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<br /> Air Quality, Global Climate Change, HRA, and Energy Impact Analysis
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<br />Intermodal Surface transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA)
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<br />The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) promoted the development of inter‐
<br />modal transportation systems to maximize mobility as well as address national and local interests in air quality
<br />and energy. ISTEA contained factors that Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) were to address in
<br />developing transportation plans and programs, including some energy‐related factors. To meet the new ISTEA
<br />requirements, MPOs adopted explicit policies defining the social, economic, energy, and environmental values
<br />guiding transportation decisions.
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<br />The Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century (TEA-21)
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<br />The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA‐21) was signed into law in 1998 and builds upon
<br />the initiatives established in the ISTEA legislation, discussed above. TEA‐21 authorizes highway, highway
<br />safety, transit, and other efficient surface transportation programs. TEA‐21 continues the program structure
<br />established for highways and transit under ISTEA, such as flexibility in the use of funds, emphasis on measures
<br />to improve the environment, and focus on a strong planning process as the foundation of good transportation
<br />decisions. TEA‐21 also provides for investment in research and its application to maximize the performance
<br />of the transportation system through, for example, deployment of Intelligent Transportation Systems, to help
<br />improve operations and management of transportation systems and vehicle safety.
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<br />State Regulations
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<br />Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR)
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<br />Senate Bill 1389 requires the California Energy Commission (CEC) to prepare a biennial integrated energy
<br />policy report that assesses major energy trends and issues facing the State’s electricity, natural gas, and
<br />transportation fuel sectors and provides policy recommendations to conserve resources; protect the
<br />environment; ensure reliable, secure, and diverse energy supplies; enhance the state’s economy; and protect
<br />public health and safety. The Energy Commission prepares these assessments and associated policy
<br />recommendations every two years, with updates in alternate years, as part of the Integrated Energy Policy
<br />Report.
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<br />The 2019 Integrated Energy Policy Report (2019 IEPR) was adopted February 20, 2020, and continues to
<br />work towards improving electricity, natural gas, and transportation fuel energy use in California. The 2019
<br />IEPR focuses on a variety of topics such as decarbonizing buildings, integrating renewables, energy efficiency,
<br />energy equity, integrating renewable energy, updates on Southern California electricity reliability, climate
<br />adaptation activities for the energy sector, natural gas assessment, transportation energy demand forecast,
<br />and the California Energy Demand Forecast.37
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<br />State of California Energy Plan
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<br />The CEC is responsible for preparing the State Energy Plan, which identifies emerging trends related to energy
<br />supply, demand, conservation, public health and safety, and the maintenance of a healthy economy. The Plan
<br />calls for the state to assist in the transformation of the transportation system to improve air quality, reduce
<br />congestion, and increase the efficient use of fuel supplies with the least environmental and energy costs. To
<br />further this policy, the plan identifies a number of strategies, including assistance to public agencies and fleet
<br />operators and encouragement of urban designs that reduce vehicle miles traveled and accommodate
<br />pedestrian and bicycle access.
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<br />37 California Energy Commission. Final 2019 Integrated Energy Policy Report. February 20, 2020. https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-
<br />reports/reports/integrated-energy-policy-report/2019-integrated-energy-policy-report
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