Signed by Governor Jerry Brown, Jr.

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate Amendments and pass a bill that establishes the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies.

Highlights:

• Requires the State Air Resources Board to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to their 1990 levels by the end of 2020 (Sec. 1).

• Requires the State Air Resource Board to make the levels of greenhouse gas emissions and pollutants available for the public on their website annually (Sec. 4).

• Authorizes a continuation of the State Air Resources Board within the California Environmental Protection Agency (Sec. 7).

• Requires the California Environmental Protection Agency to establish a uniform technology to measure population exposure to air toxins (Sec. 8).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies.

Highlights:

• Requires the State Air Resources Board to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to their 1990 levels by the end of 2020 (Sec. 1).

• Requires the State Air Resource Board to make the levels of greenhouse gas emissions and pollutants available for the public on their website annually (Sec. 4).

• Authorizes a continuation of the State Air Resources Board within the California Environmental Protection Agency (Sec. 7).

• Requires the California Environmental Protection Agency to establish a uniform technology to measure population exposure to air toxins (Sec. 8).

Full Bill Text