California Air Resources Board

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Would have required the Department of General Services (DGS), in consultation with CARB to establish a maximum global warming potential (GWP) for concrete for each project region and performance class, and update it every three years. The bill would have required the DGS to establish performance classes for concrete products, publish the maximum GWP for concrete in the State Contracting Manual, and establish other rules and guidelines regarding the disclosure of carbon dioxide equivalent associated with concrete bids submitted to State agency and university projects. The bill would have authorized CARB to establish additional requirements and rules regarding maximum GWPs for concrete. The bill would have required awarding authorities to set a project concrete carbon dioxide equivalent limit and set other requirements as specified. Failed passage in the Assembly Accountability and Review Committee.

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Would have made a nonsubstantive change to the existing requirement for methane emissions reduction goals to include specified targets to reduce the landfill disposal of organics. Remains in the Senate Rules Committee.

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Would have required CARB to ensure that Statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are reduced to an unspecified percentage below the 1990 level by 2030 and 80 percent below the Statewide GHG limit no later than December 31, 2045. The bill would have required the Natural Resources Agency, in coordination with CalEPA and CARB, and concurrent with the Scoping Plan to develop a climate restoration plan. Was not heard on the Senate Floor.

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Would have required CARB, by January 1, 2024, to develop and adopt regulations requiring corporations with revenues in excess of $1 billion doing business in California to disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to an emissions registry and contract with that registry to develop a reporting and registry program. The bill would have required CARB to establish auditor qualifications and a process for approval of auditors that ensures sufficient auditor capacity, as well as timely reporting. The bill would have required CARB by July 1, 2026, contract with a university, as specified, to report on public disclosures made by these businesses, including in the context of State GHG reduction goals. Finally, the bill would have required CARB to update the disclosure deadlines by January 1, 2029 to ensure Scope 3 emissions are reported as close in time as practicable to Scope 1 and 2 emission disclosures. Failed passage on the Assembly Floor. 

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Would have required CARB, beginning January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, as part of its annual report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to include in the program update an evaluation of how carbon capture and underground storage technologies are contributing to the State's efforts to reduce greenhouse gases pursuant to State goals. The bill would have required the evaluation to include specified data about each project and specified how certain data may be considered confidential. Was not heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Would have required CARB, in consultation with the Independent Emissions Market Advisory Committee, on a triennial basis to conduct an evaluation of the Cap-and-Trade program to determine its effectiveness in achieving greenhouse gas reduction goals. The bill would have required CARB to adopt public banking metrics that track the number of unused compliance instruments in public and private accounts on an annual basis. The bill would have required the Chair of CARB to appear before the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies to present the results of the evaluation and any proposed revisions to the Cap-and-Trade regulation and would have authorized CARB to revise those regulations afterward to more effectively meet the goals of SB 32 and the most recent Scoping Plan. Failed passage on the Assembly Floor. 

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Would have specified that air pollution technologies include carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration technologies. Was not heard in the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee.

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Would have required by March 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, each State agency or board to post a report regarding its compliance with and efforts to implement any goals and recommendations identified by CARB in the Scoping Plan. The bill would have required the responsible agency, for each Scoping Plan goal or recommendation not fully implemented, to describe why it hasn't been fully implemented, and the steps to fully implement the goal or recommendation. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee. 

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Would have required CARB to ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissions are reduced by 55 percent by 2030. Failed passage on Assembly Concurrence.

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Would have expanded the regulation of intrastate pipelines to pipelines used for the transportation of carbon dioxide. The bill would have exempted intrastate gas pipelines regulated by the Public Utilities Commission and required the State Fire Marshal to adopt regulations no later than January 1, 2025, that establish procedures for maintaining, testing, and inspecting valves on intrastate hazardous liquid and carbon dioxide pipelines. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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