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Assembly committee advances Stern bill to curb methane from imported oil and gas
Summary
The Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee advanced SB 613, authored in the Senate by Senator Stern, directing state agencies to prioritize monitoring and reduction of methane emissions — including from imported petroleum and natural gas — and to consider procurement preferences for lower-leakage supplies.
On behalf of Senator Henry Stern, the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard and advanced Senate Bill 613, a measure directing the California Public Utilities Commission and the Air Resources Board to prioritize strategies to reduce methane emissions from fossil fuels, including upstream emissions associated with imported oil and natural gas.
The bill’s sponsor told the committee methane is a potent short‑lived climate pollutant and said California should use monitoring, measurement, reporting and verification (MMRV) protocols — for example industry partnerships, recent federal standards and state satellite tracking programs — to identify and reduce leaks. The presenter said California imports roughly 90% of its natural gas and about half its crude oil and argued the…
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