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          SENATE THIRD READING
          SCR 40 (Lowenthal)
          As Amended May 19, 2005
          Majority vote 

           UTILITIES & COMMERCE          9-1                               
           
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          |Ayes:|Levine, Bogh, Baca,       |     |                          |
          |     |Blakeslee, Calderon, De   |     |                          |
          |     |La Torre, Jerome Horton,  |     |                          |
          |     |Keene, Montanez,          |     |                          |
          |     |Ridley-Thomas             |     |                          |
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          |Nays:|Wyland                    |     |                          |
          |     |                          |     |                          |
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           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  








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          violations. 


           Analysis Prepared by  :  Alice Hu /  U. & C. / (916) 319-2083

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