California Air Resources Board

Prohibits the delivery of commercial goods directly to a residence or to a business for its use or retail sale through the operation of an autonomous vehicle without a human operator on any highway within California. The bill requires that the Department of Motor Vehicles consult with CARB on how autonomous vehicles utilized to deliver commercial goods impact the 2022 Scoping Plan for Achieving Carbon Neutrality as part of an autonomous vehicle report to the Legislature due by January 1, 2031. Moved to the Senate Inactive File.

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Terminates the 25% continuous Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund appropriation to High-Speed Rail and instead, beginning in the 2026–27 fiscal year, annually transfers 25% to the General Fund to be used, upon appropriation, to augment funding provided to local governments to improve infrastructure. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Suspends the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund appropriation to the High-Speed Rail Authority for the 2026–27 and 2027–28 fiscal years and instead requires those moneys to be transferred to the General Fund to be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to augment funding for water infrastructure and wildfire prevention. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Requires CARB to amend its regulations on methane emissions from a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill to establish requirements for the monitoring of landfill gas temperature and requires the operator of an MSW landfill to monitor landfill gas temperature in accordance with CARB regulations. The bill also requires the California Department of Recycling and Resource Recovery (CalRecycle), on or before July 1, 2027, to establish minimum guidelines and coordinate with CARB to ensure consistency with CARB's methane regulation, and consider existing federal, State, and local guidance and stakeholder expertise to identify and manage subsurface elevated temperature events and minimum standards for a corrective action plan. The bill also requires tiered action if the gas temperature reaches 131 F, 146 F, or 170 F for a specified time frame. If an operator of an MSW landfill fails to provide notice of a sustained gas temperature within the specified timeframe, the bill authorizes CalRecycle or a local enforcement agency to impose a penalty of $10,000 per day and other penalties, as specified. The bill requires all penalties to be deposited into the Landfill Subsurface Fire Mitigation Account, which the bill creates, to be used upon appropriation by the Legislature to mitigate harm to a person or community adversely affected by a solid waste landfill, as specified. This bill makes an operator of an MSW landfill liable to CalRecycle and the local enforcement agency for their costs, as specified. Moved to the Senate Inactive File.

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Authorizes the issuance of bonds in the amount of $20,000,000,000 to finance transit and passenger rail improvements, local streets and roads and active transportation projects, zero-emission vehicle investments, transportation freight infrastructure improvements, and grade separations and other critical safety improvements, including $3 billion for ZEVs and $2.5 billion for transportation freight infrastructure improvements. Remains in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Voids specified amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard that were adopted in November 2024. The bill includes an urgency, citing incorrect potential price increases as the facts constituting the necessity. Failed passage in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee and was granted reconsideration.

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Requires the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) to conduct a study on the costs of climate change to the State and requires responsible parties with greenhouse gas emissions greater than 1 billion metric tons globally from 1990 to 2024 to pay a cost recovery demand proportionate to their share of emissions compared to total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Authorizes responsible parties to pay the cost recovery demand in 20 annual installments, with the first installment equaling 10%of the cost recovery demand. Creates the Polluters Pay Climate Fund and continuously appropriates the funding generated by the cost recovery demands to the Fund for projects that avoid, mitigate, repair, or adapt to negative climate change impacts, with a minimum of 40%of funded projects benefitting environmental justice populations. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee at the request of the author.

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Adds pipelines transporting carbon dioxide to the State requirements for pipelines carrying hazardous liquids but only allows those pipelines to operate after the State Fire Marshal adopts regulations governing those pipelines. The bill requires the State Fire Marshal to adopt regulations governing intrastate pipelines transporting carbon dioxide, that are equivalent to draft federal regulations, as specified. The bill authorizes the State Fire Marshal to amend the regulations to provide other safety standards, as specified, and requires pipelines transporting carbon dioxide to or from carbon dioxide capture, removal, or sequestration projects to comply with these regulations. The bill requires a pipeline operator to conduct an analysis, as specified, of the potential for harm to sensitive receptors located within the emergency planning zone, and requires the operator to submit an emergency planning zone inventory and map, as specified. The bill requires a lead agency to prepare and certify an Environmental Impact Report for the construction of a pipeline transporting carbon dioxide and provide notice to sensitive reporters, as specified. Finally, the bill prohibits approval of carbon dioxide pipelines that were previously used to transport other liquids or gases. The bill was moved to the Assembly Inactive File.

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Adds sustainable aviation fuel projects to the list of infrastructure projects eligible for CEQA judicial review streamlining by the Governor. The bill specifies that the Governor shall ensure that for these projects, the applicant agrees to pay specified trial and administrative costs and is undertaking specified administrative procedures. Was not heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

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Requires CARB to include greenhouse gas emissions from wildlands and forest fires in the AB 32 Scoping Plan. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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