California Assembly Bill 1359
Session 20232024
California Environmental Quality Act: geothermal exploratory projects: lead agency.
Became Law
Became Law on Sep 27, 2024
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1359
State
California
Session
20232024
Diane Papan
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Author
Coauthor
Motion Text
AB 1359 Papan Concurrence - Urgency Added
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Summary
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if the lead agency finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment.
Existing law establishes the Geologic Energy Management Division in the Department of Conservation, under the direction of the State Oil and Gas Supervisor, who is required to supervise the drilling, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells so as to permit the owners or operators of those wells to utilize all methods and practices known to the industry for the purpose of increasing the ultimate recovery of geothermal resources, as provided. Existing law requires the division to be the lead agency for all geothermal exploratory projects for purposes of CEQA, as specified, and authorizes the division to delegate its lead agency responsibility for geothermal exploratory projects to a county that has adopted a geothermal element for its general plan. Existing law requires the delegation to provide that the county complete its lead agency responsibility within 135 days of the receipt of the application for the project.
This bill would delete the requirement of the delegation to provide that the county complete its lead agency responsibility within 135 days. The bill would specify, upon the request of an applicant of a geothermal exploratory project, that the county in which the project is located is to assume the responsibilities of a lead agency regardless of whether the county has adopted a geothermal element for its general plan. The bill would require the applicant to make the request to the county and the division. If a county assumes lead agency responsibility for a geothermal exploratory project, the bill would require the county and the division to confer regarding necessary information that should be included in the environmental review for the project to facilitate the division's exercise of its authority as a responsible agency. Because the bill would require a county, upon the request of an applicant, to assume the responsibilities of a lead agency under CEQA, and would, if a county assumes lead agency responsibility, require the county and division to confer, as specified, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program by increasing the duties of a county.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
02/17/23 - Introduced
February 17, 2023
03/16/23 - Amended Assembly
March 16, 2023
04/19/23 - Amended Assembly
April 19, 2023
06/26/23 - Amended Senate
June 26, 2023
05/29/24 - Amended Senate
May 29, 2024
06/20/24 - Amended Senate
June 20, 2024
08/23/24 - Amended Senate
August 23, 2024
09/04/24 - Enrolled
September 4, 2024
09/27/24 - Chaptered
September 27, 2024
04/24/23- Assembly Labor and Employment
April 24, 2023
05/08/23- Assembly Appropriations
May 8, 2023
05/19/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
May 19, 2023
06/21/23- Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement
June 21, 2023
07/07/23- Senate Judiciary
July 7, 2023
08/11/23- Senate Appropriations
August 11, 2023
09/02/23- Sen. Floor Analyses
September 2, 2023
06/07/24- Senate Natural Resources and Water
June 7, 2024
07/01/24- Senate Environmental Quality
July 1, 2024
08/07/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 7, 2024
08/26/24- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 26, 2024
08/28/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 28, 2024
08/29/24- Assembly Natural Resources
August 29, 2024
08/30/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 30, 2024
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09/27/2024
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 678, Statutes of 2024.
09/27/2024
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/11/2024
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
08/30/2024
Assembly
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).
08/29/2024
Assembly
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 29).
08/28/2024
Assembly
Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
08/28/2024
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
08/28/2024
Assembly
Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
08/28/2024
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
08/27/2024
Senate
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
08/26/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/23/2024
Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
08/06/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/05/2024
Senate
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
07/03/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
06/20/2024
Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
06/11/2024
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.
06/05/2024
Senate
Re-referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and E.Q.
05/30/2024
Senate
Re-referred to Com. on RLS pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).
05/30/2024
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/29/2024
Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
05/29/2024
Senate
Ordered to second reading.
05/29/2024
Senate
From inactive file.
09/11/2023
Senate
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Stern.
09/05/2023
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
09/01/2023
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 1).
08/14/2023
Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file.
07/12/2023
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
06/26/2023
Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
06/22/2023
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 22).
06/07/2023
Senate
Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD.
05/31/2023
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
05/30/2023
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 16. Page 1905.)
05/18/2023
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/18/2023
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 18).
05/10/2023
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
04/27/2023
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/20/2023
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
04/19/2023
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.
03/20/2023
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
03/16/2023
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.
03/16/2023
Assembly
Referred to Com. on L. & E.
02/18/2023
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
02/17/2023
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 18, 2023 12:04:57 PM
Record Updated
Oct 1, 2024 12:32:47 PM