California Air Resources Board

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This bill would have required the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to develop a methodology for calculating cumulative emissions of cargo handling equipment (CHE) and an approval process to guarantee that ports will not need to replace their diesel fueled hybrid CHE to comply with future zero-emission CHE regulations developed by CARB. This bill also had specified application fees and reporting requirements. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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This bill would have additionally authorized investments in traffic signal synchronization as a component of a roadway improvement project requiring multiple signals, including, but not limited to, multimodal redevelopment projects, rail trail projects, urban renewal projects, or a project near transit facilities as eligible projects to be funded by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Would have required projects to continue to be designed and implemented to achieve cost-effective reductions in GHG emissions and includes specific emissions reduction targets and metrics to evaluate the project’s effect. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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This bill would have established a partial exemption from the State portion of the sales and use tax for the purchase of zero-emission ferries by public transit agencies through 2028. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have modified existing requirements governing published guidance the California Energy Commission must provide to help decarbonize buildings and add energy storage or electric vehicle charging capacity to buildings. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required CARB, prior to December 31, 2024, to complete an assessment of renewable hydrogen production, distribution, transmission, as defined by CARB, and application within the State. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required the California Energy Commission to allocate funding from the Clean Transportation Program to help build a statewide publicly available hydrogen fueling station network based on CARB's estimation of need. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required the California Energy Commission, Natural Resources Agency, and CARB to encourage the use of low-embodied carbon building materials and required a public agency to have a preference for those materials in its public projects, as defined and when feasible and cost effective. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required the California Energy Commission to allocate federal money and Clean Transportation Program monies for purposes of deploying light-, medium-, and heavy-duty zero-‑emission vehicle charging and refueling infrastructure to the State’s commercial ports, including the busiest commercial land port of entry in the State. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have defined “renewable hydrogen” and tasked the California Public Utilities Commission with considering establishing renewable hydrogen procurement goals for each gas utility and transporter and  evaluating whether it is just and reasonable to allow a gas utility to recover from its ratepayers the costs of infrastructure built to deliver biomethane, renewable hydrogen, or both from a producer to the pipeline. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required each electrical corporation to implement a plan to address climate change-related impacts to its respective electric plant, as defined, including prioritizing the replacement of equipment identified as most vulnerable to extreme heat events and other extreme weather events due to climate change. The bill would have also additionally required an electrical corporation to include a plan in its annual reliability report that addresses expected impacts, as specified, to the electrical distribution system from climate change, including impacts to transformers, substations, and electrical lines, that may result in a loss of electrical service of over an unspecified number of hours. The bill would have also required each electrical corporation to describe what investments have been made to better prepare its equipment for the impacts from climate change. Was not heard in the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee.

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