less
Carter, LEAD_AUTHOR De Leon, LEAD_AUTHOR V. Manuel Perez, LEAD_AUTHOR Hill, COAUTHOR
Subject:
California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: offsets.
An act to amend Section 38505 of, and to add Section 38573 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution.
Digest: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide ... »More
Digest: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020, and to adopt rules and regulations in an open public process to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions. The act authorizes the state board to adopt by regulation, after a public workshop, a schedule of fees to be paid by the sources of greenhouse gas emissions regulated pursuant to the act. The fee revenues are deposited into the Air Pollution Control Fund and are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for purposes of carrying out the act. The state board is authorized to adopt market-based compliance mechanisms, as defined, meetingspecified requirements to be used for compliance with those regulations. The state board is required, before including any market-based compliance mechanism, to maximize additional environmental and economic benefits for California, as appropriate. This bill would require the state board, if the state board allows the use of market-based compliance mechanisms, to limit the use of compliance offsets, as defined, that meet specific criteria, to no more than 10% of the greenhouse gas emission reductions expected from market mechanisms during the compliance period. The bill would require the state board to apply the limit as a percentage of each regulated partys reported emissions in a compliance period. The bill would require the state board to impose an administrative fee pursuant to the fee authority described above for deposit into the fund to pay for expenses related to state board administration of the compliance offset program, upon appropriation by the Legislature. This bill would incorporate changes to Section 38505 of the Health and Safety Code proposed by both this bill and SB 104, which would become operative only if both bills are enacted and this bill is enacted after SB 104. »Less
Carter, LEAD_AUTHOR De Leon, LEAD_AUTHOR V. Manuel Perez, LEAD_AUTHOR Hill, COAUTHOR
Subject:
California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: offsets.
An act to amend Section 38505 of, and to add Section 38573 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution.
Digest: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide ... »More
Digest: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020, and to adopt rules and regulations in an open public process to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions. The act authorizes the state board to adopt by regulation, after a public workshop, a schedule of fees to be paid by the sources of greenhouse gas emissions regulated pursuant to the act. The fee revenues are deposited into the Air Pollution Control Fund and are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for purposes of carrying out the act. The state board is authorized to adopt market-based compliance mechanisms, as defined, meetingspecified requirements to be used for compliance with those regulations. The state board is required, before including any market-based compliance mechanism, to maximize additional environmental and economic benefits for California, as appropriate. This bill would require the state board, if the state board allows the use of market-based compliance mechanisms, to limit the use of compliance offsets, as defined, that meet specific criteria, to no more than 10% of the greenhouse gas emission reductions expected from market mechanisms during the compliance period. The bill would require the state board to apply the limit as a percentage of each regulated partys reported emissions in a compliance period. The bill would require the state board to impose a fee pursuant to the fee authority described above for deposit into the fund to pay for expenses related to state board administration of the compliance offset program, upon appropriation bythe Legislature. »Less
June 18, 2009
Referred to Com. on EQ.
Location: Senate Rules SenateRules
June 4, 2009
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Carter, LEAD_AUTHOR De Leon, LEAD_AUTHOR V. Manuel Perez, LEAD_AUTHOR
Subject:
California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: offsets.
An act to amend Section 38505 of, and to add Section 38573 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution.
Digest: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide ... »More
Digest: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020, and to adopt rules and regulations in an open public process to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions. The act authorizes the state board to adopt by regulation, after a public workshop, a schedule of fees to be paid by the sources of greenhouse gas emissions regulated pursuant to the act. The fee revenues are deposited into the Air Pollution Control Fund and are available , upon appropriation by the Legislature, for purposes of carrying out the act. The state board is authorized to adopt market-based compliance mechanisms, as defined, meeting specified requirements to be used for compliance with those regulations. The state board is required, before including any market-based compliance mechanism, to maximize additional environmental and economic benefits for California, as appropriate. This bill would require the state board, if the state board allows the use of market-based compliance mechanisms, to limit the use of compliance offsets, as defined, that meet specific criteria, to no more than 10% of the greenhouse gas emission reductions expected from market mechanisms during the compliance period. The bill would require the state board to apply the limit as a percentage of each regulated partys reported emissions in a compliance period. The bill would require the state board to impose a fee pursuant to the fee authority described above for deposit into the fund to pay for expenses related to state board administration of the compliance offset program, upon appropriation by the Legislature . »Less
May 29, 2009
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).
Carter, LEAD_AUTHOR De Leon, LEAD_AUTHOR V. Manuel Perez, LEAD_AUTHOR
Subject:
California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: offsets.
An act to amend Section 38505 of, and to add Section 38573 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution.
Digest: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide ... »More
Digest: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020, and to adopt rules and regulations in an open public process to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions. The act authorizes the state board to adopt by regulation, after a public workshop, a schedule of fees to be paid by the sources of greenhouse gas emissions regulated pursuant to the act. The fee revenues are deposited into the Air Pollution Control Fund and are available upon appropriation, by the Legislature, for purposes of carrying out the act. The state board is authorized to adopt market-based compliance mechanisms, as defined, meeting specified requirements to be used for compliance with those regulations. The state board is required, before including any market-based compliance mechanism, to maximize additional environmental and economic benefits for California, as appropriate. This bill would require the state board, if the state board allows the use of market-based compliance mechanisms, to limit the use of compliance offsets, as defined, that meet specific criteria, to no more than 10% of the greenhouse gas emission reductions expected from market mechanisms during the compliance period. The bill would require the state board to apply the limit as a percentage of each regulated facilitys reported emissions in a compliance period. The bill would require the state board to impose an offset verification fee on entities buying and selling compliance offsets, for deposit into the fund. Under the bill, fee revenues would be available, upon appropriation, to pay for expenses related to state board administration of the compliance offset program. »Less
California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: offsets.
An act to add Sections 38572 and 38573 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution.
Digest: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide ... »More
Digest: The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020, and to adopt rules and regulations in an open public process to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions. The state board is authorized to adopt market-based compliance mechanisms, as defined, meeting specified requirements to be used for compliance with those regulations. The state board is required, before including any market-based compliance mechanism, to maximize additional environmental and economic benefits for California, as appropriate. This bill would require the stateboard, if the state board allows the use of market-based compliance mechanisms, to create an independent entity to be regulated by the state board to independently verify a greenhouse gas emission offset to ensure the emission reduction claim is real, permanent, and additional. Both providers and users of offsets would be required to pay a fee to this entity, in amounts to be determined by the state board, to pay for the costs of the verification. The bill would require an offset used for compliance to be similarly as effective in reducing emissions of pollutants in addition to greenhouse gases as would a direct emission reduction measure by the user of that offset. The bill would also require an offset to be located in the same air pollution control district or air quality management district in which the user of the offset emits greenhouse gas emissions that makes them subject to emission reduction requirements pursuant to this act, or if an offset cannot be foundthat meets this requirement, an offset in California in an environmentally disadvantaged community would be required to be purchased, if an offset can be found that meets this requirement. In addition, a source would be prohibited from using more than 10% emission offsets to meet the greenhouse gas emission reductions required during a compliance period created by the state board. »Less
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