Bill Text: CA SB308 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

NOTE: There are more recent revisions of this legislation. Read Latest Draft

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Bill Title: Net zero greenhouse gas emissions goal: carbon dioxide removal: regulations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-07-08 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. [SB308 Detail]

Download: California-2023-SB308-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 308

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Introduced by Senator Becker

February 02, 2023

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An act relating to air pollution.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 308, as introduced, Becker. Carbon sequestration: state goals.

Existing law establishes the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases. Existing law, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, requires the state board to ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to at least 40% below the 1990 level by 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. 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 state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that encourages the development of carbon dioxide removal in order to meet the state’s carbon dioxide removal targets.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation that encourages the development of carbon dioxide removal in order to meet the state’s carbon dioxide removal targets.