In September 2006, Governor Schwarzenegger
signed California’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB32). AB32
requires the California Air Resources Board to establish, by January 1,
2008, a statewide GHG emissions cap for 2020, based on 1990 emissions,
adopt mandatory reporting rules for significant sources of GHG emissions
by January 1, 2008, etc. Subsequent to the adoption of AB32, the
California Attorney General’s Office has been aggressively reviewing CEQA
documents prepared by lead agencies and submitting comments to the lead
agencies if the documents have not evaluated GHG emission impacts from
their projects.
To provide guidance to
local lead agencies on determining significance for GHG emissions in their
CEQA documents, the SCAQMD
staff will be convening a GHG CEQA Significance Threshold Working Group.
Members of the working group include
government agencies implementing CEQA and
representatives from various stakeholder groups that will provide input to
the SCAQMD staff on developing GHG CEQA significance thresholds.
On December 5, 2008, the SCAQMD Governing Board
adopted the staff proposal for an interim GHG significance threshold for projects where the SCAQMD is lead
agency. The board letter, resolution, interim GHG
significance threshold, draft guidance document and attachments can be
found under the
Board Agenda Item 31 on the December 5, 2008, Governing Board meeting
agenda.
Meeting Information
2008 |
Meeting Dates |
Agenda and
Handouts |
April 30 |
|
May 28 |
|
June 19 |
|
July 30 |
|
August 27 |
|
October 22 |
|
November 20 |
|
December 18 |
cancelled |
Future Meeting Dates
2009 |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Wednesday |
January 28 |
10:00 a.m. to Noon |
Wednesday |
February 25 |
10:00 a.m. to Noon |
Wednesday |
March 25 |
10:00 a.m. to Noon |
Wednesday |
April 22 |
10:00 a.m. to Noon |
Wednesday |
May 27 |
10:00 a.m. to Noon |
Wednesday |
June 24 |
10:00 a.m. to Noon |
Reference
Material:
California Air Pollution
Control Officers Association (CAPCOA)'s
CEQA & Climate Change White Paper
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