SB 49

  • California Senate Bill
  • 2009-2010, 8th Special Session
  • Introduced in Senate Feb 12, 2010
  • Senate
  • Assembly
  • Governor

California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: market-based compliance mechanisms.

Abstract

(1) 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. This bill would prohibit the state board from implementing a market-based compliance mechanism that includes caps on greenhouse gas emissions and trading among participants unless it is a part of a legally enforceable regional or federal program. (2) The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to declare a fiscal emergency and to call the Legislature into special session for that purpose. The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a fiscal emergency, and calling a special session for this purpose, on January 8, 2010. This bill would state that it addresses the fiscal emergency declared by the Governor by proclamation issued on January 8, 2010, pursuant to the California Constitution.

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Mar 11, 2010

Senate

From committee without further action.

Feb 12, 2010

Senate

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS.

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