California Air Resources Board

Summary

Would have authorized a transactions and use tax to be placed on the ballot for approval by the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (SCAQMD) electorate, if it had been approved by a majority vote of the SCAQMD’s governing board.  The bill would have required the SCAQMD to establish an independent taxpayers’ oversight committee within six months of the effective date of the transactions and use tax levy, increase, or extension to ensure that revenues generated by the levy, increase, or extension are expended consistent with the applicable requirements of the bill.  The bill would have required that all moneys received by SCAQMD from the transactions and use tax be used to implement projects that reduce air pollution through incentives and other measures to first fully implement SCAQMD’s state implementation plan and any subsequent air quality attainment plans, as specified.  Was not heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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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 required the Small Business Advocate and each State agency’s small business liaison to provide technical advice and assist small businesses in filing petitions to request the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation.  The bill would have authorized a small business liaison to advocate for or against the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation that is requested by petition.  The bill would also have required the Small Businesses Advocate to provide counsel and offer recommendations to State agencies who receive those petitions from small businesses.  The bill would have authorized the Small Businesses Advocate and the State agency small business liaison to issue written comments as to the validity of a submitted petition, and would have required the advocate and the agency liaison to offer a petitioner at least one meeting to discuss the contents of a petition.  Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have prohibited the San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission (Commission) from changing the allocation of revenues to any component of the expenditure plan contained in the San Diego Transportation Improvement Program Ordinance by more than an unspecified percentage unless certain conditions were met.  Remains at the Assembly Desk.

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Would make a public agency liable for all damages proximately caused by a negligent or intentional violation of the requirements of the Information Practices Act of 1977.  The bill would have also prohibited an agency from selling, renting, or exchanging for a commercial purpose the personal information that the agency holds without the consent of the person to whom that information applies.  Remains at the Assembly Desk.

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Would have required a State agency to post on its website any report that the State agency submits to a committee of the Legislature.  Was not heard in the Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review Committee.

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Would have required CARB, no later than January 1, 2022, to submit a report to the Legislature summarizing the best scientific information available regarding the potential adverse effects on public health from the use of natural gas in buildings in the State, as specified.  Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required every information security officer appointed on or after January 1, 2021, to complete a basic training course for information security officers created and provided by the Chief of the Office of Information Security.  Was not heard in the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee.

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Would have established the Energy, Environment, and Economy Council (Council) with 16 members, as specified.  The bill would have required the Council to engage with stakeholders, subject matter experts, and State and local agencies with jurisdiction relevant to environmental protection and economic vitality in order to determine the policies that can be implemented to meet the State’s environmental goals, while avoiding harm to the State’s economy and maintaining specified protections.  The bill would have required the Council, by July 1, 2022, to submit a report to the Legislature that would have made recommendations on appropriate policies to achieve the above-stated environmental goals, while maintaining specified protections, ensuring consumer choice is not compromised, and avoiding harm to the State’s economy.  Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required the Secretary of State to adopt emergency regulations to provide appropriate and timely guidance to public entities and the public generally regarding signature requirements and to make regulatory changes needed no later than March 1, 2022, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.  The bill would have made such adopted emergency regulations effective only until nonemergency, final regulations are adopted and become effective through the regular rulemaking process.  Was not heard in the Assembly Judiciary Committee.

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