California Air Resources Board

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Would have required each five-year update to the California Transportation Plan (CTP) and the Strategic Growth Council’s report on the CTP and Sustainable Communities Strategies to include a forecast of the impacts of climate change on transportation infrastructure and measures to address those impacts, among other provisions.  Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Would have required each Sustainable Communities Strategy to identify areas within the region sufficient to house an eight-year projection of the emergency shelter needs for the region, as specified.  Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation or Natural Resources Committees.

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Would have allowed a city or county, as part of its authority over land use permitting and after consultation with the relevant local air districts, to develop and adopt air monitoring plans.  After the adoption of an air monitoring plan, the bill would have allowed the city or county to require the installation of continuous and periodic monitoring systems for hydrocarbon emissions from nonrefinery stationary sources.  The bill would have provided a funding mechanism to support such air monitoring.  The bill also would have required the Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM)—formerly known as the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources—in the Department of Conservation by January 1, 2021, to review and evaluate its existing regulations that apply to a sensitive production facility, as defined.  The bill also would have required CalGEM to update such regulations, as appropriate, and prioritize actions needed to reduce specified emissions from oil and gas operations and to ensure environmental justice goals are achieved.  Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required CARB to publish emissions of greenhouse gases, criteria air pollutants, and toxic air contaminants from catastrophic wildfires on its website.  The bill also would have required CARB to include emissions from catastrophic wildfires in its air pollution inventory.  Additionally, the bill would have indefinitely defined “district” to mean an air pollution control or an air quality management district under the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006.  Was not heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

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Would have established a new method for individuals and companies to use electric vehicles, known as an electric mobility manufacturer vehicle membership program.  This bill would have authorized an electric mobility manufacturer to offer a monthly membership contract for an electric or zero-emission vehicle with two or more doors.  Was not heard in Senate Transportation Committee.

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Would have exempted, on or after January 1, 2021, an electric or a hybrid electric vehicle, for which the final listing price is not greater than $25,000, from existing State sales and use tax laws on retailers measured by the gross receipts from the sale of personal property sold at retail or on the storage, use, or other consumption.  Remains in the Senate Rules Committee.

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Spot bill related to CARB’s authority to adopt regulations to achieve National Ambient Air Quality Standards set by the federal Clean Air Act.  Remains in the Senate Rules Committee.

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Would have established the California Electric Vehicle Authority (Authority) within the Governor’s Office.  The bill would have made the Authority responsible for funding and financing programs to accelerate the transition to a zero-emissions transportation system, as specified.  The bill additionally would have required the Authority to coordinate among State, regional, and local government entities to facilitate the transition to a clean transportation system, as specified.  Was not heard in the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxics Committee.

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Would have required CARB, no later than July 1, 2021, to adopt a comprehensive strategy to achieve carbon neutrality in the State by no later than December 31, 2045.  The bill would have required CARB to update the comprehensive strategy at least once every 5 years.  The bill would have required CARB to deliver a copy of the comprehensive strategy and any update the Legislature and to make recommendations for additional statutory authority to effectuate the goals of the comprehensive strategy.  Remains in the Senate Rules Committee.

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Would have required, no later than July 1, 2021, that the Natural Resources Agency, in coordination with the California Environmental Protection Agency, CARB, and the Department of Food and Agriculture, establish carbon sequestration goals for natural and working lands.  The bill would have required CARB to include specified carbon dioxide removal targets as part of its Scoping Plan.  Finally, the bill would have required the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research to maintain a registry of carbon sequestration projects seeking funding.  Remains in the Senate Rules Committee.

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