Section 39731 Of Chapter 4.2. Global Warming From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 26. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 4.2.
39731
. The state board shall do all of the following:
(a) Undertake, in consultation with districts that monitor
methane, monitoring and measurements of high-emission methane hot
spots in the state using the best available and cost-effective
scientific and technical methods.
(b) Consult with federal and state agencies, independent
scientific experts, and any other appropriate entities to gather or
acquire the necessary information for the purpose of carrying out a
life-cycle greenhouse gas emission analysis of natural gas produced
and imported into the state using the best available and
cost-effective scientific and technical methods.
(c) Update relevant policies and programs to incorporate the
information gathered and acquired pursuant to subdivisions (a) and
(b).
(d) Review, in consultation with independent scientific experts,
the most recent available scientific data and reports on the
atmospheric reactivity of methane as a precursor to the formation of
photochemical oxidants.