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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 1031 (Canciamilla)
          As Amended July 18, 2001
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |74-0 |(May 30, 2001)  |SENATE: |38-1 |(August 27,    |
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           Original Committee Reference:   U. & C.  

           SUMMARY  :  Requires the State Energy Resources and Conservation  
          Commission (CEC), in its biennial report to the Legislature  
          relating to emerging trends in the use of natural gas, to  
          include, with respect to long range forecasts of the demand for  
          natural gas, an evaluation of average conditions, as well as  
          best and worst case scenarios, and an evaluation of the impact  
          of increasing renewable resources on natural gas demand.  

           The Senate amendments  delete this bill's requirement that the  
          California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) conduct a biennial  
          report to the Legislature forecasting demand for natural gas in  
          the state and instead require CEC to include such a forecast in  
          the biennial report it is required to conduct under current law.

           EXISTING LAW  requires CEC to publish and submit to the Governor  
          and the Legislature, every two years, a comprehensive report  
          describing emerging trends relating to the use, availability,  
          and pricing of various fuels, including natural gas.

           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill required CPUC to report to  
          the Legislature by January 1, 2004, and every two years  
          thereafter, a 10-year forecast of demand for natural gas in the  
          state.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  Minor absorbable special fund cost every two  
          years for the report.

           COMMENTS  :   The purpose of this bill, according to the author,  
          is to promote more reliable projections of the demand for  
          natural gas in the state, and to make those projections based on  
          a wide variety of potential scenarios and conditions in the  
          state.  This bill requires CEC in its biennial report to the  
          Legislature relating to emerging trends in the use of natural  








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          gas, to include, with respect to long range forecasts of the  
          demand for natural gas, an evaluation of average conditions, as  
          well as best and worst case scenarios, and an evaluation of the  
          impact of increasing renewable resources on natural gas demand.   



           Analysis Prepared by  :    Kelly Boyd / U. & C. / (916) 319-2083 



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