California Air Resources Board

Would have formally expanded California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery's California Climate Investments program for food waste prevention to include recovery of edible food, including, but not limited to, the transportation of recovered edible food, and the purchase or subscription to technology or software that improves the efficiency and tracking of edible food recovery. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to include drones as an eligible agricultural equipment under the Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) as part of the Air Quality Improvement Program (AQIP). Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. 

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Would have established a Green Assistance Program under the California Environmental Protection Agency to provide technical support to small businesses and non-profits seeking to apply for Greenhouse Gas Reductions Fund money, and also provide technical assistance on environmental regulations. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have imposed an additional annual $4 charge on each motor vehicle registered in the state to be collected by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) with the revenues deposited into the Air Quality Improvement Fee Fund, which the bill would have created. The bill would have continuously appropriated the revenues in the fund to the DMV for distribution upon request to air districts based upon the amount of the charges collected from motor vehicles registered within each air district. This bill would have required these revenues to be used for the reduction of air pollution from motor vehicles and for related planning, monitoring, enforcement, and technical studies, as specified, or for the attainment or maintenance of State or federal ambient air quality standards or the reduction of toxic air contaminant emissions from motor vehicles. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have prohibited the establishment of new transformation or engineered municipal solid waste (EMSW) conversion facilities in the State until California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery has determined that the State has achieved solid waste and organic waste policy goals for three consecutive years. Was not heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have increased the priority population minimum investment amounts for California Climate Investments from 25% to 50% for disadvantaged communities and from 5% to 15% for low-income communities. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

Would have made changes to the housing projections included in Regional Transportation Plans/Sustainable Communities Strategies and added additional reporting requirements for local governments. Was not heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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This bill would have required CARB, when providing a voucher for the purchase of a new or used drayage truck, to ensure the incentive amount be determined pursuant to a sliding scale that authorizes increased vouchers in different amounts for fleets of 50 or fewer, 30 or fewer, or 5 or fewer vehicles. The bill would have also required CARB, when administering incentives specified by this bill, to prioritize fleets of five or fewer trucks and drayage operations transporting goods between the Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, or Oakland and warehouses located in the State. Was not heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee. 

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Would have prohibited the County of Riverside, the County of San Bernardino, and any other political subdivisions located within those counties, from approving the development or expansion of any qualifying logistics use, as defined, within 1,000 feet of sensitive receptors, as defined, except as provided. The bill would have authorized a public agency to approve the development or expansion of a qualifying logistics use greater than 500 feet from a sensitive receptor and within 1,000 feet of a sensitive receptor only if the qualifying logistics use complies with certain requirements, including that all heavy-duty vehicles domiciled onsite meet certain requirements. The bill would have authorized an individual affected by a violation of these provisions or the Attorney General to bring an action to enjoin a violation of the provisions of this bill and would have provided that these provisions do not relieve a public agency from complying with the California Environmental Quality Act. Hearing cancelled at request of author in the Assembly Committee on Local Government.

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Would have authorized two or more specified local governments to jointly form a Reinvestment in Infrastructure for a Sustainable and Equitable California (RISE) district to use tax increment financing and other revenue options to finance infill supportive infrastructure and affordable housing, among other things, near major transit stops, as specified. The bill would also have required the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research to develop guidelines for the formation of RISE districts, and require the Infrastructure and Economic development Bank to establish a RISE District Revolving Loan Program, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to provide RISE districts with initial startup funding for eligible projects, as specified. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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