4/30/03 - A bill that would add to the price of motor vehicle fuels in California has been pulled from consideration. However, the measure could come up for a vote later.
AB1500 had passed the Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials, and was before the Assembly transportation committee.
The bill calls for $1 to be levied on every barrel of oil made into either diesel or gasoline fuel in the state. It would reportedly add about 3 cents a gallon to the cost of fuel.
The money raised would pay for environmental cleanup programs.

4/15/03 - A bill that would add to the price of motor vehicle fuels in California is making its way through the Assembly.
AB1500, sponsored by Assemblyman Manny Diaz, D-San Jose, has passed the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, and is now before the Transportation Committee. If the bill becomes law, it could add about 3 cents a gallon to the cost of fuel.
The bill calls for $1 to be levied on every barrel of oil made into either diesel or gasoline fuel in the state. The money raised would pay for environmental cleanup programs.
For Assembly bill status, call (916) 319-2856.