California Air Resources Board

Summary

Spot bill related to the code section constituting CARB’s authority to adopt regulations relating to vehicular emissions standards to achieve federal ambient air quality standards. Failed to make it off of the Assembly Desk.

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Summary 

Would have specified that air pollution technologies include carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration technologies. Was not heard in the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee.

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Would have provided a partial income tax exemption to a resident leasing a solar electric generation system if the solar electric generation system is used to comply with specified State buildings standards and the tangible personal property on a rental property is used in specified activities. This bill would have also required a transfer of the total dollar amount of solar tax exemptions provided by this bill from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the General Fund. Was not heard in the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee. 

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Would provide a partial income tax exemption to a resident leasing a solar electric generation system if the solar electric generation system is used to comply with specified State buildings standards and the tangible personal property on a rental property is used in specified activities. This bill requires a transfer of the total dollar amount of solar tax exemptions provided by this bill from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the General Fund. Was not heard in the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee. 

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Would have required that the State’s renewable energy and climate change programs include electrical generating facilities that use nuclear energy as renewable electrical generation facilities, eligible renewable energy resources, and zero-carbon resources.  Remains at the Assembly Desk.

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Summary

Would have provided a partial income tax exemption to a resident leasing a solar electric generation system that meets or exceeds the compliance requirements of equipment used for purposes of complying with specified State buildings standards and the tangible personal property on a rental property.  Of interest to CARB, this bill would have required a transfer of the revenue value of the total dollar amount of solar tax exemptions provided by this bill from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the General Fund.  Was not heard in the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee.

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