California Air Resources Board

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Would have added a requirement that new housing development in the coastal zone, as defined, minimize greenhouse gas emissions, in addition to the existing coastal zone requirement to minimize vehicle miles traveled and energy consumption.  Was not heard in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee.

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Would have authorized a local government to pass an ordinance, notwithstanding any local restrictions on adopting zoning ordinances, to zone any parcel for up to 10 units of residential density per parcel, if the parcel is located in a transit-rich area, a jobs-rich area, or an urban infill site.  The bill also would have required the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with the Office of Planning and Research, to determine jobs-rich areas and publish a map of those areas every five years.  Held in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have increased to 50 percent, from 25 percent, the allowable parcel area of a transit priority development project that may be farther than a half-mile from a major transit stop or high-quality transit corridor and still meet the requirements for limited California Environmental Quality Act review.  Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required a local agency, as defined, to allow an applicant for a housing development project to reduce the required number of motor vehicle parking spaces based on the number of long-term bicycle parking spaces and car-sharing spaces provided, subject to certain limitations, as specified.  Was not heard in the Senate Governance and Finance Committee.

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Would have authorized a public agency to require an operator, such as a transportation network company, to periodically submit anonymized trip data.  The bill would have also allowed the public agency to share anonymized trip data with specified entities if specified conditions were met, including that the purpose of sharing the data was to assist the public agency in the promotion and protection of transportation planning, integration of mobility options, and road safety.  Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required a school district to ensure that school facilities meet the minimum requirements of regulations enacted by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board that govern the quality of air provided to employees in places of employment.  The bill would have required school districts to use contractors who had been certified by a nationally recognized organization for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems.  Was not heard in the Assembly Education Committee.

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Would have required a public agency, for purposes of the California Public Records Act, to retain and preserve for at least two years every public record that is transmitted by electronic mail, unless a longer retention period is required by statute or regulation, or established by the Secretary of State pursuant to the State Records Management Act.  Was not heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have amended the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act of 1967 (Bagley-Keene) to require State bodies to provide all writings and materials in connection with a noticed meeting with the currently required 10-day notice.  Additional associated writings and materials to be considered at the meeting and provided in advance of the meeting to members of the State body would have been required to be posted on the State body’s website by no later than the first business day following the dissemination to State body members or at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting, whichever is earlier.  Other associated writings and materials provided by another State body, or related to legislation and changing market conditions, and disseminated to State body members after the 48-hour period would have been required to be posted to the State body’s website by the first business day after dissemination, but prior to the State body’s meeting.  If a written request is made for such additional documents, then they would have been required to be provided immediately to the requestor.  Assembly Bill 2028 would also have required the State body to allow public testimony on any listed agenda item.  The bill would have exempted documents that are discussed in closed sessions.  Was ordered to the Senate inactive file by unanimous consent.

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Would have required CARB to convene a working group with a specified membership for the purposes of reviewing the state of air pollution control technologies, operational or maintenance standards, and work practices that may be applied to wine fermentation tanks, and the costs and benefits of those technologies, standards, and practices.  The bill would have required local air districts, when adopting a rule or issuing a permit requiring air pollution control technology to be installed on wine fermentation tanks, to include specified findings as part of that action.  The bill would have required CARB to allocate $1 million, available upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the University of California Davis for a study that would make recommendations on options to address air emissions from wine fermentation tanks.  Was not heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

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Would have provided a funding mechanism to reduce wildfire risks in California by establishing the Wildfire Prevention and Community Resilience Act of 2020.  The bill would have required the California Natural Resources Agency to adopt an interim expenditure plan and an expenditure plan that focused on reducing wildfire risk on the ground and in communities through activities such as defensible space implementation, home hardening, and improved public safety.  The bill would have established the Wildfire Prevention and Community Resilience Fund and, upon appropriation by the Legislature, would have required moneys in the fund be used for the implementation of the expenditure plan.  The bill would have required that at least $50 million be available to CARB for projects that reduced emissions of greenhouse gases and criteria air pollutants related to forest treatments.  The bill would have required that preference be given to projects that could have provided negative emissions of greenhouse gases as determined by CARB.  Was not heard on the Senate Floor.

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