California Air Resources Board

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Would have required CARB to adopt a regulation defining carbon neutrality for the purposes of California’s greenhouse gas reduction goals.  Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required CARB to amend the Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulations to consider the attainment of National Ambient Air Quality Standards under the federal Clean Air Act, consider specified climate goals, complement existing oxides of nitrogen reduction programs to ensure value‑added support to meet 2023 and 2031 federal nonattainment deadlines, and apply performance‑based metrics.  The bill failed passage in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required CARB to ensure that all alternative fuels are treated equally with regards to the requirements for generating credits under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard.  The bill also would have required the Legislative Analyst’s Office, beginning January 1, 2021, to report to the Legislature on an empirical analysis of moneys allocated from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.  Was not heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

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Requires the Labor and Workforce Development Agency and Workforce Development Board to oversee a stakeholder process to develop recommendations on how best to mitigate employment impacts of automation at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.  The bill also requires these agencies to issue findings and recommendations from the stakeholder process no later than July 1, 2023.  The bill also requires the California Workforce Development Board to present a previously required report on helping industry, workers, and communities transition to changes related to statewide greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. 

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Would have established the California School Plant‑Based Food and Beverage Program within the State Department of Education to reimburse local education agencies for meals with plant‑based food options, as specified.  Was not heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required the California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), by July 1, 2022, to adopt regulations to protect public health and safety near oil and gas extraction activities, including the establishment of minimum setback distances, as specified.  The bill would have required CalGEM to consult with CARB and incorporate expertise and data from CARB’s ongoing monitoring program when developing the regulations.  The bill also would have required the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to create an environmental justice program within the Natural Resources Agency.  Was not heard in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee.

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Would have established the Climate Innovation Grant Program, administered by the Strategic Growth Council, to award grants funded by voluntary tax contributions for the development and research of new innovations and technologies that either reduce emissions of greenhouse gases or address the impacts of climate change.  Was not heard in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee.

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Ensures that existing consumer protections for electrical service provided to master-metered customers are also explicitly provided to sub-metered residents and tenants of mobile home parks, apartment buildings, or similar residential complexes, regardless of whether the electrical generation is provided by an entity other than an electrical corporation.  This bill also explicitly requires that any credit to customers from the revenues from the sale of GHG allowances directly allocated to electrical corporations must also be distributed to sub-metered customers by a master-metered customer.

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Would have amended State law to enhance fire prevention efforts by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) through improving vegetation management and home hardening, expanding the area where fire safety building standards apply, and increasing the eligible activities under CAL FIRE’s local assistance grant program.  This bill would have required CAL FIRE, in consultation with CARB and the California Forest Management Task Force, to report specified outcomes of the funds spent on healthy forest and fire prevention programs and projects to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2022.  Was not heard on the Assembly Floor.

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Would have made appropriations to support CARB activities and programs from various funds.  This bill also would have made re-appropriations for the purposes of extending encumbrance, expenditure, and liquidation dates for certain Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund appropriations, including those to CARB.  Was not heard by the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee.

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