California Air Resources Board

Summary

Would have required CARB, on or before December 31, 2025, in consultation with the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), upon appropriation by the Legislature, to complete an assessment of the use of hydrogen in certain applications, as specified. The bill would have required CARB to evaluate a number of things, including the potential for reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases using hydrogen for the application and the energy efficiency of using hydrogen for the application. The bill also would have required CARB, CEC, and CPUC to consider the findings in the assessment in their plans, rulemakings, reports, or other processes related to the planning, implementation, or regulation of hydrogen production, distribution, storage, or usage in the State. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required the California Energy Commission (CEC) to equitably allocate money appropriated by the Legislature for hydrogen-fueling infrastructure to specifically prioritize rural communities and low-income communities. The bill also would have required CEC and CARB to jointly review and submit a report to the Legislature on the progress toward establishing this hydrogen-fueling infrastructure. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Expresses the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would further support California’s efforts to decarbonize the built environment. Remains at the Assembly Desk.

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Requires, on and after January 1, 2045, that all hydrogen produced and used in California for the generation of electricity or fueling of vehicles be green hydrogen. The bill requires CARB, in consultation with the California Public Utilities Commission and the California Energy Commission, to develop interim targets to ensure the State achieves that requirement. Moved to the Assembly Inactive File.

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Would have required the California Energy Commission (CEC), on or before January 1, 2025, to submit to the Legislature an Industrial Heat Electrification Roadmap, which would have, among other things, identified the industrial subsectors for various California facilities that use heat application equipment operating at or below 1,000 degrees Celsius and their locations and evaluated various issues related to industrial electrification, as specified. The bill would have allowed CEC to consult with CARB to include in the Roadmap an estimate of the reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases and criteria air pollutants. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Prohibits State agencies and local governments from adopting or enforcing a rule, regulation, resolution, or ordinance that directly or indirectly results in prohibiting the use of gas stoves in residential and nonresidential buildings. Was not heard in the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee.

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Would have required the California Energy Commission, on or before June 1, 2024, to adopt a strategy, with milestones, to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases for the building sector consistent with the targets and strategies identified in the most recent scoping plan. CARB would have been in a consulting role. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Creates a structure and process for establishing a multistate regional transmission system organization, whereby California or out-of-state electric transmission owners can become members in order to regionalize or broaden access to electricity by the California Independent System Operator. CARB is in a consulting role. Was not heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to open a new proceeding, or a new phase of an existing proceeding, to consider establishing procurement goals for renewable hydrogen, as defined, and consider requiring each gas corporation and core transport agent to annually procure a proportionate share of renewable hydrogen to meet those goals. The bill would have also required CPUC to make specified findings before establishing renewable hydrogen procurement targets or goals. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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This bill requires the facilities constructed by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) or under a DWR contract for the purposes of the Distributed Electricity Backup Assets Program or the Demand Side Grid Support Program to comply with CARB's Mandatory Reporting Regulation and the Cap-and-Trade program.

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