California Assembly Bill 197
California Assembly Bill 197 (AB 197) is a California bill signed into law on September 8, 2016.[1] It increases legislative oversight of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and is intended to ensure CARB must report to the Legislature.
AB-197 is directly related to SB-32 in that AB-197 contains language stating AB-197 is only operative if SB-32 is enacted and becomes law on or before January 1, 2017.
The provisions of AB-197 are intended to provide more legislative oversight of CARB by adding two new legislatively appointed non-voting members to the CARB Board, increasing the Legislature's role in the ARB Board's decisions. Additionally, AB-197 limits the term length of CARB Board members to six years. AB-197 also requires that CARB "protect the state's most impacted and disadvantaged communities … [and] consider the social costs of the emissions of greenhouse gases" in preparing plans to meet GHG reduction goals.
AB-197 requires a committee to be formed and called the (JLCCCP), which will be responsible, among other duties, for addressing and prioritizing the disadvantaged communities in California.[1]
Additionally, as part of AB-197, reports of emissions inventories for GHGs, criteria pollutants, and toxic air contaminants are required to be made public and updated at least once a year.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "AB-197 State Air Resources Board: greenhouse gases: regulations". Bill Text- AB-197. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- 2016 in the environment
- Air pollution in California
- Climate of California
- Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States
- United States state environmental legislation