California Air Resources Board

Summary

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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Would have included ancillary services, in addition to reliability services, as a means of providing net benefits to ratepayers as required for electric vehicle grid integration.  Was not heard in the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee.

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Would have created the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council (Council) to coordinate State activities on electric vehicle charging station deployment and to develop a comprehensive strategy to fulfill the State's 2025 infrastructure deployment goal.  The bill would have included CARB as a member of the Council.  Was not heard in the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee.

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Would have required CARB, by December 31, 2022, as a part of the Scoping Plan, to prepare a strategic plan for accelerating the production and use of green electrolytic hydrogen in California and an analysis of how curtailed power could be better utilized to help meet the State’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.  Was not heard in the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee.

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Would have allowed an income tax credit for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2021, to a taxpayer that purchases a backup power generator for use in a residence or commercial property located in a high fire-threat district, as defined, not to exceed $1,500 per taxpayer.  The bill would have limited the total amount of credits allowed to $2 million and would have required the credits to be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.  Was not heard in the Senate Governance and Finance Committee.

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