Bill Text: CA SB605 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Short-lived climate pollutants.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-09-21 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 523, Statutes of 2014. [SB605 Detail]
Download: California-2013-SB605-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 605 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
CHAPTER 523
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 21, 2014
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR SEPTEMBER 21, 2014
PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 29, 2014
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 29, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 29, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 18, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JULY 3, 2013
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 18, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 24, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 8, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 8, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Senators Lara and Pavley
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
An act to add Chapter 4.2 (commencing with Section 39730) to Part
2 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to
greenhouse gases.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 605, Lara. Short-lived climate pollutants.
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 emissions
reductions.
This bill would require the state board to complete a
comprehensive strategy to reduce emissions of short-lived climate
pollutants, as defined, in the state.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 4.2 (commencing with Section 39730) is added to
Part 2 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
CHAPTER 4.2. GLOBAL WARMING
39730. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 38550 and 38551, no later
than January 1, 2016, the state board shall complete a comprehensive
strategy to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants in the
state. In developing the strategy, the state board shall do all of
the following:
(1) Complete an inventory of sources and emissions of short-lived
climate pollutants in the state based on available data.
(2) Identify research needs to address any data gaps.
(3) Identify existing and potential new control measures to reduce
emissions.
(4) Prioritize the development of new measures for short-lived
climate pollutants that offer cobenefits by improving water quality
or reducing other air pollutants that impact community health and
benefit disadvantaged communities, as identified pursuant to Section
39711.
(5) Coordinate with other state agencies and districts to develop
measures identified as part of the comprehensive strategy.
(b) As part of the strategy developed pursuant to subdivision (a),
the state board shall consult with experts in academia, industry,
and the community on short-lived climate pollutants. The topics shall
include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) Assessment of the current status of controls that directly or
indirectly reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants in the
state.
(2) Identification of opportunities and challenges for controlling
emissions.
(3) Recommendations to further reduce emissions.
(c) To provide a forum for public engagement, the state board
shall hold at least one public workshop during the development of the
strategy required pursuant to subdivision (a).
(d) For 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 that is more potent than that of carbon dioxide.
(e) This section does not affect the existing authority of a state
agency to adopt and implement rules and regulations that result in
the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions or short-lived climate
pollutants to the extent authorized or required by existing law.
