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CA AB1073
Bill
Status
Passed
5/23/2012
Primary Sponsor
Felipe Fuentes
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AI Summary
- Allows owners of certified solar thermal powerplants to petition the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to convert facilities to solar photovoltaic technology without filing a new application, provided the original application was filed after August 15, 2007
- Requires the commission to prepare supplemental environmental review documentation, provide public notice and comment periods, and hold at least one public hearing on conversion proposals
- Mandates the Department of Fish and Game and State Water Resources Board provide comments on water resource and quality effects, with the commission incorporating all feasible mitigation measures
- Permits the thermal powerplant certification process to apply to conversions of solar thermal facilities whose certifications were challenged in court, but only if the challenge was subsequently dismissed by the California Supreme Court
- Declares the act an urgency statute effective immediately upon approval by the Governor on May 23, 2012
Legislative Description
Energy: solar thermal powerplants: conversion to solar
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 14, Statutes of 2012.
5/23/2012
Committee Referrals
Natural Resources3/29/2012
Appropriations3/13/2012
Rules5/19/2011
Utilities and Commerce3/31/2011
Full Bill Text
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