California Air Resources Board

Summary 

Would have provided an exemption for 2024 and subsequent model heavy-duty trucks, provided they meet federal exhaust emission standards, from CARB's emissions standards and test procedures. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee. 

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Would have required all State agencies, departments, boards, offices, commissions, and conservancies to consider the 30x30 goal of conserving 30% of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030 as established by Executive Order No. N-82-20 when adopting, revising, or establishing plans, policies, and regulations. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have replaced the term “natural gas” with the term “methane” throughout California statute. Was not heard in the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Communications.

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Would have exempted portions of a county from the state’s organic waste collection requirements if a majority of property owners protest organic waste collection fees under Proposition 218.Failed passage in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

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Would have required California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to consider alternatives to census tracts, as provided, when deciding the boundaries of a low-population or elevation waiver for organic waste jurisdictional targets under the Short-lived Climate Pollutants Strategy organic waste regulations. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Would have authorized CARB to provide a voucher under the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Program (HVIP) for zero-emission vehicles that meet the following requirements:  
(a) has a gross weight exceeding 8,500 pounds; 
(b) is purchased for fleet operations by a public or private fleet owning one or more medium- and heavy-duty vehicles;  
(c) is not a "house car" that is equipped for human habitation. 

Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee. 

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Requires the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to develop a Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for small and medium compost facilities under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by January 1, 2027, and specifies that the PEIR shall streamline the process with which jurisdictions can develop and site compost facilities.

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Would have required the Office of Planning and Research to develop a technical advisory on best practices to facilitate the siting of compost facilities and would have required cities and counties to consider updating the land use element to identify areas for siting compost facilities. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development, by Jan 1, 2028, to conduct a study, in consultation with CARB and other State, local and industry entities, on the use of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) as a metric for transportation impacts in housing developments pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The study must include analysis of the implementation and outcomes of CEQA VMT guidance as it pertains to housing and how VMT impacts and mitigation measures are identified, measured, deployed and available at the local, regional, and statewide level and in rural, suburban, and urban areas, among other topics. Implementation is contingent upon appropriation, as specified.

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Would have created an exception to the prohibition of any action that alters or modifies a vehicle’s catalytic converter by allowing for a new aftermarket catalytic converter that has been approved for sale and use by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee. 

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