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Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 |
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| Full name | Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 |
| Status | Passed |
| Introduced | April 3, 2006 |
| Assembly Voted | August 31, 2006 |
| Senate Voted | August 30, 2006 |
| Signed into law | September 27, 2006 |
| Sponsor(s) | Fabian Nunez |
| Governor | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Code | Health and Safety Code |
| Section | 38500, 38501, 28510, 38530, etc. |
| Resolution | AB32 (2005-2006 Session) |
| Website | http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/docs/ab32text.pdf |
The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 is an environmental law in California, signed into law by Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger on September 27, 2006. The bill effectively establishes a timetable to bring California into near compliance with the provisions of the Kyoto Protocol. In signing the bill, Schwarzenegger declared, "We simply must do everything we can in power to slow down global warming before it is too late... The global warming debate is over."
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The Bill (AB 32), authored by Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez (D-Los Angeles) and Assembly Member Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills), was agreed between Schwarzenegger and Democratic legislators on August 30, 2006. It requires that by 2020 the state's greenhouse gas emissions be reduced to 1990 levels, a roughly 25% reduction under business as usual estimates. The California Air Resources Board, under the California Environmental Protection Agency, is to prepare plans to achieve the objectives stated in the Act.
As defined in the bill, “greenhouse gases” include all of the following gases: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6). These are the same gases listed as Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) in the Kyoto Protocol.
On June 26, 2006, the California Senate Environmental Quality Committee passed AB321 with a vote of 4-2, and on September 27, the Governor signed it into law.
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