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SVCE staff brief board on two bills affecting local building policies and reaffirm support for city reach-code actions through Oct. 1 window
Summary
Government affairs staff reported that SB 540 (regional energy markets) advanced in the Legislature and that AB 306 (a proposed moratorium on local reach codes) was amended to delay its start date to Oct. 1, giving local governments a potential final window to adopt reach codes; staff offered technical assistance to member jurisdictions.
Silicon Valley Clean Energy staff updated the board on state legislation and local agency outreach on June 11, reporting progress on a regional energy-market bill and a narrow window for jurisdictions to adopt local reach codes before an announced moratorium.
Bennett Chang, government affairs director, told the board that SB 540 (Becker), a bill to form a new governing body intended to facilitate energy trading across western states, passed the California Senate 36-0 and was under consideration in the…
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