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Assembly Bill No. 32
CHAPTER 488
An act to add Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) to the
Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution.
[Approved by Governor September 27, 2006. Filed with
Secretary of State September 27, 2006.]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 32, Nunez. Air pollution: greenhouse gases: California Global
Warming Solutions Act of 2006.
Under existing law, the State Air Resources Board (state board), the
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
(Energy Commission), and the California Climate Action Registry all have
responsibilities with respect to the control of emissions of greenhouse
gases, as defined, and the Secretary for Environmental Protection is
required to coordinate emission reductions of greenhouse gases and
climate change activity in state government.
This bill would require the state board to adopt regulations to require the
reporting and verification of statewide greenhouse gas emissions and to
monitor and enforce compliance with this program, as specified. The bill
would require the state board to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas
emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions
levels in 1990 to be achieved by 2020, as specified. The bill would require
the state board to adopt rules and regulations in an open public process to
achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective
greenhouse gas emission reductions, as specified. The bill would authorize
the state board to adopt market-based compliance mechanisms, as defined,
meeting specified requirements. The bill would require the state board to
monitor compliance with and enforce any rule, regulation, order, emission
limitation, emissions reduction measure, or market-based compliance
mechanism adopted by the state board, pursuant to specified provisions of
existing law. The bill would authorize the state board to adopt a schedule
of fees to be paid by regulated sources of greenhouse gas emissions, as
specified.
Because the bill would require the state board to establish emissions
limits and other requirements, the violation of which would be a crime,
this bill would create a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state.
Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for
a specified reason.89
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Secretary of State. Assembly Bill No. 32 CHAPTER 488, text, September 2006; Energy Solutions 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 550 Arlington, VA 22201. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc226649/m1/1/: accessed May 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .