BILL ANALYSIS
Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
AB 2098 (Migden)
Hearing Date: 8/7/00 Amended: 8/7/00
Consultant: Bob Franzoia Policy Vote: E, U&C 6-0
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BILL SUMMARY: AB 2098 would require the California Energy
Commission (CEC), by January 31, 2002, to report on the
feasibility of financing, constructing, and operating a new
pipeline or expanding the capacity of existing pipelines to
transport motor vehicle fuel and its components from the
Gulf Coast to California.
Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
Fund
Study $200 one time Special*
* Energy Resources Programs Account
STAFF COMMENTS: This bill meets the criteria to be placed
on the Suspense file.
California refiners export about 100,000 barrels of
gasoline a day to other states, which is approximately 10
percent of their overall production.
Currently, there is a pipeline that transports gasoline
from refineries in Los Angeles to Phoenix and another
pipeline that transports gasoline from El Paso to Phoenix.
A third leg of the connection, which would build a gasoline
pipeline from El Paso to Houston, is already under
construction. These three pipelines are owned by three
different companies.
The bill would require that the study shall be conducted in
conjunction with any other studies required by act enacted
during the 2000 portion of the 1999-00 session dealing with
gasoline prices.