Section 43865 Of Article 6.5. Alternative Fuels From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 26. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 6.5.
43865
. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The production, marketing, and use of petroleum fuels in
California causes significant degradation of public health and
environmental quality due to releases of air and water pollutants.
(b) Clean alternative fuels have the potential to considerably
reduce these impacts and are important strategies for the state to
attain its air and water quality goals.
(c) Research, development, and commercialization of alternative
fuels in California have the potential to strengthen California's
economy by providing job growth and helping to reduce the state's
vulnerability to petroleum price volatility.
(d) The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development
Commission and the State Air Resources Board have previously
recommended in their report to the Legislature, "Reducing California'
s Petroleum Dependency" in August 2003, that the state adopt a goal
of 20 percent nonpetroleum fuel use in the year 2020 and 30 percent
in the year 2030.