AB 32 and SB 375 Implementation Process and Issues

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AB 32 and SB 375 -Implementation Process and
Issues

• Presentation to Ventura County Civic Alliance
• Southern California Association of Governments
• October 22, 2008

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AB 32 Basics

• Passed into law in 2006
• First U.S. Greenhouse Gas law of its kind
• Commits the State to reduction in greenhouse gas
  emissions
• Empowers California Air Resources Board to put in
  place measures to achieve reductions

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Reversing the Trends
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AB 32 Implementation Actions of Note

• State GHG Inventory
• Scoping Plan
• Contributing Reports, notably LUSCAT Report
• Vehicle efficiency standards (waiver issue)
• SB 375

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LUSCAT Recommendations

• Funding for local/regional agencies
• Regional emissions targets
• Blueprint planning
• GHG Goals in Transportation Planning

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Scoping Plan

• Draft Release June 26
• Proposed Final Release October 15
• Adoption prior to end of 2008 (December 11)

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Scoping Plan Includes

• Portfolio of measures 174 MTT/co2 equivalent
• Substantive details on engine/fuel/technology
  controls, affecting
• Measure for Regional Targets/Local Land Use
  Actions (VMT)
• Regional Targets originally set at 2 MMT/co2
  equivalent
• Now set at 5 MMT/co2 equivalent

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2004 California Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
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SB 375

• Provides further, detailed instruction for
  transportation, land use
• Intent to reduce VMT for cars, light trucks
• Regional GHG emission reduction target
• Integrates planning activity at
  regional/sub-regional level
• Indirect effect on transportation funding, land
  use decision making

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Sustainable Communities Strategy

• Land use and transportation strategy
• Regional or Sub-regional
• Integrated with on-going regional planning (RTP,
  RHNA)
• Achieves GHG reduction target if feasible
• Limited consistency requirement for subsequent
  action

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Alternative Planning Strategy

• Land use and transportation strategy
• Regional or sub-regional
• Unconstrained
• Identifies funding, authority and other
  impediments to meeting the target

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Other SB 375 Issues

• CEQA Streamlining
• Regional Housing Needs Assessment
• Impacts on transportation and land use planning

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Other Climate Change Issues

• CEQA
• Federal Outlook
• Guidance

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CEQA

• San Bernardino County Settlement
• SB 97 and OPR Guidance

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Federal Outlook

• Massachusetts v. EPA (Clean Air Act)
• EPA mandatory reporting rule
• Likely Federal Legislation (Cap and Trade)

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Guidance

• SCAGs Regional Comprehensive Plan
• ICLEI, CCAR protocol development

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Issues for Discussion

• How to comply with AB 32?
• What is the role of regional and sub-regional
  collaboration?
• What steps can locals take to be prepared?