Robert Dutton
- Republican
Author
The existing California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (RPS program) requires the Public Utilities Commission to implement annual procurement targets for the procurement of eligible renewable energy resources for all retail sellers, as defined, to achieve the targets and goals of the program. The existing definition of an eligible renewable energy resource includes certain small hydroelectric generation facilities, conduit hydroelectric facilities, and the incremental increase in electrical generation resulting from efficiency improvements (repowering) of existing larger hydroelectric facilities, subject to the condition that a new small or conduit hydroelectric facility or repowered facility not result in an adverse impact on instream beneficial uses or cause a change in the volume or timing of streamflow. This bill would provide that the new small or conduit hydroelectric facility or repowered facility that is an eligible renewable energy resource as of January 1, 2010, shall not lose eligibility if it causes a change in the volume or timing of streamflow, if those changes are required by license conditions approved, pursuant to the Federal Power Act, on or after January 1, 2010. An additional requirement for eligibility for the incremental increase in electrical generation resulting from repowering of an existing larger hydroelectric facility is that the facility has been certified within the immediately preceding 15 years by the State Water Resources Control Board pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act or by a California regional water quality control board to which the state board has delegated authority. This bill would adopt an alternative to that requirement for the Rock Creek Powerhouse hydroelectric generation facility. The bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 488, Statutes of 2010.
Approved by Governor.
Enrolled. To Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4945.) To enrollment.
To Special Consent Calendar.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6334.) To Senate.
In Senate. To unfinished business.
Read second time. To Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.)
(Heard in committee August 12.)
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
(Heard in committee on August 9.)
Joint Rule 62(a) file notice suspended. (Page 6079.)
To Com. on U. & C.
Joint Rule 62(a) file notice suspended. (Page 6051.)
Assembly Rule 56 (Com. on APPR.) suspended. (Page 6051.)
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & C.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4201.) To Assembly.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
To Special Consent Calendar.
Read second time. Amended. To third reading.
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended.
Set for hearing June 28.
Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3921.)
Set for hearing June 15.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C.
Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing April 20.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
To Com. on RLS.
From print. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB1247 | HTML |
| 02/19/10 - Introduced | |
| 03/22/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/25/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/21/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/30/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/05/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/11/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/31/10 - Enrolled | |
| 09/29/10 - Chaptered |
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