California Air Resources Board

Would have prohibited CARB from amending the Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulations prior to January 1, 2026. Remains in the Assembly Rules Committee.

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Would have exempted transportation fuels from the Cap-and-Trade program. Would have required CARB to grant variances from CARB’s gasoline specifications, including for importation from outside the State, whenever a refinery outage or other similar supply interruption would otherwise result in substantial short-term price increases for California consumers and businesses. Would have required CARB to waive Reid vapor pressure requirements on summer-blend gasoline and allow for the early transition to winter-blend gasoline to lower gasoline prices for California consumers and businesses if CARB determines that the gasoline market is experiencing a sudden and unusual increase in gasoline prices. Did not receive a vote in the Assembly Petroleum and Gasoline Supply Committee.

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Would have added prioritizing methane reduction strategies to the existing requirement for State agencies to consider and implement strategies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Would have required CARB, California Public Utilities Commission, and other relevant agencies to timely consider new programs, or changes to existing programs to reduce methane emissions, including from imported natural gas. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have authorized the Governor to certify sustainable aviation fuel projects for CEQA streamlining benefits, including a 270-day limit on challenges to an environmental impact report. Would have defined sustainable aviation fuel as meeting the requirements of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard and the standards for alternative jet fuels established by the ASTM International. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have prohibited CARB from including avoided methane emissions from the carbon intensity calculations when evaluating or re-evaluating dairy and livestock fuel pathways in the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Was not heard in the Assembly Agriculture Committee.

Would have added pipelines transporting carbon dioxide to the State requirements for pipelines carrying hazardous liquids. Would also have required the State Fire Marshal to adopt safety-related regulations governing intrastate pipelines transporting carbon dioxide, as specified, and precluded pipelines from transporting carbon dioxide to or from a carbon capture and sequestration project until those regulations are adopted. Finally, would have added carbon dioxide transportation safety requirements to the unified permit application for the construction and operation of a carbon dioxide capture and sequestration projects. Was not heard in the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee, at the request of the author.

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Would have required CARB to develop, by January 1, 2027, a plan to include ocean carbon dioxide removal technology and projects that it determines are environmentally safe and sustainable into the Carbon Capture, Removal, Utilization, and Storage Program and qualify those projects for inclusion in carbon credit programs, including but not limited to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard and the Cap-and-Trade program. Would have required CARB and any agency with a relevant financial incentive program to consider whether it is appropriate to include an ocean carbon dioxide removal project in that program, to the extent the project achieves similar or better climate and environmental program goals. Finally, would have required CARB to coordinate with other State agencies to develop a single point of contact to coordinate and streamline permitting of those projects, work with existing interagency groups to include research on these projects in future scoping studies, and cooperate with specified entities on workforce issues with these projects. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have stated the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to improve California’s response to climate change. Remains in the Assembly Rules Committee.

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Would have advanced the due date from December 31, 2035 to December 31, 2030, for an existing report CARB is required to submit to the Legislature on the feasibility and tradeoffs of achieving an 85% in anthropogenic greenhouse gas reductions by 2045 relative to alternative scenarios that achieve net zero emissions by 2045. Would have required that the report and a requirement to report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies on progress toward both goals be submitted to the Legislature consistent with existing law on agency reports. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required CARB, in administering the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, to deem a Tier 2 pathway application certified if CARB does not take action within 15 days or receipt, or if the application has been pending for more than 60 days as of January 1, 2024. The bill also would have required CARB to revise the alternative diesel fuel regulations to authorize the sale of alternative diesel fuel that contains up to 20% biodiesel by volume. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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