SB 1337: Interagency Working Group on Transportation Fuels Transition Strategy.

Existing law establishes the Division of Petroleum Market Oversight to, among other things, provide independent oversight and analysis of the transportation fuels market for the protection of consumers by identifying market design flaws, market power abuses, and any other manner by which market participants act to harm competition or act contrary to the best interests of the consumers in the state. Existing law requires the director of the division, when requested, to appear before the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature to provide an update on the divisions performance as compared to its objectives, the status of competition in the transportation fuels markets, and other information the committees request.

This bill would establish an interagency workgroup the Interagency Working Group on Transportation Fuels Transition Strategy, which would be led by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and consisting of the State Lands Commission, relevant air districts, local governments, airports, and ports consist of various entities, to do specified things, including, among other things, develop priority policies and programs informed by a specified plan and assessment and strengthen coordination and establish clear lines of communication to prioritize critical energy regarding policies and regulations, as specified, and to propose opportunities for partnership between the Governors office, state agencies, boards, commissions, offices, and other entities, as necessary, and the Legislature in order to advance solutions to strategically align regulations and permitting processes across all levels of government that could best support achievement of state policy goals. regulations across state, regional, and local authorities, communities, and stakeholders in order to inform transportation fuels policy development and implementation, as provided. The bill would require the commission to annually convene at least one public meeting of the working group to provide the public with information and to receive information and comments from the public.