2023 – Assembly Bill 585 (Rivas, Robert), Climate change: infrastructure and clean energy projects: assessments (Chaptered)
Bill Number
AB 585
Legislative Session
2023-2024
Bill Information
Category
Climate Change
Status
Chaptered
Author
Rivas.Robert
Contact
Office of Legislative Affairs
Email
Summary
This bill requires the Governor's Office of Planning and Research, in consultation with CARB, CEC, and CPUC, to prepare an assessment of barriers limiting the deployment of clean energy projects that support the strategies identified in the Scoping Plan and advance the State's climate change goals. The bill requests California Council on Science and Technology to regularly assess the infrastructure project types, scale, and pace necessary to achieve the quantities of renewable energy and distribution networks to achieve the State's energy, climate, and air quality goals.