CA SB237

Requires the Governor to suspend Reid vapor pressure regulatory control periods for gasoline when retail prices increase substantially or are projected to increase substantially within 30 days, if suspension is deemed necessary to protect consumers from extraordinary price increases

Mandates spike hydrostatic testing at 139% of maximum operating pressure for oil pipelines 6 inches or larger that have been idle for 5 years or more before they can be restarted

Deems Kern County's Second Supplemental Environmental Impact Report sufficient for CEQA compliance for oil and gas permitting, limiting the Geologic Energy Management Division to approving no more than 2,000 new well permits per year under this exemption; provisions expire January 1, 2036

Requires new coastal development permits for repair, reactivation, or maintenance of oil and gas facilities (including pipelines) that have been idle for 5 years or more, and redefines "expanded oil extraction" to include reactivation of idled facilities and use of hydraulic fracturing or other unconventional technologies

Directs the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to evaluate westwide gasoline specifications as an alternative to California-specific requirements and assess strategies for allowing gasoline with alternative specifications during market disruptions