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Consideration of a City Council Position on Senate Bill 350: the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015, as Amended on July 16, 2015.
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Contact Person/Dept: Shelly Wolfberg/CMO
Phone Number: 310-253-6000
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Commission Name:
Public Notification: Meetings and Agendas - City Council (07/22/15); Diane Forte, Southern California Edison (07/22/15)
Department Approval: Martin R. Cole (07/22/15)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council consider taking a position on Senate Bill 350: the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015, as amended on July 16, 2015 (SB 350).
BACKGROUND:
In Governor Brown's State of the State address in January 2015, he announced his ambitious new energy and climate goals for California. The Governor called for statewide targets of up to a 50% reduction in petroleum use in cars and trucks, 50% electricity generation from renewable sources, and the doubling of the energy efficiency of buildings, all by 2030. (http://focus.senate.ca.gov/climate/sb350-facts)
In February, Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de Le?n introduced Senate Bill 350, the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015, which, if enacted, codifies and implement the Governor's goals. (Attachment 1)
SB 350's Background and Purpose
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, while local publicly owned electric utilities, as defined, are under the direction of their governing boards. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act is a crime. This bill would require that the am...
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