California Air Resources Board

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Would have added commercial harbor craft as an eligible technology for funding under the California Clean Truck, Bus, and Off-Road Vehicle and Equipment Technology Program, which governs the CARB’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund investments in the heavy-duty space. Was not heard in Senate Transportation Committee.

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Would have required CARB to establish the Zero-Emission Aftermarket Conversion Project to provide an applicant with a rebate for the aftermarket conversion of a motor vehicle into a zero-emission vehicle. This bill would have redirected $2 million annually from the Clean Vehicle rebate Project to fund this program. This bill would have also required CARB to ensure that only conversions with at least 100 miles in range are eligible for the incentive. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have specified that micromobility devices are eligible projects for funding under the Air Quality Improvement Program. Additionally, this bill would have required CARB to establish, no later than July 1, 2023, the Micromobility Device Incentives Project to provide vouchers to individuals for the purchase of micromobility devices. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required the Department of Motor Vehicles to provide a licensed smog check station with a sign informing customers about strategies for deterring catalytic converter theft, including the etching of identifying information on the catalytic converter. The bill would have also required the sign to be posted conspicuously in an area frequented by customers and would have required it in all licensed smog check stations. The bill would have also authorized stations where licensed smog check technician repairs are performed to offer and recommend to customers the etching as an optional service provided in conjunction with the smog check. Was not heard in Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Spot bill related to the State’s Smog Check program. Failed to make it off the Assembly Desk.

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Would have codified the light-duty portion of the Governor’s Zero-Emission Vehicle Executive Order, which sets a target of 100 percent new car sales be zero-emission by 2035. The bill also would have required CARB, to the extent consistent with State and federal law, to develop and adopt passenger vehicle and light-duty truck regulations requiring increasing volumes of new zero-emission vehicles sold in the State towards the target of 100 percent of in-State sales by 2035. Died on the Assembly Floor.

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Would have set a goal that at least 60 percent of new zero-emission passenger vehicles (ZEV) sold in the State for noncommercial private use be purchased by, or on behalf of persons from, an underrepresented community as defined by the bill. The bill also stated that this goal should supersede any other ZEV goals. Additionally, the bill would have prohibited CARB from pursuing strategies to implement any goal for zero-emission passenger vehicle sales established by statute or executive order unless those strategies are also designed to achieve the zero-emission vehicle equity goal established by this bill simultaneously. Was not heard in Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Would have defined mobile fueling on-demand tank vehicles that provide gasoline to passenger vehicles as mobile sources, to be regulated by CARB. Traditional stationary gas stations are currently regulated by local air districts with a major focus on toxic air contaminants that can cause cancer to nearby sensitive receptors. Air district permitting considers equipment standards, throughput limits, identification of nearby vulnerable populations such as children and the elderly, and involves working with local land use authorities to reduce public health impacts. This bill would have removed this authority from the air districts and given CARB authority to certify equipment and enforce regulations related to mobile refuelers. Was not heard in Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Would have exempted vehicles from smog check requirements if they have a special license plate issued pursuant to section 5004 of the Vehicle Code. In order to meet the specifications of the aforementioned Vehicle Code, a vehicle would have needed to meet one of the three following requirements: Be (1) A motor vehicle with an engine of 16 or more cylinders manufactured prior to 1965, (2) A motor vehicle manufactured in the year 1922 or prior thereto, or (3) A vehicle which was manufactured after 1922, is at least 25 years old, and is of historic interest. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Would have required CARB, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to develop project grant criteria and guidelines for a new On-Road Heavy-Duty Vehicle Incentive Program (VIP2), within the Carl Moyer program. The VIP2 program created by the bill would have required the program to provide additional incentives for projects that were deployed in disadvantaged communities. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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