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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Senator Laird</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> An act to amend Section 25217.5 of the Public Resources Code, relating to energy. </ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: chair: report to the Legislature. </ns0:Subject>
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<html:p>Existing law establishes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission consisting of 5 members and establishes various duties and responsibilities of the commission relating to energy usage in the state. Existing law requires the Governor to designate a chair of the commission and requires the chair to direct the public advisor, the executive director, and other staff of the commission in the performance of their duties in conformance with the policies and guidelines established by the commission.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would require the chair of the commission to appear annually before the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature to report on activities of the commission, as specified.</html:p>
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Section 25217.5 of the
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(a)
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The chair of the commission shall direct the public advisor, the executive director, and other staff in the performance of their duties in conformance with the policies and guidelines established by the commission.
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(b)
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(1)
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The chair of the commission shall appear annually before the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature to report on the commission’s plans to carry out the commission’s responsibilities, including, but not limited to, its activities regarding all of the following:
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(A)
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Research, development, and demonstration.
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(B)
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Building and appliance efficiency standards.
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(C)
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Electricity and natural gas demand forecasts.
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Siting of thermal powerplants.
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(E)
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Implementation of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program (Article 16 (commencing with Section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code) and energy labeling.
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(F)
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Transportation fuels and alternative fuel vehicles.
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(2)
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The chair of the commission shall report on the activities taken by the commission in the previous year and the processes instituted to solicit input from Californians in diverse regions of the
state.
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The chair shall report on the successes and the challenges encountered in carrying out the responsibilities specified in paragraph (1) and the reported activities taken and processes instituted pursuant to paragraph (2).
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