BILL NUMBER: AB 2098	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Migden

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2000

   An act relating to fuel supplies.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2098, as introduced, Migden.  State Energy Resources
Conservation and Development Commission.
   Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission to develop contingency plans to deal with
possible shortages of electrical energy or fuel supplies to protect
public health, safety, and welfare.
   This bill would require the commission to study the feasibility of
financing, constructing, and maintaining a new pipeline or expanding
the capacity of existing pipelines to transport fuel from the Gulf
Coast to California.  The bill would require the study to be
submitted to the Legislature and the Attorney General by January 1,
2002.
   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.  The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development
Commission, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal, shall study
the feasibility of financing, constructing, and maintaining a new
pipeline or expanding the capacity of existing pipelines to transport
fuel from the Gulf Coast to California.  The study shall assess the
viability of pipeline transportation to directly or indirectly
increase California's supply of gasoline that complies with
California's fuel specification regulations and the potential impact
on gasoline prices and the environment.  The study shall include a
discussion of the availability of any federal or state funds or tax
credits that could be used to assist in constructing the new pipeline
or expanding the capacity of existing pipelines.  The study shall be
submitted to the Legislature and the Attorney General by January 1,
2002.