California Air Resources Board

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This bill would have established a partial exemption from the State portion of the sales and use tax for the purchase of zero-emission ferries by public transit agencies through 2028. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required the California Energy Commission to allocate federal money and Clean Transportation Program monies for purposes of deploying light-, medium-, and heavy-duty zero-‑emission vehicle charging and refueling infrastructure to the State’s commercial ports, including the busiest commercial land port of entry in the State. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required the California Energy Commission, if it awarded funding to hydrogen fueling station projects under the Clean Transportation Program, to provide preference to those projects located at a port and are publicly accessible, are co-located at a fueling station for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, or are located along a federally designated Trade Corridor of National and Regional Significance, California’s portion of the National Highway Freight Network, or along a corridor with high freight volume as determined by the California Transportation Commission. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have provided a partial sales tax exclusion starting 2023 for the sale of zero-emission or near-zero-emission drayage trucks that qualify for the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project, Carl Moyer, or Volkswagen mitigation programs. Was not heard in the Assembly Revenue and Taxation 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 website. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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As related to CARB, would have required the newly formed Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) Office of Freight, in consultation with specified State agencies, to submit to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2024 an assessment of statewide economic growth, competitiveness, prosperity, resiliency, and sustainability for the State’s ports and freight sector, and update the assessment at least once every five years thereafter. In the consultation process, CARB would have met with specified State agencies as necessary to address and discuss ongoing freight and supply chain issues. The bill would have also required the assessment to include, among other things, the analysis of how the economic competitiveness for businesses and the freight sector can be supported under State and federal climate and air pollution policies, and the identification of challenges the California freight sector faces in meeting the State’s emission reduction goals, including the quantification of the costs and recommended strategies. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Spot bill related to the Trade Corridor Enhancement Account. Remains in the Senate Rules Committee 

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Spot bill related to drayage trucks. Amended to deal with recycled materials to maintain streets and highways.

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Prohibits a local agency, until January 1, 2024, from denying a permit for a short-term freight transportation use under specified circumstances, and provides that specified transportation uses on port properties are existing facilities for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act.

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Would have required CARB, on or before January 1, 2024, to identify all sources of State funding available, and potentially available, to provide commercial rebates and other financial incentives to an owner or operator of a small passenger vessel to replace or upgrade the vessel, or a component of the vessel, to comply with CARB's 2022 amendments to the Commercial Harbor Craft (CHC) Regulation. The bill would have also required CARB to develop guidance for CHC owners or operators to assist in the application of said available funding on or before July 1, 2024. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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