California Air Resources Board

Summary

Prohibits, under the Public Records Act, a public agency from publicly posting both the name and assessor parcel number associated with the home address of any elected or appointed official on the internet without first obtaining the written permission of that official. However, the bill does not prohibit a State or local agency from publicly posting a legally required notice or publication of an

elected or appointed official on the internet.

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Allows specified civil penalties, such as for strict liability, negligence, and willful and intentional violations, to be multiplied by a factor of not more than three under the following conditions:  (1) the emission is from a source regulated under Title V of the federal Clean Air Act, and (2) the emission contains one or more air contaminants, as identified by CARB as a toxic air contaminant, and as defined as a “air contaminant” or “air pollutant,” or a pollutant that has a California ambient air quality standard, as specified. The bill directs the court or the local air district when assessing penalties to consider health impacts, community disruptions, the timeliness and accuracy of the notifications from the violator, and other circumstances related to the violation.

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Requires the Secretary of Transportation to coordinate between stakeholders and provide guidance and recommendations to ensure the performance of the LOSSAN Rail Corridor, the 351-mile rail line running between San Luis Obispo and San Diego. Additionally, the Transportation Secretary must: 1) develop a report  with assistance from the Secretary of Environmental Protection and Secretary for  Natural Resources and submit a report to the Legislature, no later than two years after appropriation by the Legislature for purposes of the report, about capital improvement projects, resiliency improvement projects, zero-emission infrastructure, and other recommendations, 2) convene a working group of stakeholders to submit consensus recommendations and feedback on or before February 1, 2026, on various topics relating to rail service in the corridor and 3) work with rail operations stakeholders to submit a report to the Legislature on the performance of the corridor no later than three years after an appropriation by the Legislature and biennially thereafter.

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Removes the statutorily established caps in the Pilot Boat Surcharge Account established by AB 2056 (Grayson, Chapter 769, Statutes of 2022) to allow the San Francisco Bar Pilots to access more funds dedicated to the purchase of new pilot boats and providing design and engineering modifications for the purpose of extending the service life of existing pilot boats.

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Extends the deadline for implementation of various health, safety, and environmental requirements for oil or gas production facilities or wells with a wellhead within a health protection zone.

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Amends the Budget Act of 2024 and includes appropriations for implementation of Senate Bill 1137 (Gonzalez, Chapter 365, Statutes of 2022).

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Includes provisions for how moneys appropriated from Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund are to be expended.

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Amends the Budget Act of 2024 and includes appropriations for CARB from the Air Pollution Control Fund, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, and the Certification and Compliance Fund.

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Requires CARB to maintain funding for each local air district participating in the Clean Cars 4 All program by requiring CARB to reallocate funds to local air districts under certain circumstances.

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Makes appropriations for the support of the State government for the 2024-25 fiscal year, including a provision to shift the fund source to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for emerging opportunities.

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