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CA SB1259
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/19/2026
Primary Sponsor
Catherine Blakespear
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AI Summary
- Requires the State Water Resources Control Board to develop guidelines for estimating costs and timelines associated with refinery decommissioning and soil/groundwater remediation at refinery sites
- Mandates each refiner with an operating refinery to submit a report estimating asset retirement obligations and a plan for meeting those obligations (deadline unspecified in current text)
- Requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to incorporate refinery decommissioning cost reports into its comprehensive transportation fuels transition strategy
- Expands definitions to include facilities that converted from crude oil processing to renewable feedstocks, ensuring they remain subject to decommissioning requirements
- Addresses concerns that contaminated refinery sites near coastal areas face increased risks from sea level rise causing groundwater-driven contaminant migration
Legislative Description
Refineries: decommissioning and remediation: cost estimates.
Last Action
Set for hearing April 8.
3/10/2026
Committee Referrals
Environmental Quality3/4/2026
Rules2/19/2026
Full Bill Text
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