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CA AB1992
Bill
Status
5/28/2014
Primary Sponsor
Bill Quirk
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the State Air Resources Board to establish a very low carbon fuel market commitment program requiring fuel wholesalers, producers, importers, and retailers to include specified percentages of very low carbon transportation fuel in their sales.
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Defines very low carbon transportation fuel as liquid or gaseous fuel with no greater than 50 percent the carbon intensity of comparable petroleum fuel, measured using Low-Carbon Fuel Standard methodology and including indirect land use change emissions.
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Allows the state board to set required percentages of very low carbon fuel sales between 0.25 percent and 2 percent, measured in energy equivalent units.
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Requires the state board to notify the Secretary of State when very low carbon fuel reaches 2 percent of all transportation fuel sales in California, after which this section becomes inoperative five years from that notification.
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Does not replace or modify existing Low-Carbon Fuel Standard regulations or other fuel standards currently in effect.
Legislative Description
California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: very low carbon transportation fuels.
Last Action
In committee: Set second hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
6/26/2014