California Air Resources Board

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Among other things, establishes interim targets for the State’s 100 percent clean energy goal in 2045 and accelerates the date by which State agencies must achieve 100 percent clean energy use. This bill requires that CARB’s Scoping Plan workshops be held in non-attainment areas and requires the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Energy Commission, and CARB to create a joint report on electricity reliability.

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Authorizes the extension of operating the Diablo Canyon Nuclear power plant (DCPP) beyond the current expiration dates (2024 for Unit 1 and 2025 for Unit 2), to up to five additional years (no later than 2029 and 2030, respectively), under specified conditions. This bill also authorizes a loan of $1.4 billion from the State to Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), the operator of DCPP, to facilitate the extension of the plant. This bill appropriates $600 million and requires future Legislative action for the remaining funding. This bill also provides expedited permitting to facilitate relicensing of DCPP, including:  limiting State agency review of applications related to the DCPP extension to 180 days, exempting DCPP from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and explicitly authorizing collections from electric ratepayers (both customers of PG&E and those of other electricity providers) for ongoing costs. The California Energy Commission, in consultation with CARB, must develop a Clean Energy Reliability Investment Plan, due to the Legislature by March 1, 2023, that supports programs and projects that accelerate the deployment of clean energy resources, support demand response, assist ratepayers, and increase energy reliability.

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Exempts an extension, expansion, upgrade, or other modification of an existing transmission line or substations from the requirement of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and directs the California Public Utilities Commission to revise its general orders, by January 1, 2024, to instead use its permit to construct a process for these approvals.

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Requests, by February 28, 2023, the California Independent System Operator, in consultation with the other California balancing authorities, to produce a report that summarizes recent relevant studies on the impacts of expanded regional cooperation in California and identifies key issues that will advance the State's energy and environmental goals.

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Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development and the California Building Standards Commission to consider mandatory bike parking standards in multifamily buildings and to update existing bike parking standards in a manner independent of vehicle parking.

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Requires the California Energy Commission, in collaboration with CARB and the California Public Utilities Commission, to annually gather existing fleet data on existing medium- and heavy duty on- and off-road vehicles and share that data with electric utilities. This bill also requires utilities to consider the fleet data to facilitate the readiness of their electrical distribution system and to identify investments in general rate cases.

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Requires CARB, by July 1, 2025, to develop a framework for measuring and then reducing the carbon intensity of the building materials used in the construction of new buildings, including those for residential uses. This bill requires CARB to develop a comprehensive strategy for the State’s building sector to achieve a 40 percent net reduction in greenhouse gases of building materials no later than December 31, 2035. The framework developed by CARB may include a tracking and reporting mechanism to initiate a market-based crediting program. This bill requires CARB to take certain specified actions to facilitate the achievement of these goals.

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Requires the California Building Standards Commission to convene a workshop every triennial rulemaking cycle on electric vehicle charging infrastructure standards. The workshop includes CARB and other relevant stakeholders.

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Requires the California Energy Commission to develop uptime recordkeeping and reporting standards for electric vehicle chargers and charging stations, as specified, and limits applicability to chargers and stations that receive State funding or ratepayer money.

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Requires the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) and the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with CARB and other stakeholders, to research and develop, and optionally propose for adoption by CBSC, mandatory building standards for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations in existing multifamily dwellings, hotels, motels, and nonresidential developments during specified retrofits, additions, and alterations to existing parking facilities.

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