California Air Resources Board

Summary 

Would have required CARB to ensure that Statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are reduced to an unspecified percentage below the 1990 level by 2030 and 80 percent below the Statewide GHG limit no later than December 31, 2045. The bill would have required the Natural Resources Agency, in coordination with CalEPA and CARB, and concurrent with the Scoping Plan to develop a climate restoration plan. Was not heard on the Senate Floor.

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Would have prohibited the use of well stimulation techniques in oil and gas wells beginning January 1, 2022. The bill would have required California Geologic Energy M​anagement Division CalGEM to adopt a safety regulation for oil and gas facilities including setbacks from sensitive receptors, as defined in statute and as defined by CARB. Was amended to deal with expert witnesses. 

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Would have required CARB, by January 1, 2024, to develop and adopt regulations requiring corporations with revenues in excess of $1 billion doing business in California to disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to an emissions registry and contract with that registry to develop a reporting and registry program. The bill would have required CARB to establish auditor qualifications and a process for approval of auditors that ensures sufficient auditor capacity, as well as timely reporting. The bill would have required CARB by July 1, 2026, contract with a university, as specified, to report on public disclosures made by these businesses, including in the context of State GHG reduction goals. Finally, the bill would have required CARB to update the disclosure deadlines by January 1, 2029 to ensure Scope 3 emissions are reported as close in time as practicable to Scope 1 and 2 emission disclosures. Failed passage on the Assembly Floor. 

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Would have required CARB, beginning January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, as part of its annual report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to include in the program update an evaluation of how carbon capture and underground storage technologies are contributing to the State's efforts to reduce greenhouse gases pursuant to State goals. The bill would have required the evaluation to include specified data about each project and specified how certain data may be considered confidential. Was not heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Would have established the Carbon Neutrality Fund to annually pay an incentive payment to vendors of liquid or gaseous fuels that have a Low Carbon Fuel Standard carbon intensity below 50. The payments would have occurred from 2023 to 2029, with no more than $500 million appropriated in any year. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required CARB, in consultation with the Independent Emissions Market Advisory Committee, on a triennial basis to conduct an evaluation of the Cap-and-Trade program to determine its effectiveness in achieving greenhouse gas reduction goals. The bill would have required CARB to adopt public banking metrics that track the number of unused compliance instruments in public and private accounts on an annual basis. The bill would have required the Chair of CARB to appear before the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies to present the results of the evaluation and any proposed revisions to the Cap-and-Trade regulation and would have authorized CARB to revise those regulations afterward to more effectively meet the goals of SB 32 and the most recent Scoping Plan. Failed passage on the Assembly Floor. 

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Would have required CARB to recognize as generating an innovative crude production method credit under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulations the use of renewable natural gas to displace the existing use of natural gas by oil and natural gas companies that are otherwise eligible to opt into the innovative crude provisions of the regulations. The bill would have made renewable natural gas delivered by common carrier pipeline eligible for this purpose and made credits generated only available for use by a source within California. Was not heard in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. 

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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 required by March 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, each State agency or board to post a report regarding its compliance with and efforts to implement any goals and recommendations identified by CARB in the Scoping Plan. The bill would have required the responsible agency, for each Scoping Plan goal or recommendation not fully implemented, to describe why it hasn't been fully implemented, and the steps to fully implement the goal or recommendation. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee. 

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Would have prohibited the disposal of produced wastewater into unlined ponds or the construction of new unlined ponds beginning January 1, 2023, as specified. Would have required the prohibition to be implemented, as appropriate, by the State Water Board, regional water boards, and other relevant public agency. Moved to the Assembly Inactive File.

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