California Air Resources Board

Specifies thermal energy storage for multiple existing financial incentive programs administered by the California Energy Commission and the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank relating to industrial decarbonization. CARB is in a consultation role. The bill places additional requirements on program participants such as mandating project labor agreements and establishing a community benefits fund or agreement.

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Allows CARB to adopt and enforce rules and regulations for indirect sources of emissions. Within 120 days of statewide indirect source rule (ISR) adoption, air districts would determine if the district or CARB will implement and enforce the regulations within air the district. If the air district elects to implement and enforce a statewide ISR, it must propose regulations enacting those measures no later than six months following CARB's ISR adoption. The air district could, at any time, adopt and enforce more stringent indirect source regulations than the regulations adopted by CARB. The bill allows CARB to establish a schedule of fees on facilities and mobile sources to cover the reasonable costs of implementing and enforcing the regulations and requires the fees to be deposited in the Air Pollution Control Fund and made available to CARB upon appropriation by the Legislature. The bill also requires CARB to prepare an annual presentation on the impacts and effects of any ISRs that it adopts. Was not heard on the Assembly Floor.

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