California Air Resources Board

Would have required CARB to establish the Marine Carbon Initiative, consisting of the Marine Carbon Council and the Marine Carbon Research Program. The bill requires CARB to select the seven members of the Marine Carbon Council by August 1, 2027, as specified, and requires the Council to advance the science and understanding of marine carbon dioxide removal and sequestration methods and technologies, as specified. The bill requires CARB to establish the Marine Carbon Research Program by July 1, 2028 to award grants and other financial incentives for eligible marine carbon dioxide removal and sequestration projects, as specified. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required CARB to establish the Marine Carbon Initiative, consisting of the Marine Carbon Council and the Marine Carbon Research Program. The bill requires CARB to select the seven members of the Marine Carbon Council by August 1, 2027, as specified, and requires the Council to advance the science and understanding of marine carbon dioxide removal and sequestration methods and technologies, as specified. The bill requires CARB to establish the Marine Carbon Research Program by July 1, 2028 to award grants and other financial incentives for eligible marine carbon dioxide removal and sequestration projects, as specified. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Adds pipelines transporting carbon dioxide to the State requirements for pipelines carrying hazardous liquids but only allows those pipelines to operate after the State Fire Marshal adopts regulations governing those pipelines. The bill requires the State Fire Marshal to adopt regulations governing intrastate pipelines transporting carbon dioxide, that are equivalent to draft federal regulations, as specified. The bill authorizes the State Fire Marshal to amend the regulations to provide other safety standards, as specified, and requires pipelines transporting carbon dioxide to or from carbon dioxide capture, removal, or sequestration projects to comply with these regulations. The bill requires a pipeline operator to conduct an analysis, as specified, of the potential for harm to sensitive receptors located within the emergency planning zone, and requires the operator to submit an emergency planning zone inventory and map, as specified. The bill requires a lead agency to prepare and certify an Environmental Impact Report for the construction of a pipeline transporting carbon dioxide and provide notice to sensitive reporters, as specified. Finally, the bill prohibits approval of carbon dioxide pipelines that were previously used to transport other liquids or gases. The bill was moved to the Assembly Inactive File.

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Would have required CARB, on a quarterly basis, to submit a report to the Legislature providing data and describing the impact of its regulations on the prices of transportation fuels, including but not limited to, the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Requires CARB to include greenhouse gas emissions from wildlands and forest fires in the AB 32 Scoping Plan. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Vests CARB with jurisdiction over a fashion seller’s environmental due diligence pertaining to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and provides similar jurisdiction for Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) but with regard to prohibited regulated chemicals. The bill requires a fashion seller, in carrying out its effective environmental due diligence, to comply with certain environmental guidelines that require it to embed responsible business conduct in its policies and management systems, identify areas of significant risks of societal and ecological harms from its own activities and its supply chain relationships, identify, prioritize, and assess the significant potential and actual adverse impacts of those risks, and cease, prevent, or mitigate those risks. The bill requires a fashion seller, beginning July 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, to submit to the DTSC and CARB an Environmental Due Diligence Report pertaining to the effective environmental due diligence performed by the fashion seller, as well as GHG emission information. The bill requires a fashion seller, in carrying out its environmental due diligence, to establish a quantitative baseline for their GHG emissions and reduction targets in the near-term and long-term covering their scopes 1, 2, and 3 emissions. Made a 2-year bill in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Requires CARB, in consultation with the California Energy Commission (CEC), before adopting or amending a regulation that imposes costs on gasoline refiners, distributors, or retailers, to make public, including on its website an estimate of the impact on retail gasoline prices. The bill requires this estimate to include a maximum estimated impact on retail gasoline prices that assumes the maximum possible cost to refiners, distributors, or retailers, and that all costs are passed on to consumers. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Prohibits CARB from adopting any standard, regulation, or rule, that affects the Low Carbon Fuel Standard or the Cap-and-Trade program, until the Legislative Analyst has analyzed the cost to the consumer from the impact on the price per gallon of fuel or price per kilowatt house of electricity of the proposed standard, regulation, or rule and submitted its analysis to the Legislature. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Requires California Energy Commission CEC and the California Public Utilities Commission CPUC to post, and update monthly, dashboards on their websites that includes the difference in average gasoline prices and the average total price of electricity or natural gas prices in California compared to national averages, and any California-specific taxes, fees, regulations, and policies that directly or indirectly contribute to those prices. If the average price of gasoline, electricity, or natural gas exceeds 10% of the natural average, the bill requires for 6 months: taxes and fees on gasoline to be suspended; fees on electricity and natural gas to be suspended; and require CARB to suspend the requirements of the Cap-and-Trade program for an oil refinery, electrical corporation, or gas corporation. The bill requires the CEC to develop a rebate methodology to compensate Californians for the higher cost of gasoline, electricity, and natural gas and for the Controller to provide rebates, funded by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Was not heard in the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee.

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Voids specified amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard that were adopted in November 2024. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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