BILL ANALYSIS
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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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