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Public resources: greenhouse gas emissions and biomass.

It became law on Sep 14, 2016.

CA SB 859 · Senate Bill · 2015–2016

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Became law
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Sponsor
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Latest action
Sep 14, 2016

What it does

(1) The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The act authorizes the state board to include the use of market-based compliance mechanisms. Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties, collected by the state board as part of a market-based compliance mechanism to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and to be available upon appropriation. Existing law requires the Department of Finance, in consultation with the state board and any other relevant state agency, to develop, as specified, a 3-year investment plan…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Sep 14, 2016

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Who is involved

Sponsors

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  • Committee on Budget and Fiscal ReviewLead sponsor

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Where it goes next

Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.

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