California Air Resources Board

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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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Would have exempted unattended electric vehicle charging stations from the requirement that service stations provide customers with access to a restroom, free water, compressed air, and an air pressure gauge.  Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Would have expedited local government permit approval for electric vehicle charging stations by automatically approving the permit if a local government official takes no action after 15 business days.  Was not heard in the Assembly Local Government Committee.

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Would have codified the requirement that California install at least 1 million electric vehicle charging ports by December 31, 2030.  This would have been achieved through both an existing electric vehicle charging infrastructure assessment being conducted by the California Energy Commission, and investor‑owned utility programs on transportation electrification administered by the California Public Utilities Commission.  Was not heard in the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee.

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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 program 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.  Failed passage on the Senate floor.

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Requires the California Public Utilities Commission, on or before March 1, 2021, to review and decide whether to approve two specific pending transportation electrification infrastructure applications and to issue a decision reauthorizing and extending programs and investments previously approved.  This bill also creates the School Building Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program that consists of:  (1) the School Reopening Ventilation and Energy Efficiency Verification and Repair Program and (2) the School Building Noncompliant Plumbing Fixture Program to be adopted by the investor-owned utilities and administered by the California Energy Commission.  The bill requires that up to 25 percent of installation crew members of any State‑funded electric vehicle charging infrastructure be certified under the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program.

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