Patterson.Joe

2025 – Assembly Bill 34 (Patterson, Joe), Air Pollution: Regulations: Consumer Costs: Review (2-Year)

Prohibits CARB from adopting any standard, regulation, or rule, that affects the Low Carbon Fuel Standard or the Cap-and-Trade program, until the Legislative Analyst has analyzed the cost to the consumer from the impact on the price per gallon of fuel or price per kilowatt house of electricity of the proposed standard, regulation, or rule and submitted its analysis to the Legislature. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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2025 – Assembly Bill 687 (Patterson, Joe), Forestry: Timber Operations: Maintenance of Timberlands for Fuels Reduction (2-Year)

Authorizes up to 35 projects per year that are exclusively for noncommercial wildfire fuels reduction in timberland, less than 1,500 acres in size, and paid for in part or in whole with public funds, to prepare a timber harvesting plan as an alternative to complying with CEQA. The provision expires on January 1, 2031. Was not heard in the Senate Committee of Natural Resources and Water Committee.

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2024 – Assembly Bill X2 4 (Patterson, Joe), Low Carbon Fuel Standards: Regulations (Dead)

Would have prohibited CARB from amending the Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulations prior to January 1, 2026. Remains in the Assembly Rules Committee.

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