California Air Resources Board

Summary

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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Summary

Would have required CARB, by April 1, 2020, to develop a summary of E-85 distribution data from 2012 to 2017, as well as data on the number of flexible fuel vehicles registered in California in 2017 and 2018, and submit the summary to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA).  The bill also would have required CARB to develop policy recommendations to maximize the use of E-85 and consider adopting those policy recommendations no later than October 1, 2020.  The bill also would have authorized the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies to recommend that CARB provide support to local governments to maximize their use of flexible fuel vehicles and E-85 fuel.  The bill was amended to deal with warewashing machines.

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