California Air Resources Board

Summary

Would have required the California Energy Commission's Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program to allow funding for the following:

(1) Medium- and heavy-duty vehicle research, pilot, demonstration, and deployment projects that reduce emissions from fleets in the goods movement and public transit sectors.
(2) Infrastructure deployment for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, utility distribution system upgrades, and grid integration technologies to support those vehicle technologies.
(3) Programs and projects that support fleet conversion in the goods movement and public transit sector, including projects that support fleets with charging and refueling infrastructure, grid integration, warehouse and supply logistics, maintenance yard and utility upgrades, and technical and analytical support.  Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Would have required CARB to increase the incentives provided by the Clean Cars 4 All Program by 50 percent if the recipient is a “super commuter” and uses the incentive to replace their vehicle with a zero-emission vehicle.  The bill would have defined a super commuter as someone who drives at least 50 miles one way to work at least four times per week, or drives at least 25,000 miles per year.  The bill would have also directed CARB to develop a method for a person to demonstrate that they satisfy one or both of the requirements to be considered a super commuter and thus qualify for the increased incentive amount.  Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Would have removed “near-zero emission and zero-emission vehicles” from existing weight requirements and instead would have allowed a weight exceedance for “natural gas vehicle or electric battery vehicles."  Existing law authorizes near-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles to exceed gross weight limits by up to 2,000 pounds on federal interstate highways and State roadways; and zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles to exceed gross weight limits by up to 2,000 pounds on California roadways.  Was not heard in Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Would have exempted motor vehicles that have been issued a specialty license plate for historical vehicles from biennial smog check requirements for registration.  Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Would have required the forecast for the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project to include several items, including the total State rebate investment necessary to facilitate reaching the goal of no longer needing the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project to be in effect and recommendations on changes to the project structure and rebate levels.  The bill would have also required CARB to update the forecast at least every three years until January 1, 2030.  Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Would have eliminated certain criteria for what defines a “collector car,” in the Health and Safety Code relating to the smog check program.  This bill would have exempted these cars from a visual or functional check of emission control devices, including the catalytic converter.  Additionally, the bill would have removed the requirement that these vehicles pass a visual inspection for liquid fuel leaks which poses a public safety risk.  Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Would have provided an income tax credit for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2021 and before January 1, 2026, to individuals and small businesses for the purchase of a backup generator for use in a residential or commercial property in a designated wildfire zone.  The bill would have limited the tax credit to 50 percent of the total cost incurred by the customer, not to exceed $7,000.  Was not heard in the Senate Governance and Finance Committee.

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Would have required the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to establish a renewable gas, as defined, procurement program requiring each gas corporation to procure renewable gas in an amount so that, by January 1, 2030, at least 20 percent of the total volume of gas delivered to customers in California by that gas corporation is renewable gas.  The bill would have also required CPUC, in designing and implementing the program, to ensure that the renewable gas procurement program is a cost-effective means to achieve forecast reductions in emissions of short‑lived climate pollutants pursuant to specified laws and that the program complies with all applicable state and federal laws.  Was not heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

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Would have required the Department of General Services to ensure that a recycling program is in place to safely dispose of, and recover critical materials from, rechargeable lithium ion batteries in zero‑emission battery electric vehicles.  Was not heard in the Senate Governmental Organization Committee.

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Would have established the Climate Innovation Grant Program, administered by the Strategic Growth Council, to award grants funded by voluntary tax contributions for the development and research of new innovations and technologies that either reduce emissions of greenhouse gases or address the impacts of climate change.  Was not heard in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee.

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