California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2564 — Environmental quality: pipelines: project applicants.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 487, Statutes of 2012.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2012. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report (EIR) on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA exempts a project of less than one mile in length within a public street or highway or any other public right-of-way for the installation of a new pipeline, as defined, or the maintenance, repair, restoration, reconditioning, relocation, replacement, removal, or demolition of an existing pipeline. Existing law excludes from the definition of pipeline, for purposes of this exemption, certain surface facilities. This bill would, until January 1, 2018, revise that definition of pipeline to delete the exclusion of those surface facilities and to include surface accessories or appurtenances to a pipeline. The bill would require a resource agency, as defined, when determining the applicability of the exemption of pipelines from the act with regard to a natural gas pipeline safety enhancement activity, as defined, to consider only the length of pipeline that is within its legal jurisdiction. The bill would impose a state-mandated local program by imposing new duties upon local agencies with regard to the exemption of pipelines from the act and upon a local agency that is a resource agency regarding the applicability of the exemption regarding a natural gas pipeline safety enhancement activity. The bill would, until January 1, 2018, authorize a public agency to establish a process that would allow an applicant for a natural gas pipeline safety enhancement activity to elect to pay additional fees to be used by the public agency in determining whether to approve that activity by entering into a contract with one or more 3rd parties to assist the public agency to perform the analysis. (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. (3) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 487, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 69. Noes 2. Page 6779.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6775.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 4. Page 5075.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  10. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (August 30).

  12. Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Page 5029.)

  13. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  14. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4895.)

  15. Referred to Com. on E.Q.

  16. Joint Rule 61(b)(15) suspended. (Page 4875.)

  17. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  18. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 6206.).

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  21. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 16).

  22. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.

  24. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  25. Read second time and amended.

  26. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 2).

  27. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  28. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

  29. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  30. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

  31. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  32. Read second time and amended.

  33. From committee: Amend and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 23).

  34. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  35. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. Read second time and amended.

  36. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  37. Read first time.

  38. From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.

  39. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Ma · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Ma

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2564 MA Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 69 Yea · 2 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 66209
Democratic 1000
Total 69209
% of votes cast 86%3%0%11%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Carter — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Allen — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Butler — Not Voting
Campos — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Alejo — Not Voting
Ammiano — Nay
Beall — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Not Voting
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Supp 2 AB2564 Ma By Padilla Urgency Clause

Passed 31 Yea · 4 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 28405
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 31405
% of votes cast 78%10%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Nay
Wyland — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
De León — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Evans — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Nay
Anderson — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Leno — Nay
Pavley — Not Voting
Vargas — Yea
Wolk — Nay
Wright — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Harman — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 2564 MA Third Reading Urgency

Passed 71 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68009
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 71009
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gorell — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cook — Yea
Yamada — Not Voting
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Butler — Not Voting
Halderman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Beall — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Huber — Yea
Allen — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Torres — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Not Voting
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15001
Democratic 1000
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Campos — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

public-safety environment energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2564 do?
(1) The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report (EIR) on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA exempts a project of less than one mile in length within a public street or highway or any other public right-of-way for the installation of a new pipeline, as defined, or the maintenance, repair, restoration, reconditioning, relocation, replacement, removal, or demolition of an existing pipeline. Existing law excludes from the definition of pipeline, for purposes of this exemption, certain surface facilities. This bill would, until January 1, 2018, revise that definition of pipeline to delete the exclusion of those surface facilities and to include surface accessories or appurtenances to a pipeline. The bill would require a resource agency, as defined, when determining the applicability of the exemption of pipelines from the act with regard to a natural gas pipeline safety enhancement activity, as defined, to consider only the length of pipeline that is within its legal jurisdiction. The bill would impose a state-mandated local program by imposing new duties upon local agencies with regard to the exemption of pipelines from the act and upon a local agency that is a resource agency regarding the applicability of the exemption regarding a natural gas pipeline safety enhancement activity. The bill would, until January 1, 2018, authorize a public agency to establish a process that would allow an applicant for a natural gas pipeline safety enhancement activity to elect to pay additional fees to be used by the public agency in determining whether to approve that activity by entering into a contract with one or more 3rd parties to assist the public agency to perform the analysis. (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. (3) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 2564?
AB 2564 is sponsored by Ma.
What is the current status of AB 2564?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2012. Enacted.
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