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43870
. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (e), commencing
January 1, 2017, at least 3 percent of the aggregate amount of bulk
transportation fuel purchased by the state government shall be
procured from very low carbon transportation fuel sources, and,
commencing January 1, 2018, the amount of very low carbon
transportation fuel purchased shall be increased every year, by 1
percent, until January 1, 2024.
(b) As used in this section, "very low carbon transportation fuel"
means a liquid or gaseous transportation fuel having no greater than
40 percent of the carbon intensity of the closest comparable
petroleum fuel for that year, as measured by the methodology in the
low-carbon fuel standard regulation (Subarticle 7 (commencing with
Section 95480) of Article 4 of Subchapter 10 of Chapter 1 of Division
3 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations). The carbon
intensity for the transportation fuel shall include the indirect land
use change emission if an agricultural commodity that is a food
product is used as a feedstock for the production of the
transportation fuel.
(c) This section does not replace or modify any existing fuel
standards or requirements imposed under the low-carbon fuel standard
regulation.
(d) The Department of General Services shall coordinate with state
agencies that are buyers of transportation fuel and submit to the
Legislature, consistent with Section 25722.8 of the Public Resources
Code, an annual progress report on actions taken pursuant to this
section.
(e) If the Department of General Services, in consultation with
the chairperson of the state board, makes a determination that very
low carbon transportation fuel does not perform adequately for its
intended use or is not available at a reasonable price and in a
reasonable period of time, the state shall procure very low carbon
transportation fuel only to the extent feasible.