SECTIONS 38530 - California Statutes

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTION 38530

38530. (a) On or before January 1, 2008, the state board shall
adopt regulations to require the reporting and verification of
statewide greenhouse gas emissions and to monitor and enforce
compliance with this program.
(b) The regulations shall do all of the following:
(1) Require the monitoring and annual reporting of greenhouse gas
emissions from greenhouse gas emission sources beginning with the
sources or categories of sources that contribute the most to
statewide emissions.
(2) Account for greenhouse gas emissions from all electricity
consumed in the state, including transmission and distribution line
losses from electricity generated within the state or imported from
outside the state. This requirement applies to all retail sellers of
electricity, including load-serving entities as defined in
subdivision (j) of Section 380 of the Public Utilities Code and local
publicly owned electric utilities as defined in Section 9604 of the
Public Utilities Code.
(3) Where appropriate and to the maximum extent feasible,
incorporate the standards and protocols developed by the California
Climate Action Registry, established pursuant to Chapter 6
(commencing with Section 42800) of Part 4 of Division 26. Entities
that voluntarily participated in the California Climate Action
Registry prior to December 31, 2006, and have developed a greenhouse
gas emission reporting program, shall not be required to
significantly alter their reporting or verification program except as
necessary to ensure that reporting is complete and verifiable for
the purposes of compliance with this division as determined by the
state board.
(4) Ensure rigorous and consistent accounting of emissions, and
provide reporting tools and formats to ensure collection of necessary
data.
(5) Ensure that greenhouse gas emission sources maintain
comprehensive records of all reported greenhouse gas emissions.
(c) The state board shall do both of the following:
(1) Periodically review and update its emission reporting
requirements, as necessary.
(2) Review existing and proposed international, federal, and state
greenhouse gas emission reporting programs and make reasonable
efforts to promote consistency among the programs established
pursuant to this part and other programs, and to streamline reporting
requirements on greenhouse gas emission sources.