California Air Resources Board

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Would have established a new method for individuals and companies to use electric vehicles, known as an electric mobility manufacturer vehicle membership program.  This bill would have authorized an electric mobility manufacturer to offer a monthly membership contract for an electric or zero-emission vehicle with two or more doors.  Was not heard in Senate Transportation Committee.

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Requires the California Energy Commission to provide research and development support for zero-emissions fuels, infrastructure, and technologies using available funds that are currently set aside for the development of clean diesel fuels, infrastructure, and technologies.

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Would have established the California Electric Vehicle Authority (Authority) within the Governor’s Office.  The bill would have made the Authority responsible for funding and financing programs to accelerate the transition to a zero-emissions transportation system, as specified.  The bill additionally would have required the Authority to coordinate among State, regional, and local government entities to facilitate the transition to a clean transportation system, as specified.  Was not heard in the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxics 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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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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Would have required the Department of General Services to ensure that a recycling program is in place to safely dispose of, and recover critical materials from, rechargeable lithium ion batteries in zero‑emission battery electric vehicles.  Was not heard in the Senate Governmental Organization Committee.

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Would have included ancillary services, in addition to reliability services, as a means of providing net benefits to ratepayers as required for electric vehicle grid integration.  Was not heard in the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee.

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Would have created the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council (Council) to coordinate State activities on electric vehicle charging station deployment and to develop a comprehensive strategy to fulfill the State's 2025 infrastructure deployment goal.  The bill would have included CARB as a member of the Council.  Was not heard in the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee.

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Would have required CARB, by December 31, 2022, as a part of the Scoping Plan, to prepare a strategic plan for accelerating the production and use of green electrolytic hydrogen in California and an analysis of how curtailed power could be better utilized to help meet the State’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.  Was not heard in the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee.

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Would have revised the statutory definition of transportation electrification to explicitly include renewable hydrogen and fuel cell electric vehicles, if the hydrogen meets certain renewable content requirements.  The bill also would have required the California Public Utilities Commission to approve, or modify and approve, programs and investments in transportation electrification, including hydrogen and hydrogen‑related distribution, pipelines, and make-ready infrastructure for hydrogen, utilizing a reasonable cost recovery mechanism if they are consistent with the specified environmental objectives, do not unfairly compete with nonutility enterprises, include performance accountability measures, and are in the interest of ratepayers.  Was not heard in the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee.

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