Anna Caballero
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 14
Author
(1) The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires preparation of specified documentation before a public agency approves or carries out certain projects. Existing law authorizes the Governor to certify energy infrastructure projects meeting specified requirements for streamlining benefits related to CEQA. Existing law defines "energy infrastructure project" for these purposes to include eligible renewable energy resources under the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, excluding resources that use biomass fuels. Existing law also expressly excludes from that definition of "energy infrastructure project" any project using hydrogen as a fuel. This bill would instead exclude eligible renewable energy resources under the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program that combust, rather than use, biomass fuels from the definition of "energy infrastructure project" for purposes of the above-described CEQA benefits. The bill would include hydrogen production facilities and associated onsite storage and processing facilities that do not derive hydrogen from a fossil fuel feedstock and that receive funding from specified state and federal programs within the definition of "energy infrastructure project." Because the bill would authorize the Governor to certify additional projects, thereby increasing the duties on lead agencies in conducting the environmental review of energy infrastructure projects certified by the Governor, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law authorizes persons proposing specified electrical generation, electrical transmission, and energy storage projects to apply, on or before June 30, 2029, to the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) to certify sites and related facilities as environmental leadership development projects, as specified. Existing law makes a site and related facility certified by the Energy Commission subject to streamlining benefits related to CEQA with no further action by the applicant or the Governor. Under existing law, the Energy Commission's certification is in lieu of any permit, certificate, or similar document required by any governmental agency and supersedes any applicable statute, ordinance, or regulation, except as specified. This bill would expand the types of facilities eligible to be certified as environmental leadership development projects by the Energy Commission to include hydrogen production facilities and associated onsite storage and processing facilities that do not derive hydrogen from a fossil fuel feedstock and that receive funding from specified state and federal programs. (3) 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.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 608, Statutes of 2024.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 1. Page 7110.) Ordered to the Senate.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 5802.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 6493.)
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 15).
August 7 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 1).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 19).
Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 1. Page 4131.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3983.) (May 16).
Set for hearing May 16.
May 13 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing May 13.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 3702.) (April 22).
Set for hearing April 22.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U. & C.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E., U. & C. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3468.) (April 3).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
Set for hearing April 3.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB1420 | HTML |
| 02/16/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/20/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/08/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/30/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/16/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/24/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/08/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/26/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/06/24 - Enrolled | |
| 09/25/24 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/01/24- Senate Environmental Quality | |
| 04/22/24- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications | |
| 05/11/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/17/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/18/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/18/24- Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy | |
| 06/28/24- Assembly Natural Resources | |
| 08/19/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/26/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/27/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/31/24- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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