SB 793, as introduced, Lara. Air pollution.
Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt standards and regulations for motor vehicles, off-road or nonvehicle engine categories, and portable fuel containers and spouts, in order to control the emissions of air contaminants.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 43013 of the Health and Safety Code is
2amended to read:
(a) The state board shall adopt and implement motor
4vehicle emission standards, in-use performance standards, and
5motor vehicle fuel specifications for the control of air contaminants
6and sources of air pollution which the state board has found to be
7necessary, cost effective, and technologically feasible, to carry out
8the purposes of this division, unless preempted by federal law.
9(b) The state board shall, consistent with subdivision (a), adopt
10standards and regulations for light-duty and heavy-duty motor
11vehicles, medium-duty motor vehicles, as determined and specified
12by the state board, portable fuel containers and spouts, and off-road
P2 1or nonvehicle engine categories, including, but not limited to,
2off-highway
motorcycles, off-highway vehicles, construction
3equipment, farm equipment, utility engines, locomotives, and, to
4the extent permitted by federal law, marine vessels.
5(c) Prior to adopting standards and regulations for farm
6equipment, the state board shall hold a public hearing and find and
7determine that the standards and regulations are necessary, cost
8effective, and technologically feasible. The state board shall also
9consider the technological effects of emission control standards
10on the cost, fuel consumption, and performance characteristics of
11mobile farm equipment.
12(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the state board shall not
13adopt any standard or regulation affecting locomotives until the
14final study required under Section 5 of Chapter 1326 of the Statutes
15of 1987 has been completed and submitted to the Governor and
16Legislature.
17(e) Prior to adopting or amending any standard or regulation
18relating to motor vehicle fuel specifications pursuant to this section,
19the state board shall, after consultation with public or private
20entities that would be significantly impacted as described in
21paragraph (2) of subdivision (f), do both of the following:
22(1) Determine the cost-effectiveness of the adoption or
23amendment of the standard or regulation. The cost-effectiveness
24shall be compared on an incremental basis with other mobile source
25control methods and options.
26(2) Based on a preponderance of scientific and engineering data
27in the record, determine the technological feasibility of the adoption
28or amendment of the standard or regulation. That determination
29shall include, but is not limited to, the availability, effectiveness,
30reliability, and safety
expected of the proposed technology in an
31application that is representative of the proposed use.
32(f) Prior to adopting or amending any motor vehicle fuel
33specification pursuant to this section, the state board shall do both
34of the following:
35(1) To the extent feasible, quantitatively document the
36significant impacts of the proposed standard or specification on
37affected segments of the state’s economy. The economic analysis
38shall include, butbegin delete isend deletebegin insert needend insert notbegin insert beend insert limited to, the significant impacts
39of any change on motor vehicle fuel efficiency, the existing motor
40vehicle fuel distribution
system, the competitive position of the
P3 1affected segment relative to border states, and the cost to
2consumers.
3(2) Consult with public or private entities that would be
4significantly impacted to identify those investigative or preventive
5actions that may be necessary to ensure consumer acceptance,
6product availability, acceptable performance, and equipment
7reliability. The significantly impacted parties shall include, butbegin delete areend delete
8begin insert needend insert notbegin insert beend insert limited to, fuel manufacturers, fuel distributors,
9independent marketers, vehicle manufacturers, and fuel users.
10(g) To the extent that there is any
conflict between the
11information required to be prepared by the state board pursuant to
12subdivision (f) and information required to be prepared by the state
13board pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340)
14of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the
15requirements established under subdivision (f) shall prevail.
16(h) It is the intent of the Legislature that the state board act as
17expeditiously as is feasible to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions
18from diesel vehicles, marine vessels, and other categories of
19vehicular and mobile sourcesbegin delete whichend deletebegin insert thatend insert significantly contribute
20to air pollution problems.
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