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On April 23, 2009, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved the first low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) in the nation. Designed to help meet the greenhouse gas emission (GHG) targets established by the Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32), beginning in 2011, the regulation requires producers and importers of transportation fuel to reduce the average carbon content of fuel sold in California on an annual basis, with a total reduction of at least 10 percent by 2020.
 

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The rules governing regional planning changed dramatically when Governor Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 375 (SB 375) into law last year. Whatever the ultimate outcome, interested parties throughout California—from regional transportation agencies to local governmental agencies to land developers—will need to work in this dramatically new world and make the best of it together. This article addresses some of the key elements of SB 375, discusses potential issues, and describes the opportunities presented to interested parties and stakeholders to get involved in the process to protect their interests at an early stage.

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For further information, please contact Judy V. Davidoff at (415) 774-2993 and Daniel P. Bane at (714) 424-8246.

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