(June 4, 2009) As a result of May 28 amendments, legislation dealing with solid waste conversion to energy at a biorefinery has been added to the California Chamber of Commerce “job creator” list.
AB 222 (Adams; R-Hesperia) encourages new investment and job creation by allowing conversion of solid waste to energy at a biorefinery to count toward meeting the state mandate that 20 percent of energy come from renewable sources by 2010.
AB 222 passed the Assembly on June 1 on a bipartisan vote of 54-13 and is awaiting assignment to a Senate policy committee for hearing.
Although California is working aggressively to meet its ambitious environmental and energy goals, issues are arising that are delaying construction of needed infrastructure and systems. For this reason, the CalChamber believes it is even more important that the state look for ways to develop a basket of tools to use in meeting these goals.
AB 222 provides such a tool by allowing local governments to count the conversion at biorefineries toward their recycling diversion goals. Expanding the use of California’s waste streams through conversion will increase investment in this key technology and would help lessen a number of environmental impacts associated with solid waste.
CalChamber believes that AB 222 is a commonsense bill that provides benefits to the state’s economy and environment.
Key Vote
AB 222 passed the Assembly on June 1 on a bipartisan vote of 54-13 on May 30.
Ayes: Adams (R-Hesperia), Anderson (R-La Mesa), Arambula (D-Fresno), Bill Berryhill (R-Ceres), Tom Berryhill, (R-Modesto), Blakeslee (R-San Luis Obispo), Caballero (D-Salinas), Charles Calderon (D-Montebello), Conway (R-Visalia), Cook (R-Yucca Valley), Coto (D-San Jose), Davis (D-Los Angeles), De La Torre (D-South Gate), De Leon (D-Los Angeles), DeVore (R-Irvine), Duvall (R-Yorba Linda), Emmerson (R-Redlands), Evans (D-Santa Rosa), Fletcher (R-San Diego), Fuentes (D-Sylmar), Fuller (R-Bakersfield), Furutani (D-Long Beach), Gaines (R-Roseville), Galgiani (D-Stockton), Garrick (R-Solana Beach), Gilmore (R-Hanford), Hagman (R-Chino Hills), Hall (D-Compton), Harkey (R-Dana Point), Hernandez (D-La Puente), Huber (D-El Dorado Hills), Jeffries (R-Lake Elsinore), Knight (R-Palmdale), Logue (R-Chico), Ma (D-San Francisco), Mendoza (D-Artesia), Miller (R-Corona), Nestande (R-Palm Desert), Niello (R-Fair Oaks), Nielsen (R-Gerber), V. Manuel Perez (D-Coachella), Portantino (D-La Canada Flintridge), Price (D-Inglewood), Silva (R-Huntington Beach), Smyth (R-Santa Clarita), Solorio (D-Santa Ana), Audra Strickland (R-Moorpark), Torlakson (D-Antioch), Torres (D-Pomona), Torrico (D-Newark), Tran (R-Costa Mesa), Villines (R-Clovis), Yamada (D-Davis), Bass (D-Los Angeles).
Noes: Beall (D-San Jose), Blumenfield (D-Woodland Hills), Brownley (D-Santa Monica), Buchanan (D-Alamo), Chesbro (D-Arcata), Feuer (D-Los Angeles), Hayashi (D-Castro Valley), Huffman (D-San Rafael), Jones (D-Sacramento), Ruskin (D-Redwood City), Saldana (D-San Diego), Skinner (D-Berkeley), Swanson (D-Oakland).
Absent, Abstaining, Not Voting: Ammiano (D-San Francisco), Block (D-San Diego), Carter (D-Rialto), Eng (D-Monterey Park), Fong (D-Sunnyvale), Hill (D-San Mateo), Krekorian (D-Burbank), Lieu (D-Torrance), Bonnie Lowenthal (D-Long Beach), Monning (D-Monterey), Nava (D-Santa Barbara), John A. Perez (D-Los Angeles), Salas (D-Chula Vista).
Staff Contact: Amisha Patel
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