California Air Resources Board

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Requires the California Energy Commission to develop and publish guidance on best practices to help reduce barriers for building owners to transition to electric equipment and appliances, and install electric vehicle charging equipment. The bill also authorizes awarding of moneys from an existing grant program, funded by surcharges on energy ratepayer utility bills, for technological advancements that reduce the costs of electrifying building-related applications.

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Would have required the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program courses remain available in an online format indefinitely. The bill would have required, no later than March 1, 2022, the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program offer certification testing in an online format. The bill would have required the California Energy Commission (CEC) to periodically review the reasonableness of the fees or charges assessed by the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program and set the fees or charges accordingly. The bill would have required any fees assessed to comply with the requirement to offer the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program, or certification testing, in an online format be assessed on a one-time basis to recoup any reasonable startup costs, as determined by CEC. Was amended to deal with indemnity insurance.

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Expedites local government permit approval for electric vehicle charging stations by automatically deeming the permit approved if a local government official takes no action after specified time periods.

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Would exempt certain leased zero-emission medium- or heavy-duty trucks from vehicle license and registration and weight fees, as well as exempting the fuel for these vehicles from sales tax. Eligible vehicles would be those leased after July 1, 2022, and that requires the lessor to provide specific information to the lessee. Was not heard in the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee.

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Specifies that a business engaged in the manufacturing of fuels, electrical parts, or components used in the field of clean transportation or the production of alternative fuel vehicles or electric vehicles is a qualified manufacturing facility for the purposes of the Capital Investment Incentive Program.

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Would have required each local publicly owned electric utility to develop a transportation electrification plan to support the levels of electric vehicle adoption required to meet the goals of putting five million zero-emission vehicles on California roads by 2030 and reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would provide a partial sales tax exclusion starting 2021 for the sale of zero-emission or near-zero-emission drayage trucks that qualify for the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project, Carl Moyer, or Volkswagen mitigation programs. Was not heard in the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee.

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Expands the list of eligible projects under the California Energy Commission's Energy Conservation Assistance Account (ECAA) to include installation of energy storage systems and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Also expands the eligible entities who can participate in the ECAA program to include California Native American tribes.

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Would create the Jobs Plan Program, under which private entities bidding on a covered public contract, as defined, over $10 million issued by a relevant public agency must include as part of their application a California Jobs Plan (CJP) form stating information about transportation infrastructure jobs created and retained. If federal funds are used in a covered public contract, the bill would require that applicants use a United States Jobs Plan (USJP). The bill would define "relevant public agency" as the Department of General Services, the California Department of Transportation, and local school districts. The bill, beginning December 1, 2022, would require CJP or USJP to be scored as a part of the overall application for the covered public contract, as specified, and be included in the awarded contract or subsidy as a material term. The bill would require Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) to create the CJP and USJP forms and procedures and criteria for public agencies to evaluate applicants for covered public contracts. The bill would require LWDA to develop a public web-based portal to which recipients of covered public contracts must upload progress reports on the commitments made in a CJP or USJP. The bill could impact contracts for electrical chargers. Moved to Assembly Inactive File.

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Would establish the Clean Vehicles Ombudsperson (Ombudsperson) within the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development and requires the Ombudsperson to consult with appropriate entities in identifying available programs and incentives offered by the State that can help to reduce costs and increase participation in a statewide contract or leveraged procurement agreement established by the Department of General Services (DGS) under this bill. The bill would also require the Ombudsperson to convene 2 or more workshops of an advisory committee to aid in identifying and publishing best practices in adopting zero-emission fleet vehicles for public agencies and identifying appropriate candidate vehicles for bulk purchase, leveraged procurement, or other means of widespread adoption by public entities, as specified. The bill would require the Ombudsperson to develop, and recommend that DGS adopt, criteria for evaluating vehicle purchase options or other means of widespread and streamline adoption options. Moved to the Senate Inactive File.

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