California Air Resources Board

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Would have established the California Deforestation-Free Procurement Act that would have required a contractor contracting with a State agency for procurement of specified products to certify the materials used were not derived from land where tropical deforestation occurred on or after January 1, 2021.  The bill would have required the Department of General Services to issue a notice regarding this requirement and impose specified sanctions on contractors who violate the requirement.  Was not heard in the Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review Committee.

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Would have stated the intent of the Legislature to adopt a policy framework for funding COVID-19 recovery efforts, including that expenditures would provide climate‑based solutions consistent with the urgency of the climate crisis and the need to make rapid and sustained reductions in greenhouse gases consistent with statewide emissions reduction targets and recommendations from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.  Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required CARB, no later than January 1, 2022, to adopt a regulation on the zero‑carbon energy content of hydrogen transportation fuel, as specified.  Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required the Strategic Growth Council, by December 31, 2021, to submit a report to the Legislature that provides a scoping plan for the State to meet its organic waste, climate change, and air quality mandates, goals, and targets.  The bill would have required the scoping plan to include, among other things, the State’s 2030 greenhouse gas emissions limit, the Short Lived Climate Pollutant Strategy, and the California Forest Carbon Plan.  Was not heard in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee.

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Spot bill related to the requirement for CARB to consult with other governments and nations to identify the most effective strategies and methods to reduce greenhouse gases.  Remains at the Assembly Desk.

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Would have declared that it is the policy of California to restore an optimal safe climate and to provide maximum protection from climate change to all people and species, globally, including the most vulnerable.  The bill would have stated the intent of the Legislature that the State undertake various immediate and large-scale efforts, including conversion of the economy to zero greenhouse gas emissions by no later than 2030 and an immediate phaseout of fossil fuels.  Remains at the Assembly Desk.

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Would have stated the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation on the need for increased education, career technical education, job training, and workforce development resources or capacity to help industry, workers, and communities transition to economic and labor‑market changes related to statewide greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals in response to an existing required report.  Remains at the Assembly Desk.

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Would have required CARB to adopt a regulation defining carbon neutrality for the purposes of California’s greenhouse gas reduction goals.  Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required CARB to amend the Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulations to consider the attainment of National Ambient Air Quality Standards under the federal Clean Air Act, consider specified climate goals, complement existing oxides of nitrogen reduction programs to ensure value‑added support to meet 2023 and 2031 federal nonattainment deadlines, and apply performance‑based metrics.  The bill failed passage in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required CARB to ensure that all alternative fuels are treated equally with regards to the requirements for generating credits under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard.  The bill also would have required the Legislative Analyst’s Office, beginning January 1, 2021, to report to the Legislature on an empirical analysis of moneys allocated from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.  Was not heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

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