California Air Resources Board

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Would have required CARB to adopt a regulation defining carbon neutrality for the purposes of California’s greenhouse gas reduction goals.  Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required CARB to amend the Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulations to consider the attainment of National Ambient Air Quality Standards under the federal Clean Air Act, consider specified climate goals, complement existing oxides of nitrogen reduction programs to ensure value‑added support to meet 2023 and 2031 federal nonattainment deadlines, and apply performance‑based metrics.  The bill failed passage in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required CARB to ensure that all alternative fuels are treated equally with regards to the requirements for generating credits under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard.  The bill also would have required the Legislative Analyst’s Office, beginning January 1, 2021, to report to the Legislature on an empirical analysis of moneys allocated from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.  Was not heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

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Requires the Labor and Workforce Development Agency and Workforce Development Board to oversee a stakeholder process to develop recommendations on how best to mitigate employment impacts of automation at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.  The bill also requires these agencies to issue findings and recommendations from the stakeholder process no later than July 1, 2023.  The bill also requires the California Workforce Development Board to present a previously required report on helping industry, workers, and communities transition to changes related to statewide greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. 

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Would have established the California School Plant‑Based Food and Beverage Program within the State Department of Education to reimburse local education agencies for meals with plant‑based food options, as specified.  Was not heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required the California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), by July 1, 2022, to adopt regulations to protect public health and safety near oil and gas extraction activities, including the establishment of minimum setback distances, as specified.  The bill would have required CalGEM to consult with CARB and incorporate expertise and data from CARB’s ongoing monitoring program when developing the regulations.  The bill also would have required the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to create an environmental justice program within the Natural Resources Agency.  Was not heard in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee.

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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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Reiterates that Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO), in the development of a Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS), are allowed to conduct meetings with the public through electronic means if a call-in telephonic option is also provided and the informational meeting is not required to be conducted pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5).  This bill removes the requirement for MPOs to present an urban simulation model of an SCS at a public workshop.  The provisions of the bill sunset on January 1, 2023, at which point statute reverts to current law with minor nonsubstantive changes. 

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Would have required CARB, by January 1, 2022, to adopt an online application process for the submission of grant applications under the Carl Moyer Program.  The bill would have required CARB and the local air districts administering the program to use the online application process.  The bill would have also required CARB, by January 1, 2022, to review the program and to submit to the Legislature a report on the review containing certain information.  The bill would have also prohibited CARB from adopting or amending regulations making changes to the program until CARB had submitted the report.  Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Would have authorized a State agency to apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to sponsor a Go Green specialized license plate program.  Go Green specialized license plates would have only been available for zero-emission vehicles.  The bill would have also required DMV to deposit revenue generated by the Go Green specialized license plate program, after administrative costs had been deducted, in the Enhanced Fleet Modernization Subaccount to provide additional funding for the retirement of older polluting vehicles and incentivize the purchase of new and used zero-emission vehicles.  Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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