§ 39730.5. — 39730.5. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 395, Sec. 2.)

(a)
No later than January 1, 2018, the state board shall approve and begin implementing the comprehensive short-lived climate pollutant strategy developed pursuant to Section 39730 to achieve a reduction in the statewide emissions of methane by 40 percent, hydrofluorocarbon gases by 40 percent, and anthropogenic black carbon by 50 percent below 2013 levels by 2030.
(b)
Prior to approving the short-lived climate pollutant strategy pursuant to subdivision (a), the state board shall do all of the following:
(1)
Coordinate with other state and local agencies and districts to develop measures identified as part of the strategy.
(2)
Provide a forum for public engagement by holding at least three public hearings in geographically diverse locations throughout the state.
(3)
Evaluate the best-available scientific, technological, and economic information to ensure that the strategy is cost effective and technologically feasible.
(4)
Incorporate and prioritize, as appropriate, measures and actions that provide the following cobenefits:
(A)
Job growth and local economic benefits in the state.
(B)
Public health benefits.
(C)
Potential for new innovation in technology, energy, and resource management practices.
(c)
The state board shall publicly notice the strategy described in subdivision (a) and post a copy of that strategy on the state board’s Internet Web site at least one month prior to the state board approving the strategy pursuant to subdivision (a).

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 395, Sec. 2. (SB 1383) Effective January 1, 2017.