Bill Text: CA AB1373 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-09-29 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 533, Statutes of 2010. [AB1373 Detail]
Download: California-2009-AB1373-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Advertising: grant deed copy services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-09-29 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 533, Statutes of 2010. [AB1373 Detail]
Download: California-2009-AB1373-Introduced.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 1373 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Skinner
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
An act to add Chapter 11.1 (commencing with Section 25970) to
Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, relating to global warming.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1373, as introduced, Skinner. Global warming potential (GWP):
refrigerants.
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission to adopt a regulation prescribing standards
for minimum levels of operating efficiency to promote the use of
energy and water efficient appliances.
This bill would enact the California Refrigeration and
Air-Conditioning Improvement Act of 2009 and would require the
commission by December 1, 2011, to develop a plan containing
specified elements to phase out the Use of high-global warming
potential (GWP) compounds, as defined, in the commercial
refrigeration and air-conditioning industry by January 1, 2020.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
AB 1373, as introduced, Skinner. Global warming potential (GWP):
refrigerants.
Existing law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission to adopt a regulation prescribing standards
for minimum levels of operating efficiency to promote the use of
energy and water efficient appliances.
This bill would enact the California Refrigeration and
Air-Conditioning Improvement Act of 2009 and would require the
commission by December 1, 2011, to develop a plan containing
specified elements to phase out the Use of high-global warming
potential (GWP) compounds, as defined, in the commercial
refrigeration and air-conditioning industry by January 1, 2020.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
(a) Global warming caused by emissions of greenhouse gases
continues to pose a serious threat to the economic well-being, public
health, natural resources, and environment of California.
(b) Due to their nature, gases that possess a high global warming
potential (GWP) value represent a significant source of emissions
even when released in small volumes.
(c) While high-GWP gases are used in a variety of applications,
commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning systems represent the
single largest source of high-GWP gas emissions in California, an
amount roughly equivalent to 30 million metric tons of carbon dioxide
equivalents.
(d) Although alternative technologies with significantly lower GWP
value gases do exist and are being used for commercial refrigeration
and air-conditioning purposes outside the United States, widespread
use has not occurred either in California or nationally.
(e) Foreign governments have begun to require the phase out of the
use of high-GWP gases in commercial refrigeration and
air-conditioning units.
(f) Even though phasing out high-GWP compounds from commercial
refrigeration and air-conditioning units in California could provide
significant emissions reductions and energy efficiency benefits,
detailed consideration of potential regulatory approaches, technology
applicability, expected economic impact and possible incentive
programs is valuable to plan a successful transition away from the
use of high-GWP compounds.
(g) While it is within the existing authority of the State Energy
Resources Conservation and Development Commission to set appliance
standards for energy use, legislative direction to create a plan to
phase out high-GWP gases from California refrigeration and
air-conditioning units would assist the state's transition to
long-term greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
SEC. 2. Chapter 11.1 (commencing with Section 25970) is added to
Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, to read:
CHAPTER 11.1. REFRIGERATION AND AIR-CONDITIONING
25970. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the
California Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Improvement Act of
2009.
25970.5. (a) On or before December 1, 2011, the commission shall
develop a plan to phase out the use of high-GWP compounds in the
commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning industry by January 1,
2020. The plan shall include, but is not limited to, all of the
following:
(1) Identification of barriers to phasing out the use of high-GWP
compounds within California commercial refrigeration and
air-conditioning units, including, but not limited to, potential
economic impacts on California's economy, existing incentive
programs, existing laws and regulations, and technology availability.
(2) New incentive programs to promote the market adoption of
alternatives to the high-GWP compounds used in California commercial
refrigeration and air-conditioning units.
(3) Comparisons of potential approaches to accelerate the adoption
of alternative commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning
technology in California.
(b) For the purposes of this section, "high-GWP" means a global
warming potential that is greater than 150 carbon dioxide equivalent.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
(a) Global warming caused by emissions of greenhouse gases
continues to pose a serious threat to the economic well-being, public
health, natural resources, and environment of California.
(b) Due to their nature, gases that possess a high global warming
potential (GWP) value represent a significant source of emissions
even when released in small volumes.
(c) While high-GWP gases are used in a variety of applications,
commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning systems represent the
single largest source of high-GWP gas emissions in California, an
amount roughly equivalent to 30 million metric tons of carbon dioxide
equivalents.
(d) Although alternative technologies with significantly lower GWP
value gases do exist and are being used for commercial refrigeration
and air-conditioning purposes outside the United States, widespread
use has not occurred either in California or nationally.
(e) Foreign governments have begun to require the phase out of the
use of high-GWP gases in commercial refrigeration and
air-conditioning units.
(f) Even though phasing out high-GWP compounds from commercial
refrigeration and air-conditioning units in California could provide
significant emissions reductions and energy efficiency benefits,
detailed consideration of potential regulatory approaches, technology
applicability, expected economic impact and possible incentive
programs is valuable to plan a successful transition away from the
use of high-GWP compounds.
(g) While it is within the existing authority of the State Energy
Resources Conservation and Development Commission to set appliance
standards for energy use, legislative direction to create a plan to
phase out high-GWP gases from California refrigeration and
air-conditioning units would assist the state's transition to
long-term greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
SEC. 2. Chapter 11.1 (commencing with Section 25970) is added to
Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, to read:
CHAPTER 11.1. REFRIGERATION AND AIR-CONDITIONING
25970. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the
California Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Improvement Act of
2009.
25970.5. (a) On or before December 1, 2011, the commission shall
develop a plan to phase out the use of high-GWP compounds in the
commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning industry by January 1,
2020. The plan shall include, but is not limited to, all of the
following:
(1) Identification of barriers to phasing out the use of high-GWP
compounds within California commercial refrigeration and
air-conditioning units, including, but not limited to, potential
economic impacts on California's economy, existing incentive
programs, existing laws and regulations, and technology availability.
(2) New incentive programs to promote the market adoption of
alternatives to the high-GWP compounds used in California commercial
refrigeration and air-conditioning units.
(3) Comparisons of potential approaches to accelerate the adoption
of alternative commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning
technology in California.
(b) For the purposes of this section, "high-GWP" means a global
warming potential that is greater than 150 carbon dioxide equivalent.
