SB 974: Cleaner ports (2007)

 
CLCV Supported
Passed Senate 22-12 (6/6/07)
Held in Assembly Inactive File; 2-year bill

Proposition 1C, passed by the voters in November 2006, included $1 billion to improve air quality at the state’s largest ports and $2 billion to improve their infrastructure. Everyone involved in the ports and their environmental impacts agrees these amounts are but a small down payment on the overall cost of needed improvements. Ongoing funding to meet these needs would be provided by SB 974 (Lowenthal), which imposes a $30 fee on each shipping container passing through the Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland ports, with the revenues split evenly for air quality and infrastructure projects.

Senator Party Vote
Sam Aanestad R
Not Voting
Not Voting
Dick Ackerman R
Bad
Bad
Elaine Alquist D
Good
Good
Roy Ashburn R
Bad
Bad
Jim Battin R
Not Voting
Not Voting
Ron Calderon D
Bad
Bad
Gil Cedillo D
Good
Good
Dave Cogdill R
Bad
Bad
Ellen Corbett D
Good
Good
Lou Correa D
Bad
Bad
Dave Cox R
Bad
Bad
Jeff Denham R
Bad
Bad
Denise Ducheny D
Not Voting
Not Voting
Bob Dutton R
Not Voting
Not Voting
Dean Florez D
Good
Good
Tom Harman R
Bad
Bad
Dennis Hollingsworth R
Bad
Bad
Christine Kehoe D
Good
Good
Sheila Kuehl D
Good
Good
Alan Lowenthal D
Good
Good
Michael Machado D
Not Voting
Not Voting
Abel Maldonado R
Bad
Bad
Bob Margett R
Good
Good
Tom McClintock R
Bad
Bad
Carole Migden D
Good
Good
Gloria Negrete McLeod D
Good
Good
Jenny Oropeza D
Good
Good
Alex Padilla D
Good
Good
Don Perata D
Good
Good
Mark Ridley-Thomas D
Good
Good
Gloria Romero D
Good
Good
George Runner R
Not Voting
Not Voting
Jack Scott D
Good
Good
Joe Simitian D
Good
Good
Darrell Steinberg D
Good
Good
Tom Torlakson D
Good
Good
Edward Vincent D
Good
Good
Pat Wiggins D
Good
Good
Mark Wyland R
Bad
Bad
Leland Yee D
Good
Good

No Assembly action was taken on this item.

This item did not end up on the Governor's desk; therefore, he could not sign or veto it.

 
 
 

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