Patty Berg voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) on this Legislation.
Title: Global Warming and Land Use Policy
Signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Title: Global Warming and Land Use Policy
Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that requires the California Air Resource Board (ARB) to set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and requires metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to develop and implement sustainable community strategies that incorporate housing and transportation plans to reduce the number of miles driven per year by California residents in order to achieve the goals established by AB 32, passed in 2006, which requires the State of California to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels no later than 2020.
- Requires the California Air Resource Board (ARB) to set emission reduction targets for 2020 and 2035 no later than September 30, 2010, and requires the board to appoint a Regional Targets Advisory Committee to recommend factors and methodologies to be used in setting greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. The advisory committee will consist of representatives from such entities as MPOs, local transportation agencies, homebuilders, environmental organizations, planning organizations, and affordable housing organizations [sec. 4 (2) (A)]. - Requires the ARB to maintain guidelines for travel demand models in the development of regional transportation plans by metropolitan planning organization, that include taking into account the following [sec. 2 (b)]:
Title: Global Warming and Land Use Policy
Vote to pass a bill that requires the California Air Resource Board (ARB) to set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and requires metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to develop and implement sustainable community strategies that incorporate housing and transportation plans to reduce the number of miles driven per year by California residents in order to achieve the goals established by AB 32, passed in 2006, which requires the State of California to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels no later than 2020.
- Requires the California Air Resource Board (ARB) to set emission reduction targets for 2020 and 2035 no later than September 30, 2010, and requires the board to appoint a Regional Targets Advisory Committee to recommend factors and methodologies to be used in setting greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. The advisory committee will consist of representatives from such entities as MPOs, local transportation agencies, homebuilders, environmental organizations, planning organizations, and affordable housing organizations [sec. 4 (2) (A)]. - Requires the ARB to maintain guidelines for travel demand models in the development of regional transportation plans by metropolitan planning organization, that include taking into account the following [sec. 2 (b)]:
Title: Global Warming and Land Use Policy