BILL NUMBER: SB 1204 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 22, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 19, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 18, 2014
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 6, 2014
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 21, 2014
AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 24, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Senators Lara and Pavley
( Coauthor: Assembly Member
Bonta )
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
An act to add Section 39719.2 to the Health and Safety Code,
relating to air pollution.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1204, as amended, Lara. California Clean Truck, Bus, and
Off-Road Vehicle and Equipment Technology Program.
Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties,
collected by the State Air Resources Board from the auction or sale
of allowances as part of a market-based compliance mechanism relative
to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, commonly known as cap and
trade revenues, to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund,
and to be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for specified
purposes.
This bill would create the California Clean Truck, Bus, and
Off-Road Vehicle and Equipment Technology Program, to be funded from
cap and trade revenues, to fund zero- and near-zero emission truck,
bus, and off-road vehicle and equipment technologies and related
projects, as specified, with priority to be given to certain
projects, including projects that benefit disadvantaged communities.
The program would be administered by the state board, in conjunction
with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development
Commission. The bill would require the state board, in consultation
with the commission, to create an annual framework and plan, and to
develop guidance through the existing Air Quality Improvement Program
Funding Plan funding plan process for
implementation of the program.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 39719.2 is added to the Health and Safety Code,
to read:
39719.2. (a) The California Clean Truck, Bus, and Off-Road
Vehicle and Equipment Technology Program is hereby created, to be
administered by the state board in conjunction with the State Energy
Resources Conservation and Development Commission. The program, from
moneys appropriated from the fund for purposes of the program, shall
fund development, demonstration, precommercial pilot, and early
commercial deployment of zero- and near-zero emission truck, bus, and
off-road vehicle and equipment technologies. Priority shall be given
to projects located in benefitting
disadvantaged communities pursuant to the requirements of Sections
39711 and 39713.
(b) Projects funded by the program shall be limited to
eligible for funding pursuant to this section include,
but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Technology development, demonstration, precommercial pilots,
and early commercial deployments of zero- and near-zero emission
medium- and heavy-duty truck technology, including projects that help
to facilitate clean goods-movement corridors. Until January 1, 2018,
no less than 20 percent of funding made available for purposes of
this paragraph shall support early commercial deployment of existing
zero- and near-zero emission heavy duty truck technology.
(2) Zero- and near-zero emission bus technology development,
demonstration, precommercial pilots, and early commercial
deployments, including pilots of multiple vehicles at one site or
region.
(3) Zero- and near-zero emission off-road vehicle and equipment
technology development, demonstration, precommercial pilots, and
early commercial deployments, including vehicles and equipment in the
port, agriculture, marine, construction, and rail sectors.
(4) Purchase incentives, including which
may include point-of-sale, for commercially
available zero- and near-zero emission truck, bus, and off-road
vehicle and equipment technologies and fueling infrastructure to
support early market deployments of alternative technologies and to
increase manufacturer volumes and accelerate market acceptance.
(5) Projects that support greater commercial motor vehicle
and equipment freight efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions
reductions, including, but not limited to, advanced intelligent
transportation systems, autonomous vehicles, and other freight
information and operations technologies.
(c) The state board, in consultation with the State Energy
Resources Conservation and Development Commission, shall develop
guidance through the existing Air Quality Improvement Program
Funding Plan funding plan process for
the implementation of this section that is consistent with the
California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5
(commencing with Section 38500)) and this chapter.
(d) The guidance developed pursuant to subdivision (c) shall do
all of the following:
(1) Outline performance criteria and metrics for deployment
incentives. The goal shall be to design a simple and predictable
structure that provides incentives for truck, bus, and off-road
vehicle and equipment technologies that provide significant
greenhouse gas reduction and air quality benefits.
(2) Ensure that program investments are coordinated with funding
programs developed pursuant to Chapter the
California Alternative and Renewable Fuel, Vehicle Technology, Clean,
and C arbon Reduction Act of 2007 (Chapter 8.9
(commencing with Section 44270) of Part 5 5)
.
