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AB-9 Energy resources.(2001-2002)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 25560) is added to Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, to read:

CHAPTER  6.6. Suitable Sites for Future Facilities
25560.
 It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a program for the commission to cooperate with local and regional officials to identify suitable sites for the location of future facilities.
25561.
 (a) Not later than 90 days after the effective date of the act adding this section, the commission shall identify those regions of the state in which the demand for electrical energy is greater than the supply of electrical energy generated within those regions. The commission shall provide this information to the council of governments in each region in which the demand is greater than the supply.
(b) After consultation with the counties and cities within the region, a council of governments may prepare and submit a report to the commission on or before December 31, 2001. For a region with no council of governments, or for a region in which a council of governments does not submit a report, a city, county, or city and county in that region may prepare and transmit a report to the commission. The report shall be in the manner and format prescribed by the commission. The report shall identify sites suitable for the location of future facilities, based on relevant factors, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) General plans, specific plans, and zoning ordinances.
(2) The availability of water to supply facilities.
(3) The availability of fuel to generate electricity.
(4) Access to electrical transmission lines.
(c) On or before January 15, 2002, the commission shall compile the reports submitted by the council of governments and by any city, county, or city and county pursuant to subdivision (b) and issue a public report that identifies the sites suitable for the location of future facilities. The commission shall make this report available both in printed form and in an electronic form on its website.
(d) The inclusion of a site for a facility in a report prepared pursuant to either subdivision (b) or (c) does not guarantee a property owner or project applicant any permit or approval for a facility by any local, regional, state, or federal agency, nor obligate a property owner or project applicant to develop the property as a facility.
(e) This chapter does not prevent property not included in a report prepared pursuant to either subdivision (b) or (c) from being developed as a facility.
(f) As used in this section, “council of governments” means a single or multicounty council established by a joint powers agreement pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
25562.
 This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2003, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2003, deletes or extends that date.
SEC. 2.
 This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
In order to overcome the shortage of electric generation capacity necessary to meet the needs of the people of this state at the earliest possible time, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately.