Scott Wilk
- Republican
- Senator
- District 21
Author
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including gas corporations. The Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 2011, within the Public Utilities Act, designates the commission as the state authority responsible for regulating and enforcing federal law with respect to intrastate gas pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities. Existing law requires the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to evaluate the environmental and health risks posed by various substances. This bill, if sufficient moneys are recovered by the commission and appropriated for the purpose of these provisions, would require the commission to authorize a study by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment of the long-term health impacts of the significant natural gas leak from the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility located in the County of Los Angeles that started approximately October 23, 2015, as specified. The bill would require the commission to publish and transmit the report by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment and its ongoing findings to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature on a biennial basis, on or before January 1 of every even-numbered year, from 2018 until 2028. The bill would require the commission, consistent with its authority to bring enforcement actions, to order Southern California Gas Company to pay for the study. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2029.
In committee: Held under submission.
Withdrawn from committee.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 13).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 5120.)
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 5143.)
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 27).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (March 30).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB1903 | HTML |
| 02/11/16 - Introduced | |
| 04/04/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/31/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/20/16 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/22/16 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
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| No related documents. |
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