Energy: transportation fuels: supply: reportable pipelines.

Pipeline reporting requirements were simplified: instead of reporting pipeline flows and rated minimum throughput levels with a 24-hour emergency notification when flows drop below minimums, operators now submit monthly data on minimum and maximum operating volumes for safe operations, volume of crude oil delivered, hours in operation each day, and maximum nameplate and available capacity.

Removed the requirement that the commission notify the Governor, specified legislative committees, and safety/emergency response agencies of potential reportable pipeline shutdowns, and the requirement to determine whether a shutdown could result in gasoline supply disruptions.

Removed the requirement for the commission to establish an email-based reporting form for pipeline flows that includes a method to report when flows reach minimum throughput levels.

Removed the prohibition on using collected pipeline data except to assess the potential for and impact of reportable pipeline shutdowns, which had restricted how the commission could use the information.

The document was reformatted from the official chaptered legislative format (with page numbers, 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGITAL MATERIAL' header, and formal layout) to a web page presentation including navigation links (skip to content, home, accessibility, FAQ, feedback, sitemap, login), quick search fields, bill version history, and publication metadata.

Replaced enrolled bill header (Senate/Assembly passage dates, Governor receipt line) with the official chaptered law header: 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL,' chapter number 657, and approval/filing date of October 11, 2025.

Reformatted all statutory text with different line wrapping and indentation to match the official chaptered law layout. No words were added or removed from the operative provisions.

The definition of 'reportable pipeline' changed from excluding pipelines whose closure would not cause a significant reduction in the processing capacity of the receiving refinery, to excluding pipelines whose closure would not cause a significant reduction in the quantity of crude feedstock the refinery receives for processing. This shifts the threshold from a capacity-based test to a volume-based test, which could change which pipelines are subject to reporting.

The bill now amends Section 25354 of the Public Resources Code in addition to Sections 25362 and 25364 and the new Section 25354.7. The amended Section 25354 is a comprehensive restatement of fuel reporting requirements covering monthly and annual reports by refiners, marketers, producers, transporters, storers, pipeline operators, and ports, as well as provisions for marine vessel arrival reporting, nonrefiner inventory reporting, daily spot market transaction reporting, and refinery maintenance and turnaround notification.

The legislative counsel's digest was restructured to present the civil penalty and confidentiality provisions as extensions of existing law (Sections 25362 and 25364) to persons required to submit information about reportable pipelines, rather than describing them as standalone new provisions. The substance of the penalties ($5,000 to $20,000 per day, up to $500,000 per submission) and confidentiality framework remains the same.

All duties previously assigned to the Geologic Energy Management Division (under the State Oil and Gas Supervisor) are now assigned directly to the California Air Resources Board. The division is no longer a separate actor in the pipeline reporting process.

New Section 3 amends Public Resources Code Section 25364 to extend existing confidentiality provisions to information submitted under the new pipeline reporting section (25354.7). This includes the right to request confidential treatment, procedures for responding to public disclosure requests, and restrictions on how the data may be used or shared.

New Section 2 amends Public Resources Code Section 25362 to impose civil penalties of $5,000 to $20,000 per day (up to $500,000 per submission) for failing to timely provide information under Sections 25354, 25354.7, or 25355. It also authorizes the commission to petition a court for an order compelling a person to provide required information.

New Section 4 adds legislative findings required by Article I, Section 3 of the California Constitution, demonstrating that the confidentiality limitations protect sensitive business information and trade secrets.

Added language allowing the commission to use or modify existing reporting documents established under Section 25354 to meet the pipeline flow reporting requirements, reducing the administrative burden of creating entirely new forms.

The definition of 'reportable pipeline' is refined to specify that a pipeline is excluded if its closure would not cause a significant reduction in the processing capacity of the refinery that receives the quantity of crude feedstock that the refinery receives for processing, making the threshold more precise.

The commission's role in identifying reportable pipelines changes from 'confer with the commission' to 'work with stakeholders, including but not limited to refineries and pipeline operators,' reflecting the elimination of the division as a separate entity.

The commission now directly determines whether a potential pipeline shutdown could result in gasoline supply disruptions, rather than conferring with another agency to make that determination.

Adds new Section 25354.7 to the Public Resources Code, making the bill operative rather than merely expressing legislative intent for future action.

Defines 'reportable pipeline' as a pipeline delivering domestic crude feedstock from oil production facilities to refineries for transportation fuel processing, excluding pipelines whose closure would not significantly reduce refinery capacity.

Requires the Geologic Energy Management Division to identify all reportable pipelines by December 31, 2026, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.

Requires the division to notify the commission, the Governor, and the chairs of the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee and Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee of any potential pipeline shutdown.

Requires the division to establish a standardized reporting form for pipeline flows that can be submitted via email, including a method to report when minimum throughput levels are reached.

Establishes monthly pipeline flow reporting obligations for operators of reportable pipelines commencing March 30, 2027.

Requires pipeline operators to notify the division within 24 hours if flows fall to or below rated minimum throughput levels, triggering a potential shutdown alert.

Fiscal committee review changed from 'no' to 'yes,' indicating the bill now requires fiscal impact analysis before passage.

Primary responsibility for receiving pipeline flow reports and issuing notifications shifted from the Geologic Energy Management Division to the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission throughout the bill.

The prior Section 1, which stated legislative intent to enact future legislation requiring the Commission to determine if pipelines were reaching minimum throughput levels and notify of potential gasoline supply disruptions, was removed entirely.

The commission must now work with stakeholders, including but not limited to refineries and pipeline operators, to identify reportable pipelines by December 31, 2026. Previously it only required the division to confer with the commission.

New subsection (f) restricts how collected data may be used: it may only be used to assess the potential for and impact of reportable pipeline shutdowns, and explicitly prohibits using the data to set maximum gasoline refining margins under Section 25355.5 or to establish refinery maintenance turnaround requirements under Section 25354.2.

Notification of potential pipeline shutdowns must now also go to safety and emergency response agencies, in addition to the Governor and legislative committee chairs.

Fiscal committee review changed from 'no' to 'yes,' indicating the bill now carries a fiscal impact requiring fiscal committee approval.