State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program: assessments and forecasts: integrated energy policy report.

(1) The Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act establishes the Energy Commission, consisting of 5 members appointed by the Governor. Existing law requires the Energy Commission, in consultation with specified state and federal agencies and at least every 2 years, to conduct assessments and forecasts of all aspects of energy industry supply, production, transportation, delivery and distribution, demand, and prices. Existing law requires the Energy Commission, in consultation with the specified entities, to adopt a biennial integrated energy policy report containing certain information in a specified format. This bill would delete the California Consumer Power and Conservation Financing Authority from the list of specified entities with which the Energy Commission is required to consult for the purposes of the assessments and forecasts described above, and would repeal a requirement that the integrated energy policy report be provided to the authority. The bill would revise the content and format of the integrated energy policy report. (2) Existing law requires the Energy Commission to include in the integrated energy policy report an assessment of the state of the California energy technology and energy conservation industry's efforts to enter foreign markets, a description of international energy market prospects, an evaluation of the Energy Commission's export promotion activities, and recommendations for state government initiatives to foster the California energy technology and energy conservation industry's competition in world markets. Existing law requires the Governor, on or before 90 days after the receipt of the integrated energy policy report, to review the report and to report to the Legislature the Governor's agreement or disagreement with the policy recommendations contained in the report. This bill would repeal these requirements. (3) The Natural Gas Act requires the commission, beginning November 1, 2015, and every 4 years thereafter, to identify strategies to maximize the benefits obtained from natural gas as an energy source. This bill would make the Natural Gas Act inoperative on November 1, 2025.