BILL NUMBER: AB 2098	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 13, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Migden

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2000

   An act relating to fuel supplies.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2098, as amended, 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  motor vehicle
 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 utilizing  or expanding the capacity of
existing pipelines  ,  to transport  motor vehicle 
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
environment, and other issues identified by the commission  .
The study shall include a discussion of the  availability of
  ways in which the state may facilitate the use of a
pipeline to transport motor vehicle fuel into California, including
 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.