STATUS: signed into law in 2006; Air Resources Board Scoping Plan approved at the Board's hearing on December 12, 2008.
ADMINISTRATOR: California Air Resources Board (CARB)

SUMMARY
Assembly Bill 32 aims to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, which equals a reduction of approximately 25 percent, and then an 80 percent reduction below 1990 levels by 2050.

Bill author: Assembly Member Fabian Nuñez (D-46)

RELEVANT LEGISLATION: AB 118 (2007)

SUMMARY
Provides clarifying changes to the existing greenhouse gas emission reduction programs authorized by AB 118 (Nunez), specifically the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program and the Air Quality Improvement Program.

Bill author: Assembly Member Sam Blakeslee (R-33)

RELEVANT LEGISLATION: AB 668 (2003), AB 1019 (2007)

Bill author: Assembly Member Sam Blakeslee (R-33)

Bill author: Assembly Member Lloyd Levine (D-40)

Bill author: Assembly Member Betty Karnette (D-54)

Bill author: Assembly Member Anna Caballero (D-28)

SUMMARY
Clarifies the process by which Local Agency Formation Commissions (LAFCOs) may use fees or service charges to recover their costs, and allows LAFCOs and cities to use the existing expedited annexation procedures on additional specified county islands.

Bill author: Assembly Member Mark Leno (D-13)

RELEVANT LEGISLATION: AB 1358, also known as the "Complete Streets Act"

SUMMARY
The legislation's main purpose is to enact the Complete Streets Act of 2007. The Act requires that all streets be designed to accommodate all users of different transportation modes, including walking, biking, etc.

Bill author: Assembly Member Sam Blakeslee (R-33)

Bill author: Assembly Member Felipe Fuentes (D-39)

SUMMARY
Requires the California Energy Commission (CEC) to give priority to California-based entities in making awards pursuant to the Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program and provides a 20% additional incentive for California suppliers that install eligible distributed generation resources for the Self-Generation Investment Program (SGIP).

Bill author: Assembly Member Mary Salas (D-79)

SUMMARY
This bill requires the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to report to the Legislature the outcome of a pilot project the PUC established to determine whether cost-effective energy efficiency could be achieved by water conservation projects, and make recommendations as to whether the utilities could achieve cost-effective energy efficiency improvements via water conservation projects.

Bill author: Assembly Member John Laird (D-27)

Bill author: Assembly Member Juan Arambula (D-31)

SUMMARY
This bill allows the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to increase the motor vehicle registration surcharges up to $30 per vehicle per year according to specified conditions. This bill also permits the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to adopt rules and regulations to reduce vehicle trips.

Bill author: Assembly Member Lloyd Levine (D-40)

Bill author: Assembly Member Sam Blakeslee (R-33)

RELEVANT LEGISLATION: Executive Order S-20-04 (2004), AB 1613 (2007)

SUMMARY
Allows federal, state, and local governments to participate in an existing program that enables customers who plan on generating electricity from a combined heat and power system to finance all of the upfront costs for the purchase and installation of a combined heat and power system by repaying those costs through on-bill financing.