BILL NUMBER: AB 1468 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 30, 2004
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 24, 2004
AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 15, 2003
AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 30, 2003
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 14, 2003
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Kehoe
(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Pavley)
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Goldberg, Levine, Lieber, and
Oropeza)
(Coauthor: Senator Kuehl)
FEBRUARY 21, 2003
An act to add Section 25370 to the Public Resources Code,
relating to motor vehicle fuel conservation.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1468, as amended, Kehoe. California on the Move-Petroleum
Demand Reduction Act.
Existing
(1) Existing law requires the State Energy Resources
Conservation and Development Commission and the State Air Resources
Board to implement and administer various laws governing motor
vehicle fuel conservation and emission reduction in this state.
This bill would enact the California on the Move-Petroleum Demand
Reduction Act, which would require the commission and the state
board, not later than January 1, 2010, to jointly adopt and implement
measures to achieve a petroleum demand reduction goal that would
limit on-road petroleum fuel demand to a level not exceeding 2004
demand levels, and maintain or reduce demand levels for the years
from 2010 to 2020, inclusive, as provided. The bill would specify
that the measures adopted and implemented by the commission and the
state board shall not require the imposition by those agencies of any
new or additional taxes or fees on motor vehicles,
petroleum fuel, or vehicle miles traveled ; but, the commission
and the state board would be required to implement measures and make
recommendations regarding ways to make up for the reduced gasoline
tax revenues that are lost as a result of these measures . The
bill would authorize the commission and the state board to work with
other states, members of the United States Congress, and other
federal agencies that are responsible for the administration and
implementation of federal laws governing vehicle fuel economy to
assist in the development of new standards and regulations designed
to increase on-road light-duty vehicle fuel economy for new vehicles.
The bill would require the commission and the state board, not
later than January 1, 2008, to jointly prepare and submit to the
Legislature a report containing specified information on the progress
achieved in meeting the petroleum demand reduction goals prescribed
in the act.
(2) This bill would provide that it shall become operative only if
AB 2685 of the 2003-04 Regular Session is also enacted and becomes
operative on or before January 1, 2005.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 25370 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
25370. (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the
California on the Move-Petroleum Demand Reduction Act.
(b) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) California's gasoline and diesel fuel prices have historically
far exceeded the national average and, with the exception of Hawaii,
have been the highest in the nation. This trend is expected to
continue as, among other influences, a combination of limited supply,
growing demand, and global conditions work to increase petroleum
costs.
(2) California's forecasted demand for gasoline and diesel to fuel
cars and trucks far exceeds California's refinery capacity.
(3) Unless the demand trend changes, California may continue to
experience periodic onroad fuel spikes, which subjects the state's
economy and business climate to instability as a result of those
spikes.
(4) Cost-effective options exist today that can lessen the
economic instability caused by high fuel prices and price spikes,
reduce environmental degradation caused by increased petroleum fuel
use, and reduce dependence on petroleum fuels by lowering overall
onroad demand for gasoline and diesel, and increasing fuel diversity.
(5) Significantly reducing onroad petroleum fuel demand through
the year 2020 is feasible.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact measures with the
goal of reducing California's onroad petroleum fuel
demand by 15 percent below 2003 levels, by the year 2020.
(d) Not later than January 1, 2010, the commission and the State
Air Resources Board shall jointly adopt and implement measures to
achieve a petroleum demand reduction goal that would limit on-road
petroleum fuel demand to a level not exceeding 2004 demand levels,
and maintain or reduce demand levels for the years from 2010 to 2020,
inclusive.
(e) The measures adopted and implemented by the commission and the
State Air Resources Board pursuant to subdivision (d) shall not
require the imposition by those agencies of any new or additional
taxes or fees on motor vehicles, petroleum fuel, or
vehicle miles traveled.
(f) The measures adopted and implemented by the commission and the
State Air Resources Board pursuant to subdivision (d) may include,
but need not be limited to, public education about the petroleum
demand reduction benefits of all of the following:
(1) Proper vehicle maintenance.
(2) Proper tire inflation.
(3) Selecting low-rolling-resistance tires when replacing tires.
(4) Selecting fuel efficient and alternative fuel vehicles when
selecting vehicles.
(5) Planning ahead and combining vehicle trips or eliminating
trips when possible.
(6) Practicing fuel efficient driving habits.
(7) Reducing vehicle payload.
(8) Using public transit for longer trips and alternative means of
transportation such as walking and bicycling for shorter trips
around the neighborhood.
(f) Notwithstanding subdivision (e), to the extent that the
commission and the State Air Resources Board implement measures to
reduce gasoline and diesel fuel consumption pursuant to this section,
the commission and the state board shall also implement measures and
make recommendations regarding ways to make up for the reduced
gasoline tax revenues that are lost as a result of those measures.
(g) The commission and the State Air Resources Board may work with
vehicle manufactures, representatives of the oil industry, other
states, and the United States Congress to increase awareness of the
increased petroleum dependence and economic burdens imposed in
California by lax federal fuel economy requirements including, but
not limited to, fuel price instability.
(h) The commission and the State Air Resources Board may work with
other states, Members of the United States Congress and other
federal agencies responsible for the administration and
implementation of federal laws governing vehicle fuel economy, to
assist in the development of new standards and regulations designed
to increase on-road light-duty vehicle fuel economy for new vehicles.
SEC. 2. Not later than January 1, 2008, the State Energy Resources
Conservation and Development Commission and the State Air Resources
Board shall jointly prepare and submit to the Legislature a report on
all of the following:
(a) Progress achieved toward meeting the petroleum reduction goals
established pursuant to Section 25370 of the Public Resources Code.
(b) Other efforts necessary to maintain or further reduce
California's petroleum fuel demand.
(c) Any state or federal statutory or administrative limitations
that impede the ability of the commission or the state board to
achieve the goals of Section 25370 of the Public Resources Code.
SEC. 3. This act shall become operative only if AB 2685 of the
2003-04 Regular Session is enacted and becomes operative on or before
January 1, 2005.