BILL ANALYSIS Ó ------------------------------------------------------------ |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | AB 146| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 445-6614 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ------------------------------------------------------------ THIRD READING Bill No: AB 146 Author: Dickinson (D) Amended: 8/30/11 in Senate Vote: 21 SENATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE : 4-1, 6/20/11 AYES: Simitian, Hancock, Kehoe, Lowenthal NOES: Strickland NO VOTE RECORDED: Blakeslee, Pavley SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 6-3, 8/25/11 AYES: Kehoe, Alquist, Lieu, Pavley, Price, Steinberg NOES: Walters, Emmerson, Runner ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 51-26, 5/27/11 - See last page for vote SUBJECT : State Air Resources Board: membership SOURCE : Author DIGEST : This bill provides that one of the 11 State Air Resource Board members must alternate between a member from a district within the Sacramento federal nonattainment area for ozone in either the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, the Placer County Air Pollution Control District, the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, the Feather River Air Quality Management District, or the El Dorado County Air Pollution Control District. Double CONTINUED AB 146 Page 2 jointed with AB 135 (Hagman and Valadao). ANALYSIS : Existing law: 1. Establishes State Air Resource Board (ARB) and provides for appointment of 11 members by the Governor on the basis of interest and ability in the field of air pollution control, understanding of the needs of the general public in connection with air pollution problems, and additional specific qualifications. All members serve at the pleasure of the Governor and are subject to confirmation by the Senate. Members serve part-time, with the exception of the Chair, who is appointed by the Governor and serves full-time. ARB's primary duties are controlling motor vehicle emissions, coordinating activities of air districts for the purposes of the federal Clean Air Act, and implementing the California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32 ÝNúñez and Pavley], Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006). 2. Establishes the following specific qualifications for board members: A. One with training and experience in automotive engineering or a closely related field; B. One with training and experience in science, agriculture, or law; C. One who is a physician and surgeon, or health effects expert; D. One with experience in air pollution control, or meeting the qualifications of one of the three categories listed above; E. Two public members; and, F. One board member from each of the following air districts: CONTINUED AB 146 Page 3 South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD); Bay Area Quality Management District (BAAQMD); San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD); San Diego County Air Pollution Control District; and, Any other district. 3. Establishes county air pollution control districts in every county, unless the entire county is included within the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District, the BAAQMD, the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District, the SCAQMD, the SJVAPCD, a regional district, or a unified district. Requires air districts to adopt and enforce rules and regulations to achieve and maintain the state and federal ambient air quality standards in all areas affected by non-vehicular emission sources under their jurisdiction. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has designated the Sacramento region as a serious nonattainment area for ozone and particulate matter. According to supporters, Sacramento is the most populous nonattainment region in the state without a designated representative on the ARB. Mobile sources are the largest contributor to air pollution in the Sacramento region, so regulation of mobile sources is of vital interest to the local districts in their efforts to meet federal air pollution standards. A similar piece of legislation AB 1221 (Jones), 2005-06 Session, which would have added two more members to the ARB was vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger. Provisions of AB 1221 were contained in a previous version of this bill but were amended out. FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No CONTINUED AB 146 Page 4 SUPPORT : (Verified 8/30/11) American Lung Association Breathe California Feather River Air Quality Management District Placer County Air Pollution Control District Sacramento Area Council of Governments Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce The Cleaner Air Partnership Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District OPPOSITION : (Verified 8/30/11) Regional Council of Rural Counties ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author, "The Sacramento region is in violation of two key federal air quality standards, one for ozone and another for particulate matter. It is the largest region in the state without designated membership on the ARB. The region's fast-growing cities such as Elk Grove, Lincoln and Roseville and its suburban areas generate substantial vehicle miles traveled, and major interstate trucking routes (Interstates 5 and 80) crisscross the region. These mobile emission sources are not directly regulated by local air districts. ARB is the state entity with jurisdiction over vehicular sources." The author notes that "In order to meet stricter state and federal air quality standards, urban areas such as Sacramento has relied increasingly on statewide efforts undertaken in consultation with multiple state agencies, such as ARB, Caltrans, and the California Energy Commission. The region's 2+ million residents will benefit from having a seat at the ARB table as these collaborative efforts take shape at the state level." ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 51-26, 5/27/11 AYES: Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos, Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Dickinson, Eng, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, CONTINUED AB 146 Page 5 Furutani, Galgiani, Gatto, Gordon, Hall, Hayashi, Roger Hernández, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Lara, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel Pérez, Portantino, Skinner, Solorio, Swanson, Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, John A. Pérez NOES: Achadjian, Bill Berryhill, Conway, Cook, Donnelly, Beth Gaines, Garrick, Grove, Hagman, Halderman, Harkey, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Logue, Mansoor, Miller, Morrell, Nestande, Nielsen, Norby, Olsen, Silva, Smyth, Valadao, Wagner NO VOTE RECORDED: Davis, Gorell, Torres DLW:kc 8/30/11 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE **** END **** CONTINUED