BILL ANALYSIS SCR 40 Page 1 SENATE THIRD READING SCR 40 (Lowenthal) As Amended May 19, 2005 Majority vote UTILITIES & COMMERCE 9-1 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Ayes:|Levine, Bogh, Baca, | | | | |Blakeslee, Calderon, De | | | | |La Torre, Jerome Horton, | | | | |Keene, Montanez, | | | | |Ridley-Thomas | | | | | | | | |-----+--------------------------+-----+--------------------------| |Nays:|Wyland | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY : Memorializes the President and Congress of the United States (U.S.) to take necessary action to preserve state and local authority over the siting of liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in California. FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown COMMENTS : According to the author, the purpose of this resolution is to memorialize state jurisdiction over the siting of LNG facilities in California. There are four LNG receiving and re-gasification terminals in the U.S., but none are located on the West Coast and able to serve California. The existing U.S. LNG terminals are located in Louisiana, Georgia, Maryland and Massachusetts. Several developers have proposals to construct LNG facilities in or near California. Private companies have proposed building receiving terminals in Long Beach, in the ocean off of Ventura County, and in Baja California. At least one of the Baja California projects has begun construction and other California and Mexico proposals are in various stages of planning and environmental review. It is not certain that all proposed projects will eventually be built. Pending federal legislation would prohibit state or local officials from independently conducting safety inspections and enforcing state SCR 40 Page 2 violations. Analysis Prepared by : Alice Hu / U. & C. / (916) 319-2083 FN: 0011312