AB 1757 — California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: climate goal: natural and working lands.

Summary

The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 establishes the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases. The act requires the state board to approve a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020 and to ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to at least 40% below the 1990 level no later than December 31, 2030. The act requires the state board to prepare and approve a scoping plan for achieving the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and to update the scoping plan at least once every 5 years. Existing law requires, no later than July 1, 2023, the Natural Resources Agency, in coordination with the state board, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and other relevant state agencies, to establish the Natural and Working Lands Climate Smart Strategy and, in developing the strategy, to create a framework to advance the state's climate goals. Existing law requires the state board, as part of its scoping plan, to establish specified carbon dioxide removal targets for 2030 and beyond. This bill would require the Natural Resources Agency, in collaboration with specified entities including the state board and the expert advisory committee described below, to determine on or before January 1, 2024, an ambitious range of targets for natural carbon sequestration, and for nature-based climate solutions, that reduce greenhouse gas emissions for 2030, 2038, and 2045 to support state goals to achieve carbon neutrality and foster climate adaptation and resilience. The bill would require these targets to be integrated into the above-described scoping plan and other state policies. The bill would require the Natural Resources Agency, in consultation with specified agencies including the state board, to review and update the Natural and Working Lands Climate Smart Strategy to achieve these targets. The bill would require the Natural Resources Agency and the state board to jointly establish an expert advisory committee to inform and review modeling and analyses for natural and working lands, to advise state agencies on implementation strategies and standardized accounting, and to provide recommendations on addressing barriers to efficient implementation of the provisions of the bill. The bill would require the Natural Resources Agency to publish data on its internet website on progress made in achieving these targets, as specified. This bill would require the state board, no later than January 1, 2025, to develop standard methods for state agencies to consistently track greenhouse gas emissions and reductions, carbon sequestration, and, where feasible and in consultation with the Natural Resources Agency and the Department of Food and Agriculture, additional benefits from natural and working lands over time. The bill would require the state board, in estimating and tracking greenhouse gas emissions and reductions and carbon sequestration from natural working lands, to take into account, where feasible, greenhouse gas emissions and reductions of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide related to natural and working lands and the potential impacts of climate change on the ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon from natural and working lands.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 09/16/22 - Chaptered Current pdf September 16, 2022
• Enrolled 09/02/22 - Enrolled pdf September 02, 2022
• Amended 08/28/22 - Amended Senate pdf August 28, 2022
• Amended 05/10/22 - Amended Assembly pdf May 10, 2022
• Amended 04/27/22 - Amended Assembly pdf April 27, 2022
• Amended 03/10/22 - Amended Assembly pdf March 10, 2022
• Introduced 02/02/22 - Introduced pdf February 02, 2022
• AB1757 View text html

Action History

1. September 16, 2022

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 341, Statutes of 2022.

2. September 16, 2022

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 12, 2022

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

4. August 31, 2022

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 53. Noes 15.).

5. August 31, 2022

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

6. August 31, 2022

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 5401.).

7. August 30, 2022

   Ordered to third reading.

8. August 30, 2022

   Withdrawn from committee.

9. August 28, 2022

   From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

10. June 01, 2022

    Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

11. May 19, 2022

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

12. May 19, 2022

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 4738.)

13. May 12, 2022

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

14. May 11, 2022

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 11).

15. May 11, 2022

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

16. May 10, 2022

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

17. April 28, 2022

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

18. April 27, 2022

    Read second time and amended.

19. April 26, 2022

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 26).

20. March 14, 2022

    Re-referred to Com. on W.,P., & W.

21. March 10, 2022

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

22. March 10, 2022

    Referred to Com. on W.,P., & W.

23. February 03, 2022

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 5.

24. February 02, 2022

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Robert Rivas · Cosponsor
• Friedman · Cosponsor
• Al Muratsuchi · Cosponsor
• Benjamin Allen · Cosponsor
• Josh Becker · Cosponsor
• Hertzberg · Cosponsor
• John Laird · Cosponsor
• Monique Limón · Cosponsor
• Skinner · Cosponsor
• Wieckowski · Cosponsor
• Robert Rivas · Cosponsor
• Robert Garcia · Primary
• Matt Haney · Cosponsor
• Mark Stone · Cosponsor

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