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CA AB1992

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/28/2014

Primary Sponsor

Bill Quirk

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Origin

State Assembly

2013-2014 Session

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Transportation and Housing6/19/2014
Environmental Quality6/5/2014
Rules5/28/2014
Appropriations4/29/2014
Natural Resources3/28/2014

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