California Air Resources Board

Summary

Would have required the California Energy Commission (CEC), in consultation with CARB and the California Public Utilities Commission, on or before June 30, 2024, to convene a stakeholder workgroup to examine challenges and opportunities associated with using a battery electric vehicle and bidirectional electric vehicle service equipment as a mobile battery to power a home or building to provide electricity to the electrical grid, and requires the CEC, in consultation with the stakeholder workgroup, on or before January 1, 2026, to submit a report to the Governor and Legislature that includes specified information related to the bidirectional capability of battery electric vehicles and electric vehicle service equipment, as specified. The bill would have also authorized CARB to require any weight class of battery electric vehicle to be bidirectional capable if it determines there is a sufficiently compelling beneficial bidirectional-capable use case to the battery electric vehicle operator and electrical grid. Was amended to deal with an abortion issue.

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This bill requires airports with greater than 50,000 takeoffs to report to CARB by June 1, 2024, on measures they are taking to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions and requires CARB to approve the report or deem it insufficient. The bill requires CARB to develop a public process with local air districts to discuss options for remedying the report, which the airport must resubmit within 120 days. The bill requires CARB to notify the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) upon approval of a report and requires GO-Biz to provide technical assistance to qualified airports. The bill requires airports with greater than 50,000 private takeoffs to report to relevant local air districts on their efforts to mitigate impacts to disadvantaged communities. Bill was amended to deal with gas corporations.

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Would have made a non-substantive change to the requirement that the California Natural Resources Agency establish a mechanism for retiring the listing of a project that has been funded. Amended to deal with small business eligibility for State contracts.

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Would have required CARB to convene a youth advisory council of 35 members ages 16 to 21 representing each local air district to advise CARB on air pollution issues that impact youth in California. CARB would have been required to conduct public outreach to encourage applications and do additional outreach efforts in areas disproportionately impacted by pollution in each local air district, as well as prioritize those disproportionately impacted by pollution in membership. The bill would have authorized the council to conduct research and other activities with administrative support from CARB. Amended to deal with judicial officer disqualifications.

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Would have prohibited, under the Public Records Act, an elected or appointed official or employee of a public agency from creating or sending a public record using a nonofficial electronic messaging system unless the official or employee sends a copy of the public record to an official electronic messaging system. The bill would have prohibited, under the Legislative Open Records Act, a Member of the Legislature, legislative officer, standing, joint, or select committee or subcommittee of the Senate and Assembly, or agency or employee of the Legislature from creating or sending a legislative record using a nonofficial electronic messaging system unless the Member of the Legislature, legislative officer, standing, joint, or select committee or subcommittee of the Senate and Assembly, or agency or employee of the Legislature sends a copy of the legislative record to an official electronic messaging system. Was amended to deal with fentanyl.

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Would have allowed, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, and before January 1, 2028, a credit against State taxes for a qualified taxpayer in an amount equal to $800 per ton of criteria air pollutant reduced beyond the baseline amount. The bill would have defined “qualified taxpayer” to mean a major source emitter, as defined, that has emissions levels of criteria air pollutants for the taxable year at least 5 percent below the requirements set by the federal Clean Air Act. The bill also would have defined “baseline amount” with respect to criteria air pollutants to mean the level of criteria air pollutants the taxpayer may emit to meet the requirements of the federal Clean Air Act. Was amended to deal with student loan debt.

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This bill would have required CARB to exempt agricultural vehicles and specialty agricultural vehicles that do not exceed 10,000 miles of operation annually from any regulation to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, oxides of nitrogen, and other criteria air pollutants from in-use, diesel-fueled vehicles.The bill would also have prohibited CARB from adopting any regulation that requires an off-road agricultural vehicle or piece of equipment to satisfy any zero-emission requirement.Was amended to deal with the Drought Relief Grant Program.

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An earlier version of this bill would have required CARB, on or before August 1, 2026, in consultation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture, to create a feed additive program, including voluntary incentives, to reduce emissions from dairy cattle, and would have required CARB to convene a workgroup to complete a comprehensive assessment of the potential impacts of feed additives on dairy cattle. Amended to deal with elections.

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Would have required a State agency that significantly regulates or impacts nonprofit corporations to designate a person to serve as a nonprofit liaison if the use of existing personnel and resources allows for performance of the duties of the nonprofit liaison. The bill would have established the nonprofit liaison’s duties, including responding to complaints by nonprofit corporations about the State agency and assisting nonprofit corporations with complying with the State agency’s regulations and relevant statutes. Was amended to focus on Department of General Services.

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Category:  Administrative Procedures

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Would have required CARB to assess the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District’s air quality progress every three years, instead of every 2 years, and submit these assessments to the Legislature within 3 weeks of completion, instead of within 2 weeks. Was amended to deal with the developmental services system.

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