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California air board sued over fee tied to global-warming fight A collection of business and taxpayer groups sued the California Air Resources Board on Thursday for allegedly failing to provide certain documents detailing the administrative costs of waging the state's war on global warming. Air board spokesman Stanley Young said the agency has complied with the groups' Public Records Act requests. The dispute concerns a new fee on energy the air board is scheduled to propose today. The fee would cover agency salaries and other expenses associated with implementing Assembly Bill 32, the 2006 law that requires the state to cut greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Revenue from the fee would total about $50 million annually, Young said. In a news release, the business groups said the board has not provided documents "that would substantiate the basis for and the amount of fees to be collected." Plaintiffs include the California Chamber of Commerce, California Small Business Alliance, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and the Western States Petroleum Association. In a news release, they claimed the suit is the first associated with AB 32. Source: Sacramento Bee |
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