California Air Resources Board

Would have extended sales and use tax exemptions to January 1, 2028 for zero-emission transit buses sold to public agencies that are eligible for the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) program. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have narrowed the prohibition on the California Geologic Energy Management Division’s (CalGEM) approval of notices of intention for any well located within a health protection zone so that it only applies to proposed new wells. This bill would have repealed the ban on the construction or operation of new production facilities in health protection zones. This bill would have also narrowed the requirement to submit a sensitive receptor inventory and certify there are no sensitive receptors located within 3,200 ft of the well so that it only applies to operators proposing a new well. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have added a requirement that a dwelling unit must be able to stay at or below 82°F using a safe, nonmechanical cooling method to be tenantable. If an air conditioning unit is replaced, the bill requires landlords to dispose of unused refrigerants pursuant to CARB regulations. Was not heard in the Assembly Judiciary Committee.

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Would have required the director of CalRecycle to establish a working group to study alternative methods of methane reduction. The working group would have been required to submit its findings and recommendations to the director by January 1, 2029. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to convene an interagency task force to evaluate the role of alternative manure management practices in achieving certain goals, make specified findings and recommendations, and coordinate specified scenario modeling of alternative manure management practices. The bill would have authorized CARB to incorporate the task force's findings and recommendations into its Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCP) Reduction Strategy, the 2027 Scoping Plan, and other planning documents as appropriate. The bill also would have required CDFA to convene relevant government agencies to create a process for approving new projects that manage livestock and dairy manure. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required CARB to determine whether using building materials with lower embodied carbon would be cost effective during the first 2-year period of their use compared to using conventional building materials before implementing embodied carbon regulations.If not, CARB must delay or suspend, as applicable, implementation of those provisions for no less than 5 years. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have formally expanded the California Department of Recycling and Resource Recovery’s (CalRecycle’s) California Climate Investments Food Waste Prevention grant program to provide financial assistance for the recovery of edible food, as specified. The bill also would have specified that eligible infrastructure projects included the construction or expansion of facilities to help develop, implement, or expand edible food waste recovery operation and required CalRecycle to consider the increased amount of edible food recovery capacity that the project will create when awarding a grant for edible food recovery. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have established, until January 1, 2035, the Office of Regulatory Counsel (Office) within the Governor’s office, under the directionand control of a director appointed by the Governor, as specified. The bill would have required the Office to draft and assist in the preparation, consideration, amendment, and repeal of regulations for a State agency, before the State agency submits a proposed action regarding that regulation to the Office of Administrative Law for publication in the California Regulatory Notice Register. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have, among other things, called for a comparative analysis of the benefits and challenges of transitioning California’s electrical corporations to a successor entity. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have for the installation of residential heat pump HVAC systems and heat pump water heaters, required the California Energy Commission to develop standardized permitting checklists, establish limits and requirements for local agency permitting, and cap permit fees, among other things. The bill was sponsored by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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