California Air Resources Board

Summary

Would have allowed an income tax credit for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2021, to a taxpayer that purchases a backup power generator for use in a residence or commercial property located in a high fire-threat district, as defined, not to exceed $1,500 per taxpayer.  The bill would have limited the total amount of credits allowed to $2 million and would have required the credits to be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.  Was not heard in the Senate Governance and Finance Committee.

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Would have exempted from the State and local sales and use tax specified backup electrical generators used by local jurisdictions during deenergization events.  Was not heard in the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee.

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Would have excluded backup power generation of 50 megawatts or larger used at data centers from California Energy Commission licensing requirements.  Was not heard in the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee.

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Would have required the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to develop and implement backup power rules for telecommunication services in areas that the CPUC has determined to be at high risk of wildfire.  The bill at one time included language on electrical system reliability and backup generation that could have involved cleaner backup generation technology of interest to CARB.  Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Spot bill expressing the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would incentivize the use of fuel cells to address reliability issues associated with public safety power shutoffs.  Was not heard in the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee.

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Would have allowed a local air district to adopt and implement regulations to require data regarding air pollution within the district’s jurisdiction from areawide stationary sources to enable the calculation of health risks from toxic air contaminants.  The bill would have also specified that the district regulations may also require air pollution data from mobile sources drawn by those areawide stationary sources.  Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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