BILL ANALYSIS Ó
Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair
AB 2583 (Blumenfield) - Alternatively fueled vehicles: state
fleet: public parking.
Amended: July 6, 2012 Policy Vote: GO 7-5 T&H 7-2
Urgency: No Mandate: No
Hearing Date: August 16, 2012 Consultant:
Bob Franzoia
SUSPENSE FILE. AS PROPOSED TO BE AMENDED.
Bill Summary: AB 2583 would require the Department of General
Services (department) to purchase, or approve contracts for the
purchase of, new vehicles for the state fleet that are
alternatively fueled vehicles and make related infrastructure
improvements.
Fiscal Impact: Potentially minor costs annually from the Service
Revolving Fund as the department is generally implementing the
provisions of this bill.
Beginning 2015, General Fund and special fund costs to
state agencies, for example CalFIRE, Caltrans and Department
of Water Resources to purchase alternatively fueled medium
or heavy duty vehicles.
Unknown General Fund and special fund costs to purchase
alternatively fueled vehicles that may not be as cost
effective to operate as standard fuel vehicles.
General Fund and special fund cost pressure to develop new
infrastructure, incentive preferential or reduced cost
parking, or provide grants for these purposes.
Background: As noted in the policy committee analysis, the
department procures vehicle fleet purchases on behalf of state
agencies. There are several existing federal and state laws and
state executive orders directing the department to purchase
vehicles for the state fleet that meet higher emission
standards. The department indicates it already meets or exceeds
those requirements.
This bill requires the department to encourage, to the extent
feasible, the operation of state alternatively fueled vehicles
on the alternative fuel for which the vehicle is designed and
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the development of commercial infrastructure for alternative
fuel pumps and charging stations at or near state vehicle
fueling or parking sites. The department indicates it is
implementing this provision.
The department was awarded US Department of Energy and
California Energy Commission grants to establish approximately
75 new E85 (flexible fuel from 100 percent gasoline to 85
percent gasoline/15 percent ethanol) locations statewide. To
date, 15 E85/biodiesel locations have been completed. The
department recently installed 24 electric vehicle (EV) charging
stations at five state parking facilities in Sacramento and is
applying for grants to install additional EV charging stations.
The department would be required to work with other public
agencies to incentivize state employee use of alternatively
fueled vehicles and authorizes the department to provide grants
or enter into interagency agreements to implement the provisions
of this bill. The department indicates that they are offering
state employees' incentives for using alternatively fueled
vehicles and will be developing a policy and expanding those
efforts in the next few months. The department is also
expecting to enter into an interagency agreement for an outreach
and marketing campaign to promote alternatively fueled vehicle
usage.
This bill requires the department to purchase alternatively
fueled vehicles at a rate of 50 percent of new vehicle purchases
beginning January 1, 2013, and 100 percent of new vehicle
purchases beginning January 1, 2015. This bill would mandate
state agencies to purchase alternatively fueled vehicles,
beginning in 2015, for light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles.
Currently, state agencies have the option of buying an
alternatively fueled vehicle.
Proposed Law: The department would have the following duties:
- Encourage the operation of state alternatively fueled vehicles
on the alternative fuel for which the vehicle is designed.
- Encouraged to develop commercial infrastructure for
alternative fuel pumps and charging stations and to work with
other state agencies to incentivize and promote state employee
operation of alternatively fueled vehicles through preferential
or reduced cost parking, access to charging stations, or other
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means.
- Authorize the department to provide grants or enter into
interagency agreements to implement these goals.
- Require the department and Caltrans to implement advanced
technology vehicle parking incentive programs in specified
public parking facilities to incentivize the purchase of
alternatively fueled vehicles in the state.
- Exempt from a prohibition relating to commercial activities on
fringe or transportation corridor parking facilities under the
jurisdiction of Caltrans a person implementing advanced
technology vehicle parking incentive programs.
Related Legislation: AB 236 (Lieu) Chapter 593/2007 required the
department, in conjunction with the Air Resources Board and the
California Energy Commission, by December 31, 2008, to amend and
revise existing purchasing methodology to rank environmental and
energy benefits, and costs of motor vehicles for potential
procurement by state and local governments and to develop a
vehicle ranking containing specified criteria.
