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Once-through cooling policy: extension.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

CA AB 353 · Assembly Bill · 2019–2020

Stage
Session ended
Started in
Assembly
Sponsors
2
Latest action
May 26, 2020

What it does

Under existing law, the State Water Resources Control Board and the 9 California regional water quality control boards regulate water quality in accordance with the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act and the federal Clean Water Act. Under the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, the state board is required to adopt specified state policies with respect to water quality as it relates to the coastal marine environment, including a policy requiring new or expanded coastal powerplants and other industrial installations using seawater for cooling, heating, or industrial processing to use the best available site, design, technology, and mitigation measures feasible to minimize the…

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · May 26, 2020

  4. Law (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

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Who is involved

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Where it goes next

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