Rick Zbur
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 51
Author
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, in coordination with relevant federal, state, and local agencies, to develop a strategic plan for offshore wind energy developments installed off the California coast in federal waters, and requires the commission to submit the strategic plan to the Natural Resources Agency and the Legislature on or before June 30, 2023. Existing law requires the commission, on or before June 1, 2022, to evaluate and quantify the maximum feasible capacity of offshore wind to achieve reliability, ratepayer, employment, and decarbonization benefits and to establish megawatt offshore wind planning goals for 2030 and 2045. Existing law requires the commission, in coordination with specified state entities, to work with stakeholders, other state, local, and federal agencies, and the offshore wind energy industry to identify suitable sea space for wind energy areas in federal waters sufficient to accommodate those offshore wind planning goals. Existing law requires the commission, in coordination with relevant state and local agencies, based on those identified sea spaces, to develop a plan to improve waterfront facilities that could support a range of floating offshore wind energy development activities. Existing law requires the commission, in consultation with specified state entities, to assess the transmission investments and upgrades necessary to support those offshore wind planning goals. Existing law requires the commission to develop and produce a permitting roadmap that describes timeframes and milestones for a coordinated, comprehensive, and efficient permitting process for offshore wind energy facilities and associated electricity and transmission infrastructure off the coast of California. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2027. This bill would require the commission, in consultation with the State Lands Commission, other specified state entities, and the California Coastal Commission, to develop a 2nd-phase plan and strategy for seaport readiness that builds upon the recommendations and alternatives in the strategic plan for offshore wind energy developments, as specified. The bill would require the commission to submit a report on its recommendations for a seaport readiness strategy to the Governor and the Legislature on or before December 31, 2026. The bill would additionally require the commission, in consultation with the California Workforce Development Board, to conduct a study on the feasibility of achieving 50% and 65% in-state assembly and manufacturing of offshore wind energy projects and specified federal domestic content thresholds for offshore wind energy projects, as provided. The bill would require the commission to submit a report on the study to the Governor and the Legislature on or before December 31, 2027. The bill would repeal these provisions, including the existing law provisions described above, on January 1, 2031.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 314, Statutes of 2023.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 1. Page 3540.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2764.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 1).
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 10).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 20).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.
Referred to Coms. on E., U. & C. and N.R. & W.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1701.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 24).
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.
Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES.
From printer. May be heard in committee January 5.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB3 | HTML |
| 12/05/22 - Introduced | |
| 03/23/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/04/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/26/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/08/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/22/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/13/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/01/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/18/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/07/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/21/23- Assembly Natural Resources | |
| 05/08/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/19/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/16/23- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications | |
| 07/06/23- Senate Natural Resources and Water | |
| 08/11/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 09/01/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 09/05/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/13/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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