California Air Resources Board

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Would have provided a partial sales tax exclusion starting 2023 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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Would have required, beginning January 1, 2035, 100 percent of all newly purchased or contracted school buses of a local educational agency (LEA) to be zero-emission, where feasible. The bill would have defined an LEA as a school district, county office of education, or charter school. If a local educational agency determined that the purchase or contracting of a zero-emission school bus was not feasible due to both terrain and route constraints, the local educational agency would have been able to request a one-time extension for a term not to exceed five years from CARB. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required CARB to establish the Zero-Emission Aftermarket Conversion Project to provide an applicant with a rebate for the aftermarket conversion of a motor vehicle into a zero-emission vehicle. This bill would have redirected $2 million annually from the Clean Vehicle rebate Project to fund this program. This bill would have also required CARB to ensure that only conversions with at least 100 miles in range are eligible for the incentive. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have codified the light-duty portion of the Governor’s Zero-Emission Vehicle Executive Order, which sets a target of 100 percent new car sales be zero-emission by 2035. The bill also would have required CARB, to the extent consistent with State and federal law, to develop and adopt passenger vehicle and light-duty truck regulations requiring increasing volumes of new zero-emission vehicles sold in the State towards the target of 100 percent of in-State sales by 2035. Died on the Assembly Floor.

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Would have set a goal that at least 60 percent of new zero-emission passenger vehicles (ZEV) sold in the State for noncommercial private use be purchased by, or on behalf of persons from, an underrepresented community as defined by the bill. The bill also stated that this goal should supersede any other ZEV goals. Additionally, the bill would have prohibited CARB from pursuing strategies to implement any goal for zero-emission passenger vehicle sales established by statute or executive order unless those strategies are also designed to achieve the zero-emission vehicle equity goal established by this bill simultaneously. Was not heard in Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Requires the Department of General Services and the Department of Transportation and their contractors to enter into a Labor Peace Agreement and adhere to High Road Jobs Standards, as defined, for contracts for zero-emission transit vehicles or electric vehicle supply equipment valued at $10,000,000 or more.

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Would have established the Clean Vehicles Ombudsperson (Ombudsperson) within the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development and would have required 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 have required the Ombudsperson to convene two 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 have required 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 Assembly Inactive File.

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Expands California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemptions for specified transit, bicycle, and pedestrian projects, and extends these exemptions from 2023 to 2030.

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Would have promoted medium-duty, heavy-duty, and off-road zero-emission infrastructure and electric and hydrogen refueling policies to support the State’s 2030 zero-emission vehicle and greenhouse gas reductions goals. The bill would have also established an electric rate structure, inclusive of electric charging and hydrogen refueling to incentivize zero-emission vehicles and freight equipment across the State. Additionally, the bill would have established the Safe and Clean Truck Infrastructure Program to deploy strategies to support truck drivers, such as safe areas to park and zero-emission refueling stations. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Would create a partial (3.9375 percent) sales and use tax exemption for a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle purchased under Clean Cars for All (CC4All). Purchasers must have an award letter from an air district for purposes of CC4All. The exemption would apply to vehicles sold on or after January 1, 2022. Held at the Assembly Desk.

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