CaliforniaEnvironmental protection: biological resources data: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: powerplants: power lines: applications.
What it does
Existing law vests the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission with the power to certify locations on which an electrical transmission line or thermal powerplant is constructed, or is proposed to be constructed, except as provided. Existing law authorizes the commission to exempt from certification a thermal powerplant with a generating capacity of up to 100 megawatts, and modifications to existing generating facilities that do not add capacity in excess of 100 megawatts if the commission finds that no substantial adverse impact on the environment or energy resources will result from the construction or operation of the proposed facility or from the modifications.
More detail
This bill would require any biological resources data submitted to the commission in an application for certification or small powerplant exemption pursuant to the above-described provisions to be made publicly available on the commission's docket as part of the certification proceeding unless the Department of Fish and Wildlife makes a written determination that the data to be made public includes specified location data, the disclosure of which would pose a significant risk to individuals of the species. The bill would require the department, if it makes that determination, to include in the written determination an assessment of the maximum amount of the specified data that can be released without posing a risk to the species. The bill would require the department to provide its written determination to the commission and would require the commission to make the data, in accordance with the determination, available to the public on the commission's docket.
Existing law, until June 30, 2029, authorizes a person proposing an eligible facility, including a solar photovoltaic or terrestrial wind electrical generating powerplant with a generating capacity of 50 megawatts or more, to submit an application with the commission for certification of the site and related facility.
This bill would apply the same public availability requirements described above to biological resources data submitted to the commission as part of an application for certification of an eligible facility.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 22Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.Latest
- 2025
- Oct 1Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
- Oct 1Vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom.Major
- Sep 9Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 3In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB734 Schultz et al. By Allen. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 3Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 2449.).Passed Senate
- Aug 29Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 29From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).Minor
- Aug 18In committee: Referred to suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 9From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jul 8
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 1From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. (Ayes 14. Noes 2.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 11Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and N.R. & W.Minor
- Jun 3In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Jun 2Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 15. Page 1849.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 734 Schultz Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 27Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 23From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 23).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- May 14In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.Minor
- Apr 30From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 30Coauthors revised.
- Apr 29
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 22Re-referred to Com. on W. P., & W.Minor
- Apr 21From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on W. P., & W. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 28Referred to Com. on W. P., & W.Minor
- Feb 19From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
- Feb 18Read first time. To print.Introduced