Oil and gas.

Senator Grove's proposal to expand California's oil and gas monitoring framework would require state agencies to track and publicly report greenhouse gas emissions from oil transportation, along with data on foreign oil exporters' environmental and human rights records.

The bill directs the State Air Resources Board to produce annual assessments of greenhouse gas emissions from oil transportation, analyzing both imported and domestically produced oil. These assessments must detail emissions by country of origin, explain methodologies used, and provide source data citations. The Energy Commission would supply relevant data collected under existing petroleum industry reporting requirements, subject to established confidentiality protocols.

The legislation also creates new public disclosure requirements. The Energy Commission must publish reports on its homepage examining air quality impacts of tanker-based gasoline imports and refinery storage costs. The Geologic Energy Management Division would add links to emissions data for imported oil transportation. Additionally, the Energy Commission's gasoline price analysis reports must incorporate shipping costs. The bill prohibits using electric ratepayer funds to implement these provisions.