Nick Schultz
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 44
Author
Existing law vests the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission with the power to certify locations on which an electrical transmission line or thermal powerplant is constructed, or is proposed to be constructed, except as provided. Existing law authorizes the commission to exempt from certification a thermal powerplant with a generating capacity of up to 100 megawatts, and modifications to existing generating facilities that do not add capacity in excess of 100 megawatts if the commission finds that no substantial adverse impact on the environment or energy resources will result from the construction or operation of the proposed facility or from the modifications. This bill would require any biological resources data submitted to the commission in an application for certification or small powerplant exemption pursuant to the above-described provisions to be made publicly available on the commission's docket as part of the certification proceeding unless the Department of Fish and Wildlife makes a written determination that the data to be made public includes specified location data, the disclosure of which would pose a significant risk to individuals of the species. The bill would require the department, if it makes that determination, to include in the written determination an assessment of the maximum amount of the specified data that can be released without posing a risk to the species. The bill would require the department to provide its written determination to the commission and would require the commission to make the data, in accordance with the determination, available to the public on the commission's docket. Existing law, until June 30, 2029, authorizes a person proposing an eligible facility, including a solar photovoltaic or terrestrial wind electrical generating powerplant with a generating capacity of 50 megawatts or more, to submit an application with the commission for certification of the site and related facility. This bill would apply the same public availability requirements described above to biological resources data submitted to the commission as part of an application for certification of an eligible facility.
Vetoed by Governor.
Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 2449.).
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. (Ayes 14. Noes 2.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
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 61. Noes 15. Page 1849.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 23).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Coauthors revised.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W. P., & W. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB734 | HTML |
| 02/18/25 - Introduced | |
| 04/21/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/05/25 - Enrolled |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/25/25- Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife | |
| 05/12/25- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/28/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/27/25- Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications | |
| 07/03/25- Senate Natural Resources and Water | |
| 08/15/25- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/29/25- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 10/23/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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