California Air Resources Board

Summary

Among other things, this bill would suspend the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund appropriation to the High‑Speed Rail Authority for the 2023–24 and 2024–25 fiscal years and would transfer those amounts to the General Fund to augment funding for K–12 education and to support full-time in-person instruction for all students. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Would, among other provisions, require local governments to make additional considerations in their General Plans and zoning codes regarding wildfire risk. Some elements of these planning considerations would be informed by standards developed by the State Fire Marshall, in coordination with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the Governor’s Office of Research and Planning. The bill would also add a sixth Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) objective to promote resilient communities and would adjust the RHNA allocation process to account for wildfire risk. Additionally, the bill would create a grant program at CAL FIRE to support wildfire risk reduction projects. Failed passage in the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee and was granted reconsideration.

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Would require the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) to research, develop, and propose for adoption building standards for the installation of future electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure for parking spaces in existing non-residential buildings. The bill would direct HCD and CBSC to propose these new requirements on or before July 1, 2024, or in the next interim California Green Building Standards Code cycle, whichever is sooner. The bill would also require HCD to take specified factors into account when considering proposed building standards for future EV charging infrastructure in existing multifamily dwellings. Lastly, the bill would require HCD and CBSC to review the EV charging infrastructure standards for multifamily dwellings and non-residential buildings every 18 months and update them as needed.  Moved to the Senate Inactive File.

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Existing law requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), in consultation with CARB, to adopt regulations to reduce disposal of organic waste in landfills for the purpose of meeting methane emissions reduction goals. The bill would revise the existing requirement included in CalRecycle’s regulations that, by 2025, at least 20 percent of edible food, which would otherwise be disposed of, be recovered for human consumption. The bill would allow food recovered pursuant to this requirement to also be used for animal or livestock consumption. Additionally, the bill would establish a baseline of January 1, 2022 for the amount of edible food that must be recovered. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would provide a 40 percent personal income and corporate tax credit, from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2025, to building owners and developers for the installation of Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) chargers and direct current fast chargers (DCFC) in multifamily dwellings and nonresidential buildings. The bill would cap these tax incentives at $500 per year per Level 2 or higher EV charger, and $2,500 per year per DCFC. Was not heard in the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee.

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