California Air Resources Board

Summary

Would have required CARB to establish the Electric Bicycle Incentives Project to provide vouchers to income-eligible individuals for the purchase of electric bicycles.

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Governor’s Veto Message

To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 117 without my signature.

This bill codifies the Electric Bicycle Incentive Project (Project) to provide incentives to income-eligible individuals for the purchase of electric bicycles at participating retailers.

I support the author's intent and goals of this program, which is why the 2021 -22 Budget Act included $10 million in one-time funding for this Project. However, there is no ongoing source of funding for this Project.

With our state facing lower-than-expected revenues over the first few months of this fiscal year, it is important to remain disciplined when it comes to spending, particularly spending that is ongoing. We must prioritize existing obligations and priorities, including education, health care, public safety, and safety-net programs.

The Legislature sent measures with potential costs of well over $20 billion in onetime spending commitments and more than $10 billion in ongoing commitments not accounted for in the state budget. Bills with significant fiscal impact, such as this measure, should be considered and accounted for as part of the annual budget process.

For these reasons, I cannot sign this bill.

Sincerely,

Gavin Newsom

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Summary

Would have extended until 2026, the 20 percent set-aside requirement for early commercial existing zero and near-zero-emission truck technology within CARB’s California Clean Truck, Bus, and Off-Road Vehicle and Equipment Technology Program, and would have created a set-aside for near-zero heavy-duty trucks within the 20 percent. The bill also would have redefined "near-zero-emission" to mean a vehicle with a no less than 14,001 pounds gross vehicle weight rating that is certified to a 0.02 grams per brake horsepower-hour (g/bhp-hr) low oxides of nitrogen emissions standard through December 31, 2026, and certified to a 0.01 g/bhp-hr low oxides of nitrogen emissions standard on and after January 1, 2027. Failed to make it off of the Assembly Desk.

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Summary

Would create a partial (3.9375 percent) sales and use tax exemption for a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle purchased under Clean Cars for All (CC4All). Purchasers must have an award letter from an air district for purposes of CC4All. The exemption would apply to vehicles sold on or after January 1, 2022. Held at the Assembly Desk.

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Would establish the Climate Pollution Reduction in Homes Initiative and requires the Department of Community Services and Development to administer the initiative to provide grants for projects, including, but not limited to, those that provide financial assistance to low-income households for the purchase of zero-carbon-emitting appliances. Moved to the Assembly Inactive File.

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Summary

Requires that each local publicly owned electric utility's updated integrated resource plan include, as applicable, details of the utility’s electrical service rate design that supports transportation electrification. The bill requires the rate design include details for all applicable transportation sectors and include information on decision making tools, such as cost calculators or cost estimates that can assist customers in predicting the cost of paying for electricity for these vehicles.

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Would have required the California Energy Commission to develop and implement a grant program for local governments to develop “community energy resilience plans” and expedite permit review of distributed energy resources by local governments. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would require CARB to phase in a 100 percent green and zero carbon hydrogen fuel standard by 2045. The bill would provide a ten year, steadily declining set of personal and corporate income tax credits for green hydrogen production and distribution, as well as for hydrogen fueling stations. CARB would annually certify green hydrogen production and available hydrogen fueling stations to the Franchise Tax Board. Green hydrogen is defined to be hydrogen not produced from fossil fuel feedstock sources. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would direct the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to adopt a new net energy metering (NEM) standard contract or tariff, which the bill would define as the "replacement tariff," by August 1, 2022, and would require an electrical investor-owned utility to offer the replacement tariff to an eligible customer-generator by December 31, 2023. If CPUC fails to act, CPUC would be required to adopt a new tariff under prescribed terms. Failed passage with reconsideration granted and moved to the Assembly Inactive File.

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Would exempt certain leased zero-emission medium- or heavy-duty trucks from vehicle license and registration and weight fees, as well as exempting the fuel for these vehicles from sales tax. Eligible vehicles would be those leased after July 1, 2022, and that requires the lessor to provide specific information to the lessee. Was not heard in the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee.

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Summary

Allows Community Choice Aggregators to access the California Public Utilities Commission's Bioenergy Market Adjusting Tariff (BioMAT) program.

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