California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: early actions.

The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020, and to adopt by January 1, 2011, greenhouse gas emission limits and emission reduction measures to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions. Existing law requires the state board to ensure that entities that have voluntarily reduced their greenhouse gas emissions prior to the implementation of the regulations receive appropriate credit for early voluntary reductions. This bill would require the state board to ensure that the cement manufacturing, glass manufacturing, soda ash manufacturing, and steel production sectors receive appropriate credit for taking early action through energy efficiency or energy reduction improvements. The bill would also make specified legislative findings.