Message-ID: <13935365.1075851041053.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 13:24:00 -0800 (PST) From: jeff.dasovich@enron.com To: alan.comnes@enron.com, angela.schwarz@enron.com, beverly.aden@enron.com, bill.votaw@enron.com, brenda.barreda@enron.com, carol.moffett@enron.com, cathy.corbin@enron.com, chris.foster@enron.com, christina.liscano@enron.com, christopher.calger@enron.com, craig.sutter@enron.com, dan.leff@enron.com, debora.whitehead@enron.com, dennis.benevides@enron.com, don.black@enron.com, dorothy.youngblood@enron.com, douglas.huth@enron.com, edward.sacks@enron.com, eric.melvin@enron.com, erika.dupre@enron.com, evan.hughes@enron.com, fran.deltoro@enron.com, frank.vickers@enron.com, gayle.muench@enron.com, ginger.dernehl@enron.com, gordon.savage@enron.com, harold.buchanan@enron.com, harry.kingerski@enron.com, iris.waser@enron.com, james.steffes@enron.com, james.lewis@enron.com, james.wright@enron.com, jeff.messina@enron.com, jeremy.blachman@enron.com, jess.hewitt@enron.com, joe.hartsoe@enron.com, karen.denne@enron.com, kathy.bass@enron.com, kathy.dodgen@enron.com, ken.gustafson@enron.com, kevin.hughes@enron.com, leasa.lopez@enron.com, leticia.botello@enron.com, mark.muller@enron.com, marsha.suggs@enron.com, marty.sunde@enron.com, meredith.eggleston@enron.com, michael.etringer@enron.com, michael.mann@enron.com, michelle.cisneros@enron.com, mpalmer@enron.com, neil.bresnan@enron.com, neil.hong@enron.com, paul.kaufman@enron.com, paula.warren@enron.com, richard.zdunkewicz@enron.com, richard.leibert@enron.com, richard.shapiro@enron.com, rita.hennessy@enron.com, robert.badeer@enron.com, roger.yang@enron.com, rosalinda.tijerina@enron.com, sandra.mccubbin@enron.com, sarah.novosel@enron.com, scott.gahn@enron.com, scott.stoness@enron.com, sharon.dick@enron.com, skean@enron.com, susan.mara@enron.com, tanya.leslie@enron.com, tasha.lair@enron.com, ted.murphy@enron.com, terri.greenlee@enron.com, tim.belden@enron.com, tony.spruiell@enron.com, vicki.sharp@enron.com, vladimir.gorny@enron.com, wanda.curry@enron.com, william.bradford@enron.com, kathryn.corbally@enron.com, jubran.whalan@enron.com, triley@enron.com, richard.sanders@enron.com, robert.williams@enron.com, greg.wolfe@enron.com, james.wright@enron.com, dirk.vanulden@enron.com, steve.walker@enron.com, jennifer.rudolph@enron.com Subject: Powerplant Siting Legislation Announced Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Jeff Dasovich X-To: Alan Comnes, Angela Schwarz, Beverly Aden, Bill Votaw, Brenda Barreda, Carol Moffett, Cathy Corbin, Chris H Foster, Christina Liscano, Christopher F Calger, Craig H Sutter, Dan Leff, Debora Whitehead, Dennis Benevides, Don Black, Dorothy Youngblood, Douglas Huth, Edward Sacks, Eric Melvin, Erika Dupre, Evan Hughes, Fran Deltoro, Frank W Vickers, Gayle W Muench, Ginger Dernehl, Gordon Savage, Harold G Buchanan, Harry Kingerski, Iris Waser, James D Steffes, James W Lewis, James Wright, Jeff Messina, Jeremy Blachman, Jess Hewitt, Joe Hartsoe, Karen Denne, Kathy Bass, Kathy Dodgen, Ken Gustafson, Kevin Hughes, Leasa Lopez, Leticia Botello, Mark S Muller, Marsha Suggs, Marty Sunde, Meredith M Eggleston, Michael Etringer, Michael Mann, Michelle D Cisneros, mpalmer@enron.com, Neil Bresnan, Neil Hong, Paul Kaufman, Paula Warren, Richard L Zdunkewicz, Richard Leibert, Richard Shapiro, Rita Hennessy, Robert Badeer, Roger Yang, Rosalinda Tijerina, Sandra McCubbin, Sarah Novosel, Scott Gahn, Scott Stoness, Sharon Dick, skean@enron.com, Susan J Mara, Tanya Leslie, Tasha Lair, Ted Murphy, Terri Greenlee, Tim Belden, Tony Spruiell, Vicki Sharp, Vladimir Gorny, Wanda Curry, William S Bradford, Kathryn Corbally, Jubran Whalan, triley@enron.com, Richard B Sanders, Robert C Williams, Greg Wolfe, James Wright, Dirk vanUlden, Steve Walker, Jennifer Rudolph X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Steven_Kean_Oct2001_2\Notes Folders\Attachments X-Origin: KEAN-S X-FileName: skean.nsf ----- Forwarded by Jeff Dasovich/NA/Enron on 02/07/2001 09:22 PM ----- Jean