2006 California Environmental Scorecard

Year In Review

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Key bills the Governor signed in addition to AB 32 include:

SB 1368 (Perata), a companion to AB 32, which prohibits California-based utilities from buying out-of-state (usually coal-powered) electricity that does not meet California’s greenhouse gas emission standard.
SB 1379 (Perata/Ortiz), to establish a statewide biomonitoring program to detect harmful chemicals in humans.
SB 1535 (Kuehl), an important bill despite narrowing amendments, which increases environmental filing fees and indexes other fees at the Department of Fish and Game.
AB 1953 (Chan), requiring that faucets, fixtures and fittings used for drinking water be lead-free.
AB 289 (Chan), requiring chemical manufacturers to provide an analytical method to detect specific chemicals in the environment, when requested by the state.

Environmental bills he vetoed include:

SB 927 (Lowenthal), would have imposed a $30 fee on each container passing through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Funds collected would have been used to improve rail infrastructure and security at the ports and reduce air pollution from port activities.
SB 1489 (Ducheny), to allow the Attorney General to recover court costs when he successfully prosecutes environmental and other public rights cases.
SB 1640 (Kuehl), to increase groundwater use reporting to better track usage trends.
SB 1796 (Florez), would have renamed the Reclamation Board and expanded its authority to review local flood control plans.
AB 1012 (Nation), would have required 50% of vehicles sold in California by 2020 to be capable of using alternative fuels and would have required service stations to offer alternative fuels.
SB 757 (Kehoe), would have established state policy to take all feasible steps to reduce petroleum dependence and increase the use of alternative fuels.

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