BILL NUMBER: AB 2560	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 13, 2008
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 15, 2008
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 11, 2008
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 4, 2008
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 23, 2008

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Lieu

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2008

   An act to add Section 25724 to the Public Resources Code, relating
to air pollution.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2560, Lieu. Medium- and heavy-duty motor vehicles: air
pollution.
   Existing law requires, on or before December 31, 2008, the
Department of General Services, in conjunction with the State Air
Resources Board and the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission, to amend the existing "Enhanced Efficiency
Costing Methodology for Passenger Cars and Light-Duty Vehicles" to
rank the environmental and energy benefits and costs of these motor
vehicles for potential procurement by state and local governments
pursuant to specified criteria.
   This bill would require, on or before December 31, 2010, that the
above-described state agencies apply the same criteria established
under this provision for passenger cars and light-duty vehicles to
medium-duty and heavy-duty motor vehicles. The bill would exempt the
department from complying with the criteria for potential procurement
for medium-duty and heavy-duty motor vehicles. The bill would
require the department, in carrying out the above requirements, to
consider, to the extent feasible, the findings of the Low Carbon Fuel
Standard, once adopted by the board.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 25724 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   25724.  (a) On or before December 31, 2010, the Department of
General Services, in conjunction with the State Air Resources Board
and the commission, shall establish criteria to rank the
environmental and energy benefits and costs of medium-duty and
heavy-duty motor vehicles for potential procurement by state and
local governments. The criteria shall include both of the following:
   (1) The reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, air pollutant
emissions, and petroleum use on a full fuel-cycle basis, to the
extent possible, based on existing data available to the State Air
Resources Board, the commission, or other reliable sources, including
the California Strategy to Reduce Petroleum Dependence developed
pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 25720 and the state plan to
increase the use of alternative transportation fuels developed
pursuant to Section 43866 of the Health and Safety Code.
   (2) The life-cycle costs of the vehicle and fuel, including
maintenance.
   (b) In carrying out the requirements of subdivision (a), the
Department of General Services shall, to the extent feasible,
consider the findings of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, once adopted
by the State Air Resources Board pursuant to Executive Order S-01-07.

   (c) (1) As used in this section, "medium-duty" has the same
meaning as defined in Section 39037.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
   (2) As used in this section, "heavy-duty" has the same meaning as
defined in Section 39033 of the Health and Safety Code.
   (3) As used in this section, "existing data" includes manufacturer'
s data on fuel efficiency only if there is no third-party data
available.
   (d) The Department of General Services is not required to comply
with the criteria for potential procurement established pursuant to
subdivision (a).