Munoz 02/07/2001 07:45 PM To: IEP cc: Subject: Powerplant Siting Legislation Announced Greetings...Senator Sher and his bipartisan Senate Coalition held a press conference endorsing SB28X, the powerplant streamlining bill. Jan was available to respond to press on behalf of IEP following the press conference -- commending the legislature for their efforts in promoting the streamlining of siting power plants. IEP will be suggesting amendments to this bill. Thanks, Jean -- Jean Munoz McNally Temple Associates, Inc. 916-447-8186 916-447-6326 (fx) ____________________________________________ SENATOR BYRON SHER 11th District BIPARTISAN SENATE COALITION ENDORSES POWERPLANT STREAMLINING BILL Contact: Kip Lipper 916/445-6747 A bipartisan group of key senators announced their support today for legislation to speed up powerplant siting without compromising environmental protections. The legislation, SB 28X, jointly authored by Senators Byron Sher (D-Stanford), Debra Bowen (D-Marina Del Rey), and Jim Battin (R-La Quinta), is an important element of the Senate's comprehensive proposals designed to help address the state's ongoing energy crisis. "This measure is an important and urgent step forward in our efforts to increase electricity supply in the state without sacrificing public health and environmental protections," Sher said. "I'm pleased that our colleagues from the other side of the aisle have agreed to work together in a bipartisan effort to ensure that California's energy needs can be met quickly and efficiently." SB 28X enacts into law a series of changes designed to streamline siting of new generation while ensuring full compliance with key environmental laws and regulations (see attached summary). The bill will be heard in the Senate early next week. # # # SB 28x, as proposed to be amended: 1. Establishes expedited siting process for so-called "repowers" of existing powerplants to generate new emissions offsets and to meet state energy demand. 2. Establishes expedited siting process for single-cycle peaker power plants which can be brought on line quickly to meet state energy demand. 3. Allows powerplant approval process to begin while air emission offsets are being obtained for powerplants needed to meet state energy demand. 4. Eliminate standby charges for distributed generation needed to meet state energy demand. 5. Requires State to backfill 100% of property tax to local jurisdictions that site new generating facilities sited to meet state energy demand. 6. Establishes an expedited process for retrofitting existing generation facilities to generate new offsets so that these facilities may run more frequently without violating air quality laws. 7. Establishes new process allowing air districts to postpone offset requirements on powerplants provided the owners/operators of the plants post funding to mitigate air emissions and agree to obtain emissions by the earliest feasibledate. 8. Directs the state Air Resources Board to develop a statewide Air Pollution Offset Bank and make information on the offsets available to powerplant developers and other interested parties. 9.Requires air districts to establish expedited permit processes for the permitting of standby electrical generation facilities and distributed generation facilities. 10.Requires local agencies to provide initial written comments on proposed powerplants within 45 days after filing of a siting application and final comments within 90 days (current law sets no statutory deadline for such comments). 11. Requires the CEC to take into account positive environmental, economic, and system reliability benefits of new powerplants. 12.Provides that the State Supreme Court shall be the court of original jurisdiction for legal challenges to CEC. 13.Requires the CEC to adopt by regulation an ex parte rule which provides greater flexibility for communication among the public and parties to siting proceedings provided such communications are disclosed on the record. - Sher/Senate Press Conference