California Air Resources Board

Summary 

Would have authorized CARB to provide a voucher under the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher (HVIP) for zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) that meet specified requirements. This bill would have required the individual receiving the voucher to attest to CARB that the vehicle will be primarily used for commercial or business purposes. This bill would have also made grant funding available for Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to purchase ZEV schoolbuses through private contractors. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee. 

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Summary 

Would have required the Department of General Services (DGS) to require a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) supplier for state vehicle fleets to certify that the raw materials utilized for the manufacturing of the supplied ZEVs were not mined by child labor. This bill would have also required the ZEV supplier to certify to DGS the locations and hourly wage of the workers that mined the raw materials. This bill also requires DGS to post on its website the specified information provided by the ZEV supplier. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee. 

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Summary 

Would have required the California Energy Commission (CEC) to create an incentive program that provides grants to facilitate electric vehicle sharing services operated at affordable multifamily housing properties. The bill would have limited grantees to non-profits, public agencies/local governments, and air districts. Held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Summary 

Would have required CARB to establish the Zero-Emission Aftermarket Conversion Project (ZACP) to provide an applicant with a rebate for the aftermarket conversion of a motor vehicle into a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV). This bill would have also required, upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or at the discretion of CARB, to fund the program using funds available from a clean transportation program that is in effect on or after the date CARB establishes ZACP. The bill would have also required CARB’s guidelines to require that an eligible ZEV have a range of at least 100 miles and have completed an inspection of safety systems and components by a licensee of the Bureau of Automotive Repair, as provided.

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Governor’s Veto Message 

To the Members of the California State Senate:  

I am returning Senate Bill 301 without my signature.  

This bill would require the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to establish the Zero-Emission Aftermarket Conversion Project (ZACP) to provide an applicant with a financial rebate for converting a gasoline- or diesel-fueled vehicle into a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV).  

California is showing the world what's possible - fostering innovation and creating space for an industry to flourish as the sale of ZEVs reach record highs, with over 1 .8 million ZEVs now on California's roads. The state continues to invest billions of dollars in ZEV deployment and supporting infrastructure to achieve our ambitious climate and clean air goals.  

While I share the author's desire to further accelerate the state's transition to ZEVs, this bill creates a new program at a time when the state faces a $44.9 billion shortfall for the 2024-25 fiscal year. Additionally, there is no funding currently identified or available in the state budget to support this new program. 

For these reasons, I cannot sign this bill. 

Sincerely, 

Gavin Newsom 

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Summary 

Would have provided an exemption to local governments purchasing a vehicle weighing more than 8,500 pounds from CARB’s Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) Regulation if the price of the zero-emission version of a vehicle is more than an unspecified percentage of the price of a comparable internal combustion engine version of that vehicle. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee. 

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Summary 

Would have exempted, until January 1, 2030, emergency telecommunications medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) from CARB’s Advanced Clean Fleet (ACF) Regulation. This bill would have prohibited CARB from implementing the ACF Regulation that would require the procurement of ZEVs for entities that operate specified emergency telecommunications vehicles.   

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Governor’s Veto Message 

To the Members of the California State Assembly: 

I am returning Assembly Bill 3179 without my signature.  

This bill would exempt until January 1, 2030 emergency telecommunications vehicles from the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation that requires the phased-in procurement of medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles.  

In 2020, I issued Executive Order (EO) N-79-20, which directed CARB, among other things, to develop strategies to transition to 100 percent medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles in the state by 2045, where feasible. Pursuant to this EO, CARB developed the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) regulation and its companion regulation, the ACF, to accelerate transportation sector emission reductions while providing safe, feasible, and flexible compliance options for affected fleet owners that have over 50 vehicles or over $50 million in gross annual revenue. Unfortunately, this bill undermines those efforts.  

California must work diligently to cut greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to our rapidly changing climate, and ensure that we maintain the capacity necessary to respond quickly to emergencies. To that end, I am directing CARB to implement the regulation and its exemptions so as to ensure there are feasible compliance pathways that allow providers to maintain the capacity to rapidly deploy and restore communication services during and after a natural or human-caused disaster. 

For these reasons, I cannot sign this bill.  

Sincerely, Gavin Newsom 

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Summary 

Would have extended the compliance dates set for local governments and municipalities to meet CARB’s Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) Regulation by ten years. This bill would have also prohibited CARB from taking enforcement action against a local government that violates the ACF Regulation if the violation occurs before January 1, 2025. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee. 

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Summary 

Would have prohibited CARB, by January 1, 2026, from enforcing any regulation requiring the purchase and use of zero-emission trucks that have greater than 8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight rating operating at land ports of entry, which the bill defined as land ports of entry on the California-Mexico border within a commercial zone. This bill would have also required CARB, after January 1, 2026, if enforcing regulations requiring the purchase and use of zero-emission trucks with greater than 8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight rating operating at a land port of entry within a commercial zone, to have the burden of proof that a regulated fleet operator has reasonable access to an economically feasible charging or fueling infrastructure. This bill would have also provided a number of exemptions to heavy-duty truck electrification regulations. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee. 

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Summary 

Would have required CARB, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to ensure that beginning January 1, 2025, an additional incentive is awarded under any light-duty zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) incentive program to program participants who qualify as a gasoline or diesel superuser, as determined by CARB. Additionally, this bill would have required CARB, on or before January 1, 2025, to develop and implement a strategy for doing all of the following: (1) Identifying the drivers who use the most gasoline or diesel and are low income or moderate income; (2) Expediting the replacement of gasoline- or diesel-powered vehicles of these drivers; (3) Identifying barriers that prevent gasoline or diesel superusers from accessing ZEV incentive programs; (4) Developing outreach protocols. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. 

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Summary 

Would have added to the definition of a Local Education Agency (LEA), for the purposes of Proposition 98 funding, a private contractor with ownership of title for a schoolbus that is used to provide transportation services for a school district, county office of education, or charter school. This bill would have also required CARB to establish a minimum time period for a private contractor to provide transportation services to an LEA with a zero-emission schoolbus purchased using the specified grant money and to develop a depreciation schedule that determines the amount of money to be repaid to CARB by the private contractor, if the private contractor ceases to contract with an LEA to provide transportation services before the minimum time period elapses. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee. 

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