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Assembly committee advances bill to define pyrolysis and credit in-state biomethane from organic waste
Summary
The Assembly Natural Resources Committee voted to refer AB 70 to the Appropriations Committee after hearing testimony that the bill would codify a definition of pyrolysis, allow procurement credit for pipeline biomethane produced exclusively from organic waste, and support local efforts to divert organic waste from landfills.
Assemblymember Edgar urged the Assembly Natural Resources Committee on AB 70 to give communities and projects certainty about how certain organic-waste-to-energy projects are classified and credited.
Edgar said the bill codifies a definition of “pyrolysis” in state law and would allow local governments to claim procurement credit for projects that use exclusively organic waste to produce pipeline biomethane. "This bill does not, let me repeat, does not change how pyrolysis is…
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