California Air Resources Board

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Would have changed retention rules surrounding information captured by automatic license plate readers (ALPR).  Current law authorizes the Department of the California Highway Patrol to retain license plate data captured by license plate reader technology for not more than 60 days unless the data is being used as evidence, or for the investigation of felonies. This data can be shared with law enforcement agencies and requires both an ALPR operator and an ALPR end-user, as those terms are defined, to implement a usage and privacy policy regarding that ALPR information. This bill would have required, if the ALPR operator or ALPR end-user is a public agency and not an airport authority, ALPR data be destroyed within 24 hours if it does not match a hot list. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have clarified that for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, gross income does not include moneys awarded to a taxpayer pursuant to the Clean Cars 4 All Program (Article 11 (commencing with Section 44124.5) of Chapter 5 of Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code). Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Extends provisions of CARB’s Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program to January 1, 2034, including the tire fee as well as provisions that allow CARB to consider particulate matter and reactive organic gases in cost-effectiveness calculations. The bill also extends the authority of air districts to levy additional fees on residents in their region to support projects to reduce air pollution from vehicles and equipment.

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Would have required CARB, by January 1, 2024, to develop a tool to calculate the average annual gallons of gasoline or diesel that a particular vehicle has used and ensure, when administering incentive programs for light-duty zero-emission vehicles, including but not limited to the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, Clean Cars 4 All, and the Clean Vehicle Assistance program, that incentives awarded under applicable programs be awarded based on the average annual gallons of gasoline or diesel that the applicant’s vehicle consumed. The bill also would have required incentive amounts to be set at a level that maximizes the displacement of gasoline or diesel and the reduction of emissions criteria pollutants per dollar spent. Additionally, the bill would have required, in order to ensure equity is prioritized, that incentive amounts be further modified to ensure that additional per gallon incentive payments are provided to an applicant of a ZEV incentive program if the applicant is either low or moderate income or resides in an under-resourced community. Finally, the bill also would have required, by January 1, 2024 and biennially afterwards, a legislatively mandated report that includes: (1) Actual gasoline or diesel and criteria emissions reduced per dollar spent on ZEV incentives under applicable programs; (2) The impacts of ZEV incentive spending in terms of quantifiable emissions reductions and transportation savings within under-resourced communities and among low- to middle-income individuals; and (3) The changes in annual gasoline and diesel use at local levels by census tract or ZIP Code. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have made explicit the inclusion of Commercial Harbor Craft (CHC) as eligible for funding in CARB’s Low Carbon Transportation program and Air Quality Improvement Program. The bill would have also added CHC as eligible for both the California Energy Commission’s Clean Transportation Program and Caltrans' Low Carbon Transit Operations Program. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Exempts rental and leasing entities from labor requirements imposed on applicable fleet purchasers that participate in CARB’s heavy-duty vehicle incentive programs. The bill also clarifies that lessees must still comply with relevant labor laws in order to participate in the aforementioned incentive programs.

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Would have required, beginning January 1, 2035, 100 percent of all newly purchased or contracted school buses of a local educational agency (LEA) to be zero-emission, where feasible. The bill would have defined an LEA as a school district, county office of education, or charter school. If a local educational agency determined that the purchase or contracting of a zero-emission school bus was not feasible due to both terrain and route constraints, the local educational agency would have been able to request a one-time extension for a term not to exceed five years from CARB. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have prohibited a dealer or retail seller from selling a vehicle equipped with a catalytic converter unless the catalytic converter has been permanently marked with the vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle to which it is attached with a label, as specified. The bill would have authorized a dealer or retail seller to impose a reasonable charge on the purchaser of a motor vehicle for complying with this requirement. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Would have required CARB to provide incentives for drayage trucks through existing programs, or to develop and implement the Zero-Emission Drayage Truck Financial Assistance Program, to assist entities serving the ports of the State to meet the above-stated goal by providing financial assistance to offset the cost for the purchase of zero-emission drayage trucks. Was not heard in Senate Transportation Committee.

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Requires a court to require a certificate of compliance for a violation of the noise limit requirements mentioned for mufflers or exhaust systems for specified vehicles. The bill requires the court to utilize notification procedures and if a certificate of compliance is not provided to the court within three months of the violation date, the bill requires the court to treat this failure as noncompliance and inform the Department of Motor Vehicles.

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