California Air Resources Board

Would have created a Lower Emissions Cargo Handling Equipment Pilot program and prohibited CARB from adopting a future regulation that requires the replacement of cargo handling equipment before the end of its useful life if it was (1) purchasedbefore December 31, 2027, (2) met the EU zero-emission standard, and (3) met specified certification and labeling requirements. This bill stated that it is self-executing and did not require any implementing or interpretive rulemaking by CARB or any other agency to become operative. Amended todeal with ensuring maximum employee retention at fossil fuel refineries.

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Would have allowed CARB to adopt and enforce rules for indirect sources of emissions. Within 120 days of statewide indirect source rule (ISR) adoption, air districts would have had to decide if the district or CARB would implement and enforce the regulations within the air district. If the air district decided to implement and enforce a statewide ISR, it would have been required to propose regulations enacting those measures no later than six months after CARB's ISR adoption. The air district could have, at any time, adopted and enforced stricter ISRs than the regulations adopted by CARB. The bill would have allowed CARB to make a schedule of fees on facilities and mobile sources to cover the reasonable costs of implementing and enforcing the regulations. These fees would have been deposited in the Air Pollution Control Fund and made available to CARB upon appropriation by the Legislature. The bill would have also required CARB to make a yearly presentation on the effects of any ISRs that it adopted. Moved to the Assembly Inactive File.

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Would have required CARB to give a yearly legislative report on AB 617 progress by June 30, 2027, and to expand the eligible uses of grant funding for community air grants. The bill would have also required CARB and air districts to approve local community emissions reduction plans (L-CERPs) and authorize CARB and air districts to enforce applicable portions of those L-CERPs. The bill would have also required an AB 617 community steering committee to remain active until the emissions goals identified in its community emissions reduction program (CERP) are met by the air district or a majority of the committee votes to disband. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have created an Office of Civil Rights within CARB, given funding is provided from the Legislature. The bill would have required the office to provide training on civil rights obligations to board staff, grantees, contractors, and subrecipients; develop a civil rights evaluation tool; and ensure language access in public engagement processes. The bill would have also required CARB to post online a yearly summary of information about the office, including a summary of civil rights complaints received by the office and a description of compliance and enforcement efforts. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have amended existing statute regarding automated license plate recognition (ALPR). The bill would have required operators and end-users to have greater safeguards relating to employee access and usage of such systems. The bill would have required, as of January 1, 2028, a public agency to archive all ALPR information, within 14 days, that has been held for 60 days, unless it is retained in the evidence file of an active investigation or criminal proceeding or matches information on an authorized hot list. The bill would have prohibited public agencies from querying archived ALPR information except pursuant to a warrant from a California court. The bill exempts CARB, and other specified public agencies, from the definition of “public agency.” Was not heard on the Assembly Floor.

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Requires the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) board to update Rule 1157 to improve air quality and increase data collection. The bill requires permanent and temporary aggregate operations, by January 1, 2027, to install and maintain a fenceline monitoring system, maintain fencing above the height of open piles, limit open storage piles to 8 feet tall if the covered facility is within 500 feet of a sensitive receptor, and cease all activities if PM10 emissions reach threshold limit set by SCAQMD. The bill requires, on and after July 1, 2027, that a covered facility with a demonstrated history of PM10 emissions at or above the threshold limit set by the SCAQMD and whose property line is within 500 feet of a sensitive receptor to fully enclose any existing open storage piles. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Allows CARB to adopt and enforce rules and regulations for indirect sources of emissions. Within 120 days of statewide indirect source rule (ISR) adoption, air districts would determine if the district or CARB will implement and enforce the regulations within air the district. If the air district elects to implement and enforce a statewide ISR, it must propose regulations enacting those measures no later than six months following CARB's ISR adoption. The air district could, at any time, adopt and enforce more stringent indirect source regulations than the regulations adopted by CARB. The bill allows CARB to establish a schedule of fees on facilities and mobile sources to cover the reasonable costs of implementing and enforcing the regulations and requires the fees to be deposited in the Air Pollution Control Fund and made available to CARB upon appropriation by the Legislature. The bill also requires CARB to prepare an annual presentation on the impacts and effects of any ISRs that it adopts. Was not heard on the Assembly Floor.

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Would have required CARB to create the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation Appeals Advisory Committee to review appeals for denied requests for exemptions from CARB's Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation. This bill would have also expanded existing ACF emergency vehicle exemptions to vehicles reasonably anticipated to respond to emergency situations or vehicles supporting those efforts. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required CARB to expand its incident air monitoring program to provide support for a regional network of air quality incident response centers operated by air districts, including at least one located in the South Coast Air Quality Management District. This bill would have required CARB and each district that operates an air quality incident response to coordinate to provide emergency air monitoring response for disasters or other crises impacting air quality and public health in the State. Funding provided to CARB could have been used for planning and maintaining centers, air quality collection and modeling, research studies, training and preparedness, and staff resources, including a State Air Quality Health Officer. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Exempts "bucket trucks" from the Advanced Clean Fleet Regulation zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) requirements. This bill prohibits CARB from implementing any regulation that required the procurement of ZEVs for entities that operate specified emergency telecommunications vehicles. Was not heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

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