CA SB613

Requires all state agencies to prioritize strategies to reduce methane emissions, including emissions from imported petroleum and natural gas, where feasible and cost effective

Directs the State Air Resources Board to encourage natural gas procurement on behalf of the state to shift to certified natural gas producing low methane emissions, verified through measuring, monitoring, reporting, and verification (MMRV) protocols

Authorizes the State Air Resources Board, Public Utilities Commission, and other relevant agencies to apply approved MMRV protocols to existing programs targeting methane emissions from imported petroleum and natural gas procured by utilities and large gas users

Establishes legislative intent for a "loading order" prioritizing efficiency and demand reduction first, followed by renewable resources, then clean fossil resources certified to have low methane emissions

Explicitly states the bill shall not require new petroleum or natural gas procurement or promote expanded fossil fuel use, and is not intended to interfere with state efforts to reduce fossil fuel use or increase renewable gas production