SACRAMENTO, California — Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration unveiled a bill Tuesday afternoon to give state regulators more authority to address gasoline price spikes.
Newsom administration officials circulated the bill language Tuesday afternoon among Assembly lawmakers.
The bill language, obtained by POLITICO, would enable the California Energy Commission to impose storage requirements on oil refiners in order to avoid supply shortages due to planned maintenance outages or other reasons.
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The language would amend S.B. 950, a measure from state Sen. Nancy Skinner (D) that originally addressed prisoner releases. Assemblymember Gregg Hart (D) would be a co-author.
