Legislative Session number- 85

Bill Name: SF1586

"Global Warming Preparedness Act of 2007"; specifying legislative findings;
defining certain terms related to greenhouse gas emissions; requiring pollution
control agency (PCA) to monitor sources greenhouse gas emissions; requiring all
major emitting sources to file with the PCA by a certain date a good faith
estimate of greenhouse gas emissions; requiring PCA to adopt rules to require
the reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions; requiring PCA to
report to legislature by a certain date stating the amount of statewide
greenhouse gas emissions, evaluating costs and benefits of reducing greenhouse
gases, identifying ways to reduce gases and developing research and investment
opportunities regarding the reduction of greenhouse gases, specifying additional
PCA duties; authorizing the public utilities commission (PUC) to approve
routing of carbon dioxide pipelines; requiring owners of certain coal fired
power plants to submit a phase out and decommissioning plan to the commissioner
of PCA by a certain date
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