California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

AB 1690 — Biomass electrical generation facilities: contract extension requirements.

Last action — From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities are under the direction of their governing boards. Existing law requires electrical corporations, by December 1, 2016, to procure, through financial commitments of 5 years, their proportionate shares of 125 megawatts of cumulative rated generating capacity from bioenergy projects commencing operation prior to June 1, 2013, that each produces its generation using specified minimum percentages of certain types of forest feedstock. Pursuant to this requirement, the commission has adopted resolutions establishing fuel or feedstock procurement requirements for generation from bioenergy projects intended to reduce wildfire risks that are applicable to the state's 3 largest electrical corporations. Existing law additionally requires local publicly owned electric utilities serving more than 100,000 customers to procure their proportionate shares of 125 megawatts of cumulative rated generating capacity from those kinds of bioenergy projects subject to terms of at least 5 years. Existing law requires an electrical corporation, local publicly owned electric utility, or community choice aggregator with a contract to procure electricity generated from biomass pursuant to statutory requirements or commission resolutions, that is operative at any time in 2018, and expires or expired on or before December 31, 2023, to seek to amend the contract to include, or seek approval for a new contract that includes, an expiration date 5 years later than the expiration date in the contract that was operative in 2018, so long as the contract extension follows the feedstock requirements and sources fuel material in California. Existing law exempts biomass facilities located in federal severe or extreme nonattainment areas for particulate matter or ozone from these requirements. This bill would repeal the exemption from these contract extension requirements for biomass facilities located in federal severe or extreme nonattainment areas for particulate matter or ozone.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

  3. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

  4. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & E. Read second time and amended.

  5. Referred to Com. on U. & E.

  6. Read first time.

  7. From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.

  8. Introduced. To print.

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1690 do?
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities are under the direction of their governing boards. Existing law requires electrical corporations, by December 1, 2016, to procure, through financial commitments of 5 years, their proportionate shares of 125 megawatts of cumulative rated generating capacity from bioenergy projects commencing operation prior to June 1, 2013, that each produces its generation using specified minimum percentages of certain types of forest feedstock. Pursuant to this requirement, the commission has adopted resolutions establishing fuel or feedstock procurement requirements for generation from bioenergy projects intended to reduce wildfire risks that are applicable to the state's 3 largest electrical corporations. Existing law additionally requires local publicly owned electric utilities serving more than 100,000 customers to procure their proportionate shares of 125 megawatts of cumulative rated generating capacity from those kinds of bioenergy projects subject to terms of at least 5 years. Existing law requires an electrical corporation, local publicly owned electric utility, or community choice aggregator with a contract to procure electricity generated from biomass pursuant to statutory requirements or commission resolutions, that is operative at any time in 2018, and expires or expired on or before December 31, 2023, to seek to amend the contract to include, or seek approval for a new contract that includes, an expiration date 5 years later than the expiration date in the contract that was operative in 2018, so long as the contract extension follows the feedstock requirements and sources fuel material in California. Existing law exempts biomass facilities located in federal severe or extreme nonattainment areas for particulate matter or ozone from these requirements. This bill would repeal the exemption from these contract extension requirements for biomass facilities located in federal severe or extreme nonattainment areas for particulate matter or ozone.
Who sponsors AB 1690?
AB 1690 is sponsored by Flora, Heath (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 1690?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 1690?
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