(3) Promote projects that assist the state in reaching its climate
goals beyond 2020, consistent with Sections 38550 and 38551.
(4) Promote investments in medium- and heavy-duty trucking,
including, but not limited to, vocational trucks, short haul
and long haul short-haul and long-haul trucks,
buses, and off-road vehicles and equipment, including, but not
limited to, port equipment, agricultural equipment, marine equipment,
and rail equipment.
(5) Structure Implement purchase
incentives for eligible technologies to be sufficient
to increase use of the cleanest vehicles in disadvantaged
communities.
(6) Allow for remanufactured and retrofitted vehicles to qualify
for purchase incentives if those vehicles meet warranty and emissions
requirements, as determined by the state board.
(7) Establish a competitive process for the allocation of
funds moneys for projects funded pursuant to
this program section .
(8) Leverage, to the maximum extent feasible, federal or private
funding.
(9) Ensure that the results of emissions reductions or benefits
can be measured or quantified.
(10) Ensure that activities undertaken pursuant to this
program section complement, and do not interfere
with, efforts to achieve and maintain federal and state ambient air
quality standards and to reduce toxic air contaminants.
(11) Establish sustainability goals to minimize project impacts to
natural resources, especially with respect to state and federal
lands.
(e) Eligible projects to be funded by the program do not include
projects required to be undertaken pursuant to state or federal law,
district rules or regulations, memoranda of understanding with a
governmental entity, or other legally binding agreements. The state
board may, however, fund studies, technology development, and
demonstration projects focused on improving performance and financial
payback, multivehicle and early commercial scale deployments, and
deployment of early commercially available advanced vehicles and
equipment.
(f)
(e) In evaluating potential projects to be funded
pursuant to this section, the state board shall give priority to
projects that demonstrate one or more of the following
characteristics:
(1) Benefit to disadvantaged communities pursuant to Sections
39711 and 39713.
(2) The ability to leverage additional public and private funding.
(3) The potential for cobenefits or multiple-benefit attributes.
(4) The potential for the project to be replicated.
(5) Regional benefit, with focus on collaboration between multiple
entities.
(6) Support for technologies with broad market and
emission emissions reduction potential.
(7) Support for projects addressing technology and market barriers
not addressed by other programs.
(8) Support for enabling technologies that benefit multiple
technology pathways.
(g)
(f) To assist in the implementation of this section,
the state board, in consultation with the State Energy Resources
Conservation and Development Commission, shall create an annual
framework and plan. The framework and plan shall be developed with
public input and may utilize existing investment plan processes and
workshops as well as existing state and third-party research and
technology roadmaps. The framework and plan shall do all of the
following:
(1) Articulate an overarching vision for technology development,
demonstration, precommercial pilot, and early commercial deployments,
with a focus on moving technologies through the commercialization
process.
(2) Outline technology categories and performance criteria for
technologies and applications that may be considered for funding
under the program pursuant to this section
. This shall include technologies for medium- and heavy-duty
trucking, including, but not limited to, vocational trucks,
short haul and long haul short-haul and long-haul
trucks, buses, and off-road vehicles and equipment, including,
but not limited to, port equipment, agricultural equipment,
construction equipment, marine equipment, and rail equipment.
(3) Describe the roles of the relevant agencies and the process
for coordination.
(h)
(g) For the purpose purposes
of this section, "zero- and near-zero emission" means vehicles,
fuels, and related technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions
and improve air quality when compared with conventional or fully
commercialized alternatives, as defined by the state board in
consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission. "Zero- and near-zero emission" may include,
but is not limited to, zero emission
zero-emission technology, enabling technologies that provide a
pathway to emission emissions
reductions, advanced or alternative fuel engines for long
haul long-haul trucks, and hybrid or alternative
fuel technologies for trucks and off-road equipment.