California Air Resources Board

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Would have required a local air district hearing board to send a notice of a hearing to consider an application for an interim variance not less than 72 hours prior to the hearing to any person who requests the notice.  Was amended to deal with public peace.

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Would have established an Office of the Salton Sea within the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA).  The bill would have required the Secretary for CNRA to establish a Salton Sea Oversight Committee.  Was amended to deal with lithium extraction in California.

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Would have redefined “petroleum refinery” to exclude refineries under a capacity of 55,000 barrels per day and within 1 mile of communities under 3,000 residents from requirements to establish and maintain a refinery-related community air monitoring system.  Was amended to deal with peace officers.

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Would have required a State agency to post on its website any report, as defined, that the State agency submits to a committee of the Legislature.  Was amended to deal with unemployment insurance.

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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.  The bill was amended to deal with nonlatex gloves.

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Would have required CARB, by April 1, 2020, to develop a summary of E-85 distribution data from 2012 to 2017, as well as data on the number of flexible fuel vehicles registered in California in 2017 and 2018, and submit the summary to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA).  The bill also would have required CARB to develop policy recommendations to maximize the use of E-85 and consider adopting those policy recommendations no later than October 1, 2020.  The bill also would have authorized the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies to recommend that CARB provide support to local governments to maximize their use of flexible fuel vehicles and E-85 fuel.  The bill was amended to deal with warewashing machines.

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