2020 - Senate Bill 1323 (Skinner, Nancy), Carbon Sequestration Goals for Natural and Working Lands (Dead)
Bill Number
SB 1323
Legislative Session
2019-2020
Bill Information
Category
Forestry and Wildfire Prevention, Climate Change
Status
Dead
Author
Skinner.Nancy
Contact
Office of Legislative Affairs
Email
Summary
Would have required, no later than July 1, 2021, that the Natural Resources Agency, in coordination with the California Environmental Protection Agency, CARB, and the Department of Food and Agriculture, establish carbon sequestration goals for natural and working lands. The bill would have required CARB to include specified carbon dioxide removal targets as part of its Scoping Plan. Finally, the bill would have required the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research to maintain a registry of carbon sequestration projects seeking funding. Remains in the Senate Rules Committee.