California Air Resources Board

Summary

This bill extends the September 30, 2025, sunset of California's Clean Air Vehicle (CAV) decal program to January 1, 2027, contingent on a federal extension.

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Requires the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development to develop a model permitting checklist, model zoning ordinances, and best practices for permit costs and permit review timelines to help local governments permit curbside charging stations.

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Extends the rural jurisdiction exemption until 2037 for organic waste collection under California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery regulations pursuant to SB 1383’s (Lara, Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016) Short-lived Climate Pollutant Strategy and changes how population is calculated for organic waste procurement targets, among several other provisions that reduce the stringency of organic waste regulations.

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Prohibits the sale of leaded aviation gasoline beginning January 1, 2031, in compliance with Section 47107 of Title 49 of United States Code.

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Removes reported emissions of greenhouse gases, criteria pollutants, and toxic air contaminants from all sectors covered by the scoping plan that CARB must report on annually to the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies and instead requires the report to contain unspecified topics related to the scoping plan. The bill also removes these topics from the informational report CARB must present at an annual meeting of the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies and instead requires the report presented to cover topics related to the Scoping Plan, as directed by the joint committee. Finally, the bill removes a requirement for the report to evaluate emissions trends and instead include programs that may influence the implementation of the Scoping Plan.

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Requires CARB in the next update to the Scoping Plan to include a discussion of the state of technologies for decarbonization of industrial sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Requires this discussion to include industrial sources for which there are zero-emission alternatives currently technologically available, industrial sources for which there are and are not zero-emission alternatives currently available. The bill sunsets on January 1, 2029.

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Requires the Department of Transportation to establish the Advance Air Mobility and Aviation Electrification Advisory Panel (Advisor Panel) to assess infrastructure readiness, prepare a three-year workplan, and assess pathways to equity of access for advanced air mobility. The bill requires the Department of Transportation to appoint members of the panel, including representatives from CARB, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, specified industry sectors, and local governments. The bill requires the Department of Transportation to issue a report by January 1, 2025, to the Legislature on infrastructure feasibility and the three-year workplan. The bill's provisions sunset January 1, 2026.

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Requires the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to develop a Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for small and medium compost facilities under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by January 1, 2027, and specifies that the PEIR shall streamline the process with which jurisdictions can develop and site compost facilities.

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Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development, by Jan 1, 2028, to conduct a study, in consultation with CARB and other State, local and industry entities, on the use of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) as a metric for transportation impacts in housing developments pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The study must include analysis of the implementation and outcomes of CEQA VMT guidance as it pertains to housing and how VMT impacts and mitigation measures are identified, measured, deployed and available at the local, regional, and statewide level and in rural, suburban, and urban areas, among other topics. Implementation is contingent upon appropriation, as specified.

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Amends the timeline for local governments to appeal proposed regional housing needs allocation (RHNA) plans and revises the statutory housing element adoption deadline for jurisdictions within the Southern California Association of Governments by providing an additional six months to Los Angeles and Imperial Counties and jurisdictions within those counties.