California Air Resources Board

Summary

Spot bill related to refinery-related community air monitoring systems and refinery fence-line monitoring systems.  Remains in the Senate Rules Committee.

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Spot bill related to the posting of information on CARB's website regarding air quality conditions and trends statewide, and on the status and effectiveness of State and local air quality programs.  Remains in the Senate Rules Committee.

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Would have required a local air district without a specified rule on emergency backup generators as of January 1, 2021, that adopted such a rule to include in the rule provisions that would have allowed the operator of a critical facility, as defined, to use a permitted emergency backup generator in exceedance of the applicable runtime and testing and maintenance limits if specified conditions are met.  The bill would have required a critical facility allowed to exceed applicable limits under the rule adopted pursuant to Senate Bill 1099 to attest to and provide evidence of having taken demonstrable steps toward implementing the use of backup power technologies that meet or exceed emission standards set by CARB.  Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required a local air district to adopt a rule or revise its existing rules, consistent with federal law, to allow a health facility that has received a permit from the district to construct and operate an emergency backup generator to use that emergency backup generator during a deenergization event without having that usage count toward any time limitation on actual usage and routine testing and maintenance included as a condition for issuance of that permit.  The bill would have required, if an electrical corporation, electrical cooperative, or local publicly owned electric utility had undertaken a deenergization event during a calendar year, that the electrical corporation, electrical cooperative, or local publicly owned electric utility, by January 30 of the following calendar year, submit a report with specified information to each local air district affected by the deenergization event.  Was not heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

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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 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 provided Legislative intent that the California Interscholastic Federation implement additional policies concerning developing and maintaining recommendations relating to air quality and its impact on athletic activity for schools, posting air quality activity recommendations for schools and supporting air quality education materials on its internet website, and requiring schools to ensure that their existing written emergency action plans educate staff on air quality activity recommendations and education materials.  Was not heard in the Assembly Education Committee.

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Spot bill related to the posting of information on CARB's website regarding air quality conditions and trends statewide, and on the status and effectiveness of State and local air quality programs.  Remains at the Assembly Desk.

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Would have exempted the operation of an alternative power source, as defined, to provide power to a critical facility, as defined, from any local, regional, or State regulation regarding the operation of that source.  The bill would have authorized providers of essential public services, in lieu of compliance with applicable legal requirements, to comply with the maintenance and testing procedures set forth in the National Fire Protection Association Standard for Emergency and Standby Power System, NFPA 110, for alternative power sources designated by the essential public services providers for the support of critical facilities.  Was not heard in the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee.

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Would have required a school district to ensure that school facilities meet the minimum requirements of regulations enacted by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board that govern the quality of air provided to employees in places of employment.  The bill would have required school districts to use contractors who had been certified by a nationally recognized organization for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems.  Was not heard in the Assembly Education Committee.

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