In particular, AB 236 amended Public Resources Code 25722.5 to
require the department to:
- Evaluate and score emissions, fuel costs, and fuel economy in
addition to capital cost to enable the department to choose the
vehicle with the lowest life-cycle cost when awarding a state
vehicle procurement contract.
- Maximize the purchase or lease of alternative fuel vehicles.
AB 236 also maintained the exemption for generally police,
firefighting, public safety and emergency vehicles.
The proposed amendments would amend Public Resources Code
25722.8, add Public Resources Code 225722.9 and amend Vehicle
Code 22518, as follows:
Section 25722.8 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:
25722.8. (a) On or before July 1, 2009, the Secretary of State
and Consumer Services, in consultation with the Department of
General Services and other appropriate state agencies that
maintain or purchase vehicles for the state fleet, including the
campuses of the California State University, shall develop and
implement, and submit to the Legislature and the Governor, a
plan to improve the overall state fleet's use of alternative
fuels, synthetic lubricants, and fuel-efficient vehicles by
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reducing or displacing the consumption of petroleum products by
the state fleet when compared to the 2003 consumption level
based on the following schedule:
(1) By January 1, 2012, a 10-percent reduction or displacement.
(2) By January 1, 2020, a 20-percent reduction or displacement.
(b) Beginning April 1, 2010, and annually thereafter, the
Department of General Services shall provide to the Department
of Finance and the appropriate legislative committees of the
Legislature a progress report on meeting the goals specified in
subdivision (a). The Department of General Services shall also
make the progress report available on its Internet Web site.
(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Department of
General Services shall purchase, or approve contracts for the
purchase of, new vehicles for the state fleet that are
alternatively fueled vehicles based on the following schedule:
(A) Beginning January 1, 2013, 50 percent of the new vehicles
purchased.
(B) Beginning January 1, 2015, 100 percent of the new vehicles
purchased.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the purchase of types of
vehicles for which an alternatively fueled vehicle is not
available.
(3) The Department of General Services shall encourage, to the
extent feasible, the operation of state alternatively fueled
vehicles on the alternative fuel for which the vehicle is
designed and the development of commercial infrastructure for
alternative fuel pumps and charging stations at or near state
vehicle fueling or parking sites.
(4) The Department of General Services shall work with other
public agencies to incentivize and promote, to the extent
feasible, state employee operation of alternatively fueled
vehicles through preferential or reduced-cost parking, access to
charging, or other means.
(5) The Department of General Services may provide grants or
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enter into interagency agreements to implement this subdivision.
(6) (5) For purposes of this subdivision, "alternatively fueled
vehicles" means light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles that
reduce petroleum usage and related emissions by using advanced
technologies and fuels, including, but not limited to, hybrid,
plug-in hybrid, battery electric, natural gas, or fuel cell
vehicles and including those vehicles described in Section
5205.5 of the Vehicle Code.
Section 25722.9 of the Public Resources Code is added to read:
25722.9. (a) For purposes of this section, "alternatively fueled
vehicles" means light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles that
reduce petroleum usage and related emissions by using advanced
technologies and fuels, including, but not limited to, hybrid,
plug-in hybrid, battery electric, natural gas, or fuel cell
vehicles and including those vehicles described in Section
5205.5 of the Vehicle Code.
(b) The Department of General Services and the Department of
Transportation shall develop and implement advanced technology
vehicle parking incentive programs, to the extent feasible, in
public parking facilities of 50 spaces or more operated by the
Department of General Services and park and ride lots owned and
operated by the Department of Transportation to incentivize the
purchase and use of alternatively fueled vehicles in the state.
These programs shall provide meaningful, tangible benefits for
drivers of alternatively fueled vehicles. These incentives may
include preferential spaces, reduced fees, and fueling
infrastructure for alternatively fueled vehicles that use these
parking facilities or park and ride park-and-ride lots.
Section 25722.8 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
22518. (a) Fringe and transportation corridor parking facilities
constructed, maintained, or operated by the Department of
Transportation pursuant to Section 146.5 of the Streets and
Highways Code shall be used only by persons using a bicycle or
public transit, or engaged in ridesharing, including, but not
limited to, carpools or vanpools. A person shall not park a
vehicle 30 feet or more in length, engage in loitering or
camping, or engage in vending or any other commercial activity
on any fringe or transportation corridor parking facility.
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(b) This section will not apply to alternatively fueled
infrastructure programs in park and ride lots owned and operated
by Department of Transportation.