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DIVISION 25.5. CALIFORNIA GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTIONS ACT OF 2006 38500-38599.11›PART 4. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS 38560-38568

§ 38562.5

California Health and Safety Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

When adopting rules and regulations pursuant to this division to achieve emissions reductions beyond the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit and to protect the state’s most impacted and disadvantaged communities, the state board shall follow the requirements in subdivision (b) of Section 38562, consider the social costs of the emissions of greenhouse gases, and prioritize both of the following:

(a) Emission reduction rules and regulations that result in direct emission reductions at large stationary sources of greenhouse gas emissions and direct emission reductions from mobile sources.

(b) Emission reduction rules and regulations that result in direct emission reductions from sources other than those specified in subdivision (a).

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 119. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)

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