California Air Resources Board

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This bill suspends the Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulation for one year and exempts suppliers of transportation fuels from the Cap-and-Trade program for one year. The bill also suspends motor vehicle fuel taxes and requires the State Controller to transfer an amount equal to State motor vehicle fuel tax revenue from the General Fund to the Motor Vehicle Fuel Account. Finally, the bill requires the State Controller to transfer an amount equal to the sale of allowances to the suppliers of transportation fuels under the Cap-and-Trade program in the 2021-2022 fiscal year to the General Fund. Failed passage and was granted reconsideration in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

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Would have required CARB to annually produce an assessment of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the transportation of oil in California, as specified, and to include the assessment on CARB's internet website. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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This bill limits the imported oil that may be processed by a petroleum refinery to no more than 60 percent beginning January 1, 2030, and no more than 50 percent by January 1, 2035.  Remains at the desk. 

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This bill extends deadlines for the California Geological Energy Management Division (CalGEM) in consultation with CARB, to complete posting data, conduct peer review, and post the results of a study of fugitive greenhouse gas, toxic air contaminant, and volatile organic compound emissions from idle, idle deserted, and abandoned wells in the State. The bill extends the deadlines for posting collected data and conducting peer review from 2022 to 2026 and for posting the results of the study to their website from 2023 to 2028. Finally, the bill extends the sunset for these provisions from 2024 to 2029.

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Requires CARB, in administering the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, to deem a Tier 2 pathway application certified if CARB does not take action within 15 days or receipt, or if the application has been pending for more than 60 days as of January 1, 2024. The bill also requires CARB to revise the alternative diesel fuel regulations to authorize the sale of alternative diesel fuel that contains up to 20 percent biodiesel by volume. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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This bill would have exempted transportation fuels from the Cap-and-Trade program. It also would have required CARB to grant variances to gasoline specifications as specified and would have waived the Reid Vapor Pressure requirement to allow for the early transition to winter-blend gasoline when CARB determines the gasoline market is experiencing a sudden and unusual rise in prices. Failed passage in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Would have required CARB, prior to December 31, 2024, to complete an assessment of renewable hydrogen production, distribution, transmission, as defined by CARB, and application within the State. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Requires CARB, in consultation with the California Energy Commission, the California Public Utilities Commission, and the California Workforce Development Board, to conduct an evaluation on hydrogen and post the evaluation on CARB’s website by June 1, 2024, including policy recommendations to accelerate the production and use of hydrogen, and specifically to accelerate the production and use of green hydrogen, in California.

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Would have defined “renewable hydrogen” and tasked the California Public Utilities Commission with considering establishing renewable hydrogen procurement goals for each gas utility and transporter and  evaluating whether it is just and reasonable to allow a gas utility to recover from its ratepayers the costs of infrastructure built to deliver biomethane, renewable hydrogen, or both from a producer to the pipeline. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have authorized a gas corporation that serves an area that will host the 2028 Olympics to identify and propose a green hydrogen project, as defined, or multiple projects, in cooperation with the United States Olympic Paralympic Committee, the City of Los Angeles, or the County of Los Angeles to achieve described purposes. If a green hydrogen project was identified and proposed, the bill would have authorized the gas corporation to file an application with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for approval to undertake the project or projects. The bill would have required CPUC to approve, or modify and approve, a project or projects and associated investments in green hydrogen and hydrogen-related infrastructure, and to authorize recovery of those expenses incurred through a reasonable cost recovery mechanism. Was not heard in the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee.

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