While Assemblyman Dickerson was able to get two of his bills out of the committee, he was forced to put over what is being considered by his colleagues to be a realistic energy proposal in light of the recent crisis.
Reliable fuels promote a better market for the industry in turn promoting more energy.
The state of California is in a major energy crisis situation. I am appalled that we have members of the Legislature stonewalling in light of the crisis. This bill would have created more energy, reduced regulatory restriction and helped the health of our forest. Dickerson will now put over the bill due to the policy legislative deadline on Friday until January of next year when he will have one more chance to have the bill considered. AB 1414 encourages non-acquisition alternatives such as easements on any future state ventures for the purposes of wildlife and habitat and ecosystem restoration.