BILL NUMBER: AB 2685	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 30, 2004
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 10, 2004
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 20, 2004
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 27, 2004
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 14, 2004

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Oropeza

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2004

   An act to add Section  12812.4 to the Government Code, relating to
vehicles.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2685, as amended, Oropeza.  Vehicles:  fuel conservation
measures. 
   Existing 
    (1) Existing  law prescribes the powers and duties of
the Governor, the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
   This bill would require the Governor, utilizing the staff and
resources of the agency and the commission, to launch a public
education campaign informing Californians about ways motorists can
reduce their demand for gasoline and diesel fuel, and save money.

   (2) The bill would provide that it shall become operative only if
AB 1468 of the 2003-04 Regular Session is 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.  The Legislature finds and declares the following:
   (a) There are more than 26 million motor vehicles registered in
California.
   (b) Californians consume more than 18 billion gallons of motor
vehicle fuel annually.
   (c) A study adopted by the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission (Energy Commission) and the State Air
Resources Board (Air Resources Board) projects that demand for onroad
gasoline fuel will increase by about 1.6 percent annually between
now and 2020; that onroad diesel demand will increase by about 2.4
percent annually between now and 2020; and that the number of motor
vehicles that Californians drive is growing at a rate greater than
the population growth.
   (d) California's refineries are operating at near capacity and
California is importing more gasoline and diesel fuel annually to
meet this growing demand.
   (e) The combination of greater dependence on imported fuels and
vulnerability to refinery outages exposes California's economy to
more frequent and higher fuel price spikes.
   (f) Political instability in some oil-rich nations, combined with
OPEC actions, have raised petroleum prices to new levels.
   (g) California gasoline prices are currently among the highest in
the country.
  SEC. 2.  Section 12812.4 is added to the Government Code, to read:

   12812.4.  (a) The Governor, utilizing the staff and resources of
the California Environmental Protection Agency and the State Energy
Resources Conservation and Development Commission, shall launch a
public education campaign informing Californians about ways motorists
can reduce their demand for gasoline and diesel fuel, and save
money.
   (b) The campaign described in subdivision (a) shall include, but
is not limited to, information about saving gasoline by properly
inflating tires, buying low-rolling-resistance tires when replacing
original tires, properly maintaining oil and air filters, and using
public transit, bicycling, walking, carpooling, and careful motor
vehicle route planning.   
  SEC. 3.  This act shall become operative only if AB 1468 of the
2003-04 of the Regular Session is enacted and becomes operative on or
before January 1, 2005.