California Air Resources Board

Would have created a Lower Emissions Cargo Handling Equipment Pilot program and prohibited CARB from adopting a future regulation that requires the replacement of cargo handling equipment before the end of its useful life if it was (1) purchasedbefore December 31, 2027, (2) met the EU zero-emission standard, and (3) met specified certification and labeling requirements. This bill stated that it is self-executing and did not require any implementing or interpretive rulemaking by CARB or any other agency to become operative. Amended todeal with ensuring maximum employee retention at fossil fuel refineries.

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Would have required CARB to establish the Marine Carbon Initiative, consisting of the Marine Carbon Council and the Marine Carbon Research Program. The bill requires CARB to select the seven members of the Marine Carbon Council by August 1, 2027, as specified, and requires the Council to advance the science and understanding of marine carbon dioxide removal and sequestration methods and technologies, as specified. The bill requires CARB to establish the Marine Carbon Research Program by July 1, 2028 to award grants and other financial incentives for eligible marine carbon dioxide removal and sequestration projects, as specified. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Establishes the Lower Emissions Cargo Handling Equipment Pilot program and prohibits CARB from adopting a future regulation that requires the replacement of cargo handling equipment before the end of its useful life (from date of delivery) if it is purchased before December 31, 2027, meets the EU zero-emission standard, and meets specified certification and labeling requirements. The useful life of the equipment cannot be longer than what is outlined in CARB's 2005 Mobile Cargo Handling Equipment regulation. This bill states that it is self-executing and does not require any implementing or interpretive rulemaking by CARB or any other agency to become operative. Was not heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

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Would have, as part of the SB 100 report, required the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Energy Commission, and CARB to pinpoint and map geographic needs for energy resources and to evaluate decarbonization needs from across the economy, not just from the energy sector. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have prohibited CARB from including avoided methane emissions from the carbon intensity calculations when evaluating or re-evaluating dairy and livestock fuel pathways in the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Was not heard in the Assembly Agriculture Committee.

Would have required CARB to develop, by January 1, 2027, a plan to include ocean carbon dioxide removal technology and projects that it determines are environmentally safe and sustainable into the Carbon Capture, Removal, Utilization, and Storage Program and qualify those projects for inclusion in carbon credit programs, including but not limited to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard and the Cap-and-Trade program. Would have required CARB and any agency with a relevant financial incentive program to consider whether it is appropriate to include an ocean carbon dioxide removal project in that program, to the extent the project achieves similar or better climate and environmental program goals. Finally, would have required CARB to coordinate with other State agencies to develop a single point of contact to coordinate and streamline permitting of those projects, work with existing interagency groups to include research on these projects in future scoping studies, and cooperate with specified entities on workforce issues with these projects. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have created the Climate Cashback Program to be administered by the Franchise Tax Board for the purpose of mitigating the costs of transitioning to a low-carbon economy. The bill would have required the Franchise Tax Board to develop and implement the program by December 31, 2024, to deliver quarterly per capita cashback payments to all California residents and set other requirements for the operation of the program. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required CARB to initiate a regulatory process, consistent with statutory requirements for the Cap-and-Trade program, to evaluate potential updates to the market-based compliance mechanism, and regulatory changes shall take effect no later than January 1, 2025. The bill would have specified the topics the evaluation shall focus on relating to allowance supply and recommendations by the Independent Emissions Market Advisory Committee (IEMAC) and the Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (EJAC). The bill would have required CARB, beginning January 1, 2028, in consultation with the IEMAC and EJAC, on a triennial basis to conduct an evaluation of the Cap-and-Trade program focusing on the topics specified in the evaluation. The bill would have required the Chair of CARB to appear before the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies (JLCCCP) to present the results of the evaluation and any proposed revisions to the Cap-and-Trade regulation and authorized CARB to revise those regulations afterward to more effectively meet the goals of SB 32 and the most recent Scoping Plan. Died on the inactive file.

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Would have created the Climate Cashback Program to be administered by the Franchise Tax Board for the public purpose of mitigating the costs of transitioning to a low-carbon economy. The bill would have required the Franchise Tax Board to develop and implement the program by December 31, 2024, to deliver quarterly per capita cashback payments to all California residents and set other requirements for the operation of the program. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

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Would have required CARB to create a cargo handling equipment (CHE) program and to approve as "covered equipment" specified CHE that would reduce cumulative emissions at seaports and intermodal yards. The bill would have defined covered equipment as hydrogen-powered CHE or off-road hybridized rubber-tired gantry cranes that significantly reduces criteria pollutants, toxic air contaminants and greenhouse gases (GHG). An application to certify covered equipment would have been required to be approved by CARB if the applicant demonstrated that: 1) the total surplus emissions from covered equipment were lower cumulative emissions than the emissions resulting from compliance with the current CHE regulation pursuant to the methodology established by this bill, or 2) the equipment met European Union technical standards for zero emission. The bill would have required CARB to certify CHE as covered equipment if the applicant of CHE demonstrates to CARB that the equipment satisfies specific demonstrations regarding cumulative and immediate emission reductions of GHGs, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter, as well as determine the useful life of each piece of CHE equipment. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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