BILL NUMBER: SB 1565	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 30, 2004

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Bowen

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2004

   An act to add Section 25324 to the Public Resources Code, relating
to energy conservation and development.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1565, as amended, Bowen.  State Energy Resources Conservation
and Development Commission:  strategic plan.
   Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission to conduct  biannual  
biennial  assessments and forecasts of all aspects of energy
industry supply, production, transportation, delivery and
distribution, demand, and prices.  The commission is required to use
these assessments and forecasts to develop energy policies that
conserve resources, protect the environment, ensure energy
reliability, enhance the state's economy, and protect public health
and safety.   The commission is required to adopt a biennial
integrated energy policy by November 1 that contains an overview of
major energy trends and issues facing the state. 
   This bill would require the commission to adopt a strategic plan
for the state's electric transmission grid to identify and implement
investments needed to ensure reliability and to meet future growth in
load and generation, including, but not limited to, renewable
resources, energy efficiency, and other demand reduction measures.
 This bill would require the strategic plan to be included in the
integrated energy policy report adopted on November 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 25324 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   25324.  The commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities
Commission, the California Independent System Operator, transmission
owners, users, and consumers, shall adopt a strategic plan for the
state's electric transmission grid to identify and implement
investments needed to ensure reliability and to meet future growth in
load and generation, including, but not limited to, renewable
resources, energy efficiency, and other demand reduction measures.
 The plan shall be included in the integrated energy policy
report adopted on November 1, 2005, pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 25302.