California Air Resources Board

Summary

Would have required the Department of General Services to establish, by July 1, 2023, a State standard negotiated cost agreement for awarding State grants that are created on or after July 1, 2023, to grantees that do not have an existing negotiated indirect cost rate agreement and cost allocation policy approved by the federal government. The bill would have required any State grant program created on or after January 1, 2023, to require the State agency administering the grant to use the same terms as contained in the grantee’s existing negotiated indirect cost rate agreements and cost allocation policies approved by the federal government. The bill would have required a State agency administering those programs to use, on and after July 1, 2023, the same terms as contained in the grantee’s State standard negotiated cost agreement. The bill would have required these State agencies to authorize a grantee that is a nonprofit organization and that does not have an existing federal negotiated indirect cost rate agreement or existing State standard negotiated cost agreement to instead be compensated for indirect costs pursuant to specified methods. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Summary

Would have established a program, beginning January 1, 2027, for registration of model year 2022 and newer off highway vehicles (OHV) used solely for competition off public highways. The program would have included specified registration fees. The bill would have required competition OHVs to have a muffler and spark arrestor when operating on public lands.

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Governor’s Veto Message

To the Members of the California State Senate: 

I am returning Senate Bill 894 without my signature.

Beginning January 1, 2027, this bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to establish a new vehicle registration program for competition off-highway motor vehicles (OHVs) that do not meet California Air Resources Board emission standards to operate on public lands. Additionally, the bill requires that these competition vehicles have a muffler and spark arrestor when operating on public lands.

I recognize the economic benefits OHV competitions bring to rural communities, but I am concerned about the fiscal impact to implement the bill. It is anticipated that there will be fewer than 2,000 annual applications under this program. DMV's implementation costs are anticipated to be significant, and the Off Highway Vehicle Trust Fund is required to reimburse the DMV for those up-front costs. Given the small number of vehicles and the fees set forth in the bill, it may take a decade or more for the OHV Trust Fund to recoup those costs - if at all.

For this reason, I cannot sign this bill.

Sincerely, 
Gavin Newsom

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Summary

Requires the Department of General Services and the Department of Transportation and their contractors to enter into a Labor Peace Agreement and adhere to High Road Jobs Standards, as defined, for contracts for zero-emission transit vehicles or electric vehicle supply equipment valued at $10,000,000 or more.

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Summary

Would have required a State agency that significantly regulates or impacts nonprofit corporations to designate a person to serve as a nonprofit liaison if the use of existing personnel and resources allows for performance of the duties of the nonprofit liaison. The bill would have established the nonprofit liaison’s duties, including responding to complaints by nonprofit corporations about the State agency and assisting nonprofit corporations with complying with the State agency’s regulations and relevant statutes. Was amended to focus on Department of General Services.

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Category:  Administrative Procedures

Summary

Would have required the Secretary of Natural Resources Agency to work with local stakeholders to develop a long-term strategy for the Salton Sea, which must assess the environmental impacts and economic viability of the Salton Sea. Was not heard in Senate Natural Resources and Water.

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Summary

Would have added two environmental justice members, one appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and one appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, to the South Coast Air Quality Management Board (AQMD). The bill would have also authorized South Coast AQMD Board to create a Labor Advisory Panel composed of six representatives whose members perform work in the South Coast Air Basin. The bill would have required the Labor Advisory Panel to provide feedback and input on all district permitting, rules, regulations, and planning issues that have the potential to impact the workforce in the South Coast Air Basin. The bill would have required the South Coast AQMD Board to select the members of the Labor Advisory Panel from nominations provided by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, the Inland Empire Labor Council, and the Orange County Labor Federation. Failed passage on the Senate Floor.

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Summary

Would have required a State agency that receives and disburses funds provided under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act or other federal recovery funds to consider projects’ potential impact on specified goals, including restoring frontline communities and rapidly accelerating achievement of environmental justice and climate goals, as well as uplifting vulnerable workers by prioritizing high road employers. The bill would have required State agencies to document how proposed projects meet or align with the specified goals and requires the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to establish an internet website where the public can track the expenditure of federal ARP funds by the State and how funded projects meet the specified goals. Was not heard in Senate Governmental Organization Committee.

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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 required a nonvehicular civil penalty in an amount over $10,000 for a nonvehicular violation in a disadvantaged community collected by a specified local air district, minus the cost of prosecution and district administration, investigation, attorney fees, and other reasonable district costs, to be used to mitigate the effect of air pollution in the community affected by the violation. The bill would have modestly raised the maximum amount of nonvehicular civil penalties regarding strict liability and negligence listed in statute. Moved to the Senate Inactive File.

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Summary

Would have required, instead of authorized, a State agency to update its Standardized Regulatory Impact Analysis (SRIA) for a proposed major regulation to reflect any comments received from the Department of Finance (DOF) on the SRIA. The bill also would have required, if the proposed major regulation is updated following DOF’s comments, the State agency to take public comment for 30 additional days each time the regulation is updated and to update the SRIA and submit it to DOF for comment. The bill would have required DOF to adopt, by November 1, 2024, regulations for communicating the results of a SRIA in a standardized format. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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