BILL NUMBER: AB 2643	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 3, 2004
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2004

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Canciamilla

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2004

   An act to add Section 25314 to the Public Resources Code, relating
to energy.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2643, as amended, Canciamilla.  Energy:  natural gas.
   Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission to perform certain planning functions relating
to the siting and design of electric power generating and related
facilities.  Existing law requires the commission to adopt an
integrated energy policy report, beginning November 1, 2003, and
every 2 years thereafter.
   This bill would require the commission, in consultation with the
Public Utilities Commission, to prepare, as a component of the 2005
integrated energy policy report, an assessment regarding the costs
and benefits of siting liquefied natural gas facilities within the
state.   The bill would specify the information that is required
to be included in the assessment. 
   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 25314 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   25314.   (a)  The commission, in consultation with the
Public Utilities Commission, shall prepare , as a component of the
2005 integrated energy policy report adopted pursuant to Section
25302, an assessment regarding the costs and benefits of siting
liquefied natural gas facilities within the state.  
   (b) The assessment prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) shall
include all of the following:
   (1) An evaluation of differences in safety risks, public
acceptance, costs, and other issues associated with placing liquefied
natural gas terminals onshore, compared to placing them offshore.
   (2) An evaluation of differences in safety risks, public
acceptance, and other issues associated with connecting new liquefied
natural gas terminals to the state's existing natural gas
infrastructure, compared to expanding current pipelines to increase
natural gas imported from outside the state.  This evaluation shall
address whether sufficient natural gas from outside the state will be
available if the pipelines are expanded.
   (3) An evaluation of the additional natural gas pipeline capacity
that is necessary to move liquefied natural gas from west to east.
   (4) (A) An evaluation of the impact on performance, safety, and
emissions of natural gas fired processes resulting from using
liquefied natural gas that is shipped from other countries, compared
to using natural gas from current sources.
   (B) For purposes of this paragraph, "natural gas fired processes"
includes residential, commercial, and industrial processes.
   (5) An evaluation of the impact that siting a liquefied natural
gas terminal has on local property values.
   (6) An evaluation of the impact that siting a liquefied natural
gas terminal has on local public safety agencies.
   (7) A list of proposed liquefied natural gas projects and their
status.
   (8) A bibliography of available information associated with the
costs and benefits of siting liquefied natural gas terminals in the
state.