BILL NUMBER:  SB 757
  VETOED	DATE: 09/30/2006




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 757 without my signature.  The intent of
this bill is laudable, however, it is duplicative of ongoing efforts,
costly, and may impede the significant progress California is making
to address alternative transportation fuels.  I strongly agree with
this goal and have taken many actions over the past year toward
achieving this end, including issuing an Executive Order promoting
biofuels, S-06-06 and signing Assembly Bills 1007 and 32.

AB 1007 requires the California Energy Commission and the Air
Resources Board to assess the relative environmental and public
health benefits of different alternative fuel types and to develop
and adopt a detailed state plan to increase the use of alternative
transportation fuels.  That detailed report will be out early next
year and will provide a roadmap for alternative fuels in California.
From that roadmap an integrated and comprehensive set of actions can
be taken.  Any legislative action s taken by the state prior the
release of the AB 1007 would be premature.

Additionally, the process established in Assembly Bill 32 will guide
the states implementation of alternative fuels that help reduce
global greenhouse gas emissions.  We must not second guess the
process established in AB 32 with bills that address the same issues.
  Now that AB 32 is enacted, we must let it work.

For these reasons, I am unable to sign this bill.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger