California Air Resources Board

Would have exempted transportation fuels from the Cap-and-Trade program. This bill also would have required CARB to grant variances to gasoline specifications as specified and would have waived the Reid Vapor Pressure requirement to allow for the early transition to winter-blend gasoline when CARB determines the gasoline market is experiencing a sudden and unusual rise in prices. Failed passage in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Would have created the Climate Cashback Program to be administered by the Franchise Tax Board for the purpose of mitigating the costs of transitioning to a low-carbon economy. The bill would have required the Franchise Tax Board to develop and implement the program by December 31, 2024, to deliver quarterly per capita cashback payments to all California residents and set other requirements for the operation of the program. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required CARB to include greenhouse gas emissions from wildland and forest fires in the Scoping Plan. Failed passage in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required CARB to initiate a regulatory process, consistent with statutory requirements for the Cap-and-Trade program, to evaluate potential updates to the market-based compliance mechanism, and regulatory changes shall take effect no later than January 1, 2025. The bill would have specified the topics the evaluation shall focus on relating to allowance supply and recommendations by the Independent Emissions Market Advisory Committee (IEMAC) and the Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (EJAC). The bill would have required CARB, beginning January 1, 2028, in consultation with the IEMAC and EJAC, on a triennial basis to conduct an evaluation of the Cap-and-Trade program focusing on the topics specified in the evaluation. The bill would have required the Chair of CARB to appear before the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies (JLCCCP) to present the results of the evaluation and any proposed revisions to the Cap-and-Trade regulation and authorized CARB to revise those regulations afterward to more effectively meet the goals of SB 32 and the most recent Scoping Plan. Died on the inactive file.

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Would have required CARB to create the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) Regulation Appeals Advisory Committee to review appeals for denied requests for exemptions from CARB's ACF Regulation. The Advisory Committee would have included representatives from CARB, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the California Energy Commission (CEC), Department of General Services (DGS), California Department of Transportation (CalTrans), a transit agency, a regional transportation agency, and members from private fleet owners, state and local government experts on fleets, investor-owned utilities (IOU) representatives, and electric vehicle (EV) vehicle manufacturing industry experts. This bill failed passage in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

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Would have authorized CARB to provide a voucher under the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher (HVIP) for zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) that meet specified requirements. This bill would have required the individual receiving the voucher to attest to CARB that the vehicle will be primarily used for commercial or business purposes. This bill would have also made grant funding available for Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to purchase ZEV schoolbuses through private contractors. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee. 

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Would have required the Department of General Services (DGS) to require a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) supplier for state vehicle fleets to certify that the raw materials utilized for the manufacturing of the supplied ZEVs were not mined by child labor. This bill would have also required the ZEV supplier to certify to DGS the locations and hourly wage of the workers that mined the raw materials. This bill also requires DGS to post on its website the specified information provided by the ZEV supplier. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee. 

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Would have required the California Energy Commission (CEC) to create an incentive program that provides grants to facilitate electric vehicle sharing services operated at affordable multifamily housing properties. The bill would have limited grantees to non-profits, public agencies/local governments, and air districts. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have provided an exemption to local governments purchasing a vehicle weighing more than 8,500 pounds from CARB’s Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) Regulation if the price of the zero-emission version of a vehicle is more than an unspecified percentage of the price of a comparable internal combustion engine version of that vehicle. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee. 

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Would have extended the compliance dates set for local governments and municipalities to meet CARB’s Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) Regulation by ten years. This bill would have also prohibited CARB from taking enforcement action against a local government that violates the ACF Regulation if the violation occurs before January 1, 2025. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee. 

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