California Air Resources Board

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Would have required State agencies administering competitive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) grant programs to give preferential points for specified populations and provide an application period of at least three months. The bill would have also required State agencies that administer competitive grant programs involving housing, forestry, urban greening, or planning to develop application scoring categories to account for differences among urban, suburban, and rural communities during the application review process. In addition, the bill would have added eight additional co-benefits for GGRF‑funded projects and required the California Department of Finance to report on additional elements of GGRF grants in the California Climate Investments Annual Report, including information on applications that did not receive funding. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Specifies that a business engaged in the manufacturing of fuels, electrical parts, or components used in the field of clean transportation or the production of alternative fuel vehicles or electric vehicles is a qualified manufacturing facility for the purposes of the Capital Investment Incentive Program.

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Would enact the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparation, Flood Protection, Extreme Heat Mitigation, and Workforce Development Bond Act of 2022, which, if approved by voters, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $7.08 billion to finance projects for safe drinking water, wildfire prevention, drought preparation, flood protection, extreme heat mitigation, and workforce development programs. The bond allocates $30 million to CARB, and would require CARB to consult with the California Natural Resources Agency and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to fund projects that provide long-term capital infrastructure to convert forest and other vegetative waste removed for wildfire mitigation to uses that maximize reductions in the greenhouse gas emissions, provide local air quality benefits, and increase local community resilience against climate change impacts. Remains in the Assembly Rules Committee. 

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Would enact the Clean Economy and Clean Jobs Stimulus Act of 2021 and requires the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to procure newly developed eligible energy resources, and energy storage facilities associated with those resources, in an amount that satisfies 100 percent of the electricity procured to serve all State agencies by December 31, 2030. Additionally, the bill would allow DWR to recover the costs of any eligible energy resources it procures on behalf of State agencies from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Was not heard in the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee.

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Would authorize a public entity to use, enter into, or require contractors to enter into, a community workforce agreement for construction projects as specified in the bill, including projects related to renewable energy and installation of emission controls in refineries. Was not heard in the Senate Governmental Organization Committee.

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Would require State agencies administering competitive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) grant programs to ensure preferential points for specified populations and provide an application period of at least three months. The bill would also require State agencies that administer competitive grant programs involving housing, forestry, urban greening, or planning to develop application scoring categories to account for differences among urban, suburban, and rural communities during the application review process.  In addition, the bill would add eight additional co-benefits for GGRF-funded projects and required the California Department of Finance to report on additional elements of GGRF grants in the California Climate Investments Annual Report, including information on applications that did not receive funding. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Existing law requires the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), in consultation with CARB, to adopt regulations to reduce disposal of organic waste in landfills for the purpose of meeting methane emissions reduction goals. The bill would revise the existing requirement included in CalRecycle’s regulations that, by 2025, at least 20 percent of edible food, which would otherwise be disposed of, be recovered for human consumption. The bill would allow food recovered pursuant to this requirement to also be used for animal or livestock consumption. Additionally, the bill would establish a baseline of January 1, 2022 for the amount of edible food that must be recovered. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have established an Office of the Salton Sea within the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA).  The bill would have required the Secretary for CNRA to establish a Salton Sea Oversight Committee.  Was amended to deal with lithium extraction in California.

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Would have required, by January 1, 2021, specified agencies, including CARB, to provide to the Legislature a joint assessment of options for redefining the term “cost-effective” for the purposes of prioritizing public investment opportunities.  In this assessment, the agencies would have been required to consider the impact that investments would have on specified factors, such as public health benefits to the State and alignment with other State programs and priorities.  The bill also would have required the agencies to conduct a joint public process for the assessment.  Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required CARB, by July 1, 2021, to adopt the Clean Feet Program to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases, improve air quality, and benefit low‑income residents by providing certain incentives for the displacement of petroleum diesel with biofuels.  The bill would have required CARB to adopt guidelines to begin implementation of the program by January 1, 2022, and required CARB to set specific and measurable goals for the displacement of petroleum fuel with biofuels on July 1, 2021 and annually thereafter.  Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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