California Air Resources Board

Summary

Would have eliminated certain criteria for what defines a “collector car,” in the Health and Safety Code relating to the smog check program.  This bill would have exempted these cars from a visual or functional check of emission control devices, including the catalytic converter.  Additionally, the bill would have removed the requirement that these vehicles pass a visual inspection for liquid fuel leaks which poses a public safety risk.  Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Summary

Would have exempted emergency vehicles used by a community college, police academy, fire academy, or similar facility, solely for the training of emergency response personnel from motor vehicle pollution control regulations.  Was not heard in the Senate Transportation Committee.

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Summary

Would have established a new registration and identification program for off-highway vehicles (OHV) that are model year 2022 or newer and used in competition.  The bill would have imposed fees for the issuance or renewal of competition identification stickers and would have required certain competition OHVs to have a competition sticker to operate on public lands.  This bill would have required OHV riders to possess a current and valid competition card from a competition-sanctioning organization when practicing for a competition event on public lands.  Additionally, this bill would have required CARB, in consultation with the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), to adopt a regulation by January 1, 2023, that would have provided the requirements for when competition OHVs were allowed to operate on public lands to practice for sanctioned competition events.  This regulation would have sunsetted on July 1, 2026.  Lastly, the bill would have required DPR, in collaboration with CARB and the Department of Motor Vehicles, to submit a report to the Legislature, by March 1, 2025, containing certain information regarding OHVs.  Was not heard on Senate Concurrence.

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