BILL NUMBER: SB 1253	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Sher

                        FEBRUARY 26, 1999

   An act to add Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 25720) to
Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, relating to climate change.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1253, as introduced, Sher.  Climate change.
   Existing law establishes the State Energy Resources Conservation
and Development Commission and requires the commission, among other
things, to analyze the environmental consequences of trends in the
consumption of energy.
   This bill would require the commission, in consultation with the
State Air Resources Board, to establish an inventory of the sources
of greenhouse gas emissions from sources located in the state, and to
provide state, regional, and local agencies with information
regarding cost-effective and technologically feasible methods for
reducing the production of greenhouse gases from sources located in
the state.
   The bill would require the commission on or before January 1,
2000, and every 5 years thereafter, to update its inventory and
report on the updated inventory to the Governor and the Legislature.

   The bill would require the commission to conduct at least one
public workshop prior to finalizing each updated inventory.  The bill
would require the commission to post its report and inventory on the
commission's web page on the Internet.  The bill would also require
the commission to convene an interagency task force consisting of
state agencies with jurisdiction over matters affecting climate
change to ensure policy coordination for those activities.
   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.  Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 25720) is added to
Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, to read:

      CHAPTER 8.5.  CLIMATE CHANGE INVENTORY AND INFORMATION

   25720.  The commission, in consultation with the State Air
Resources Board, shall do all of the following:
   (a) Establish an inventory of the sources of greenhouse gas
emissions from all sources located in the state, including both
natural and anthropogenic emissions.  The inventory shall include
information that compares emissions from comparable sectors in the
United States and other states or countries, as appropriate, to the
extent that information is available.
   (b) Provide state, regional, and local agencies with information
regarding cost-effective and technologically feasible methods that
have been demonstrated in use, for reducing the production of
greenhouse gases from sources located in the state.
   (c) On or before January 1, 2000, and every five years thereafter,
the commission shall update its inventory using current scientific
methods and, notwithstanding Section 7550.5 of the Government Code,
report on the updated inventory to the Governor and the Legislature.

   (d) The commission shall conduct at least one public workshop
prior to finalizing each updated inventory.  The commission shall
post its report and inventory on the commission's web page on the
Internet.
   (e) The commission shall convene an interagency task force
consisting of state agencies with jurisdiction over matters affecting
climate change to ensure policy coordination at the state level for
those activities.