California Air Resources Board

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Exempts the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection grant programs that receive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund dollars for healthy forest, fire prevention programs, prescribed fire, and other fuel reduction grant programs from the employer and procurement standards established by AB 680 (Burke, Chapter 746, Statutes of 2021).

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Requires the California Energy Commission, in consultation with CARB and the California Public Utilities Commission, to prepare a statewide assessment of the fuel cell electric vehicle fueling infrastructure and fuel production needed to support the adoption of zero emission trucks, buses, and off-road vehicles.

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Restates current requirements of each electrical investor-owned utility (IOU) that wildfire mitigation plans include identification of circuits that have frequently been deenergized pursuant to a deenergization event to mitigate the risk of wildfire and the measures taken, or planned to be taken, by the IOU to reduce the need for, and impact of, future deenergization of those circuits.

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Requires that each local publicly owned electric utility's updated integrated resource plan include, as applicable, details of the utility’s electrical service rate design that supports transportation electrification. The bill requires the rate design include details for all applicable transportation sectors and include information on decision making tools, such as cost calculators or cost estimates that can assist customers in predicting the cost of paying for electricity for these vehicles.

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Requires the California Energy Commission, in consultation with the California Public Utilities Commission, Independent System Operator, and CARB, on or before December 31, 2023, to submit to the Legislature an assessment of firm zero-carbon resources that support a clean, reliable, and resilient electrical grid in California, as specified.

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Requires the California Energy Commission to develop and publish guidance on best practices to help reduce barriers for building owners to transition to electric equipment and appliances, and install electric vehicle charging equipment. The bill also authorizes awarding of moneys from an existing grant program, funded by surcharges on energy ratepayer utility bills, for technological advancements that reduce the costs of electrifying building-related applications.

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Requires licensed architects, as a condition of license renewal, to complete five hours of continuing education training on zero net carbon design, presented by those with knowledge and expertise in these design requirements, and requires the California Architects Board to adopt regulations to establish qualifications for courses and course providers by July 1, 2024.

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Expedites local government permit approval for electric vehicle charging stations by automatically deeming the permit approved if a local government official takes no action after specified time periods.

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Specifies that a business engaged in the manufacturing of fuels, electrical parts, or components used in the field of clean transportation or the production of alternative fuel vehicles or electric vehicles is a qualified manufacturing facility for the purposes of the Capital Investment Incentive Program.

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Requires the California Energy Commission to consider in the investment planning process for the Electric Program Investment Charge Program (EPIC) bioenergy projects for biomass conversion.

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