California Air Resources Board

Would have created the Climate Cashback Program to be administered by the Franchise Tax Board for the purpose of mitigating the costs of transitioning to a low-carbon economy. The bill would have required the Franchise Tax Board to develop and implement the program by December 31, 2024, to deliver quarterly per capita cashback payments to all California residents and set other requirements for the operation of the program. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required CARB to include greenhouse gas emissions from wildland and forest fires in the Scoping Plan. Failed passage in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required CARB to initiate a regulatory process, consistent with statutory requirements for the Cap-and-Trade program, to evaluate potential updates to the market-based compliance mechanism, and regulatory changes shall take effect no later than January 1, 2025. The bill would have specified the topics the evaluation shall focus on relating to allowance supply and recommendations by the Independent Emissions Market Advisory Committee (IEMAC) and the Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (EJAC). The bill would have required CARB, beginning January 1, 2028, in consultation with the IEMAC and EJAC, on a triennial basis to conduct an evaluation of the Cap-and-Trade program focusing on the topics specified in the evaluation. The bill would have required the Chair of CARB to appear before the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies (JLCCCP) to present the results of the evaluation and any proposed revisions to the Cap-and-Trade regulation and authorized CARB to revise those regulations afterward to more effectively meet the goals of SB 32 and the most recent Scoping Plan. Died on the inactive file.

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Would have required all State agencies, departments, boards, offices, commissions, and conservancies to consider the 30x30 goal of conserving 30% of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030 as established by Executive Order No. N-82-20 when adopting, revising, or establishing plans, policies, and regulations. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have replaced the term “natural gas” with the term “methane” throughout California statute. Was not heard in the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Communications.

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Would have exempted portions of a county from the state’s organic waste collection requirements if a majority of property owners protest organic waste collection fees under Proposition 218.Failed passage in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

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Would have required California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to consider alternatives to census tracts, as provided, when deciding the boundaries of a low-population or elevation waiver for organic waste jurisdictional targets under the Short-lived Climate Pollutants Strategy organic waste regulations. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Requires the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to develop a Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for small and medium compost facilities under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by January 1, 2027, and specifies that the PEIR shall streamline the process with which jurisdictions can develop and site compost facilities.

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Would have required the Office of Planning and Research to develop a technical advisory on best practices to facilitate the siting of compost facilities and would have required cities and counties to consider updating the land use element to identify areas for siting compost facilities. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecyle), in consultation with CARB, to include product labeling requirements that reduce food waste in regulations pursuant to SB 1383’s (Lara, Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016) Short-lived Climate Pollutant Strategy. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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