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AB 513: California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: scoping plan.
What AB 513 does, verified February 3, 2026
The bill aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California by at least 40% below the statewide limit by December 31, 2030. The state air resources board is tasked with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions and developing a scoping plan to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions. The plan must include greenhouse gas emissions from wildlands and forest fires. The board must update the plan at least once every 5 years to ensure it remains effective and aligned with the state's emissions goals.
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| Feb. 02, 2026 | From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. |
| Jan. 31, 2026 | Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. |
| Feb. 24, 2025 | Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. |
| Feb. 11, 2025 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 13. |
| Feb. 10, 2025 | Read first time. To print. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 10, 2025 · 747 words
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 513
| Introduced by Assembly Members Jeff Gonzalez and Essayli (Principal coauthor: Senator Dahle) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Castillo, Davies, Dixon, Hoover, Lackey, Macedo, Patterson, Tangipa, and Wallis) (Coauthors: Senators Alvarado-Gil, Choi, Niello, Ochoa Bogh, Seyarto, and Valladares) |
February 10, 2025 |
An act to amend Section 38561 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to greenhouse gases.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 513, as introduced, Jeff Gonzalez. California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: scoping plan.
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt rules and regulations to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emissions reductions to ensure that the statewide greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to at least 40% below the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit, as defined, no later than December 31, 2030. The act requires the state board to prepare and approve a scoping plan for achieving the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and to update the scoping plan at least once every 5 years.
This bill would require the state board to include greenhouse gas emissions from wildlands and forest fires in the scoping plan.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 38561 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:38561.
(a) On or before January 1, 2009, the state board shall prepare and approve a scoping plan, as that term is understood by the state board, for achieving the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from sources or categories of sources of greenhouse gases by 2020 under this division. The state board shall consult with all state agencies with jurisdiction over sources of greenhouse gases, including the Public Utilities Commission and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, on all elements of its plan that pertain to energy-related matters including, but not limited to, electrical generation, load based-standards or requirements, the provision of reliable and affordable electrical service, petroleum refining, and statewide fuel supplies to ensure the greenhouse gas emissions reduction activities to be adopted and implemented by the state board are complementary, nonduplicative, and can be implemented in an efficient and cost-effective manner.(b) (1) The plan shall identify and make recommendations on direct emissions reduction measures, alternative compliance mechanisms, market-based compliance mechanisms, and potential monetary and nonmonetary incentives for sources and categories of sources that the state board finds are necessary or desirable to facilitate the achievement of the maximum feasible and cost-effective reductions of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
(2) The state board shall include greenhouse gas emissions from wildlands and forest fires in the plan.
(c) In making the determinations required by subdivision (b), the state board shall consider all relevant information pertaining to greenhouse gas emissions reduction programs in other states, localities, and nations, including the northeastern states of the United States, Canada, and the European Union.
(d) The state board shall evaluate the total potential costs and total potential economic and noneconomic benefits of the plan for reducing greenhouse gases to California’s economy, environment, and public health, using the best available economic models, emission estimation techniques, and other scientific methods.
(e) In developing its plan, the state board shall take into account the relative contribution of each source or source category to statewide greenhouse gas emissions, and the potential for adverse effects on small businesses, and shall recommend a de minimis threshold of greenhouse gas emissions below which emissions reduction requirements will not apply.
(f) In developing its plan, the state board shall identify opportunities for emissions reduction measures from all verifiable and enforceable voluntary actions, including, but not limited to, carbon sequestration projects and best management practices.
(g) The state board shall conduct a series of public workshops to give interested parties an opportunity to comment on the plan. The state board shall conduct a portion of these workshops in regions of the state that have the most significant exposure to air pollutants, including, but not limited to, areas designated as federal extreme nonattainment that have communities with minority populations, communities with low-income populations, or both.
(h) The state board shall update its plan for achieving the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions of greenhouse gas emissions at least once every five years.
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