California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 857


Introduced by Assembly Member Perea

February 26, 2015


An act to amend Section 39719.2 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to greenhouse gases.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 857, as introduced, Perea. California Clean Truck, Bus, and Off-Road Vehicle and Equipment Technology Program.

The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The act authorizes the state board to include the use of market-based compliance mechanisms. Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties, collected by the state board from the auction or sale of allowances as part of a market-based compliance mechanism to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and to be available upon appropriation by the Legislature.

The California Clean Truck, Bus, and Off-Road Vehicle and Equipment Technology Program, upon appropriation from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, funds zero- and near-zero emission truck, bus, and off-road vehicle and equipment technologies and related projects, as specified, with priority given to certain projects, including projects that benefit disadvantaged communities.

This bill would make technical, 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:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 39719.2 of the Health and Safety Code
2 is amended to read:

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39719.2.  

(a) The California Clean Truck, Bus, and Off-Road
4Vehicle and Equipment Technology Program is hereby created,
5to be administered by the state board in conjunction with the State
6Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
7The program, from moneys appropriated from the fund forbegin insert theend insert
8 purposes of the program, shall fund development, demonstration,
9precommercial pilot, and early commercial deployment of zero-
10and near-zero emission truck, bus, and off-road vehicle and
11equipment technologies. Priority shall be given to projects
12benefiting disadvantaged communities pursuant to the requirements
13of Sections 39711 and 39713.

14(b) Projects eligible for funding pursuant to this section include,
15but are not limited to, the following:

16(1) Technology development, demonstration, precommercial
17pilots, and early commercial deployments of zero- and near-zero
18emission medium- and heavy-duty truck technology, including
19projects that help to facilitate clean goods-movement corridors.
20Until January 1, 2018, no less than 20 percent of funding made
21available for purposes of this paragraph shall support early
22commercial deployment of existing zero- and near-zero emission
23heavy-duty truck technology.

24(2) Zero- and near-zero emission bus technology development,
25demonstration, precommercial pilots, and early commercial
26deployments, including pilots of multiple vehicles at one site or
27region.

28(3) Zero- and near-zero emission off-road vehicle and equipment
29technology development, demonstration, precommercial pilots,
30and early commercial deployments, including vehicles and
31equipment in the port,begin delete agricultureend deletebegin insert agriculturalend insert, marine,
32construction, and rail sectors.

33(4) Purchase incentives, which may include point-of-sale, for
34commercially available zero- and near-zero emission truck, bus,
35and off-road vehicle and equipment technologies and fueling
36infrastructure to support early market deployments of alternative
37technologies and to increase manufacturer volumes and accelerate
38market acceptance.

P3    1(5) Projects that support greater commercial motor vehicle and
2equipment freight efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions
3reductions, including, but not limited to, advanced intelligent
4transportation systems, autonomous vehicles, and other freight
5information and operations technologies.

6(c) The state board, in consultation with the State Energy
7Resources Conservation and Development Commission, shall
8develop guidance through the existing Air Quality Improvement
9Program funding plan process for the implementation of this
10section that is consistent with the California Global Warming
11Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section
1238500)) and this chapter.

13(d) The guidance developed pursuant to subdivision (c) shall
14do all of the following:

15(1) Outline performance criteria and metrics for deployment
16incentives. The goal shall be to design a simple and predictable
17structure that provides incentives for truck, bus, and off-road
18vehicle and equipment technologies that provide significant
19greenhouse gas reduction and air quality benefits.

20(2) Ensure that program investments are coordinated with
21funding programs developed pursuant to the California Alternative
22and Renewable Fuel, Vehicle Technology, Clean Air, and Carbon
23Reduction Act of 2007 (Chapter 8.9 (commencing with Section
2444270) of Part 5).

25(3) Promote projects that assist the state in reaching its climate
26goals beyond 2020, consistent with Sections 38550 and 38551.

27(4) Promote investments in medium- and heavy-duty trucking,
28including, but not limited to, vocational trucks, short-haul and
29long-haul trucks, buses, and off-road vehicles and equipment,
30including, but not limited to, port equipment, agricultural
31equipment, marine equipment, and rail equipment.

32(5) Implement purchase incentives for eligible technologies to
33increasebegin insert theend insert use of the cleanest vehicles in disadvantaged
34communities.

35(6) Allow for remanufactured and retrofitted vehicles to qualify
36for purchase incentives if those vehicles meet warranty and
37emissions requirements, as determined by the state board.

38(7) Establish a competitive process for the allocation of moneys
39for projects funded pursuant to this section.

P4    1(8) Leverage, to the maximum extent feasible, federal or private
2funding.

3(9) Ensure that the results of emissions reductions or benefits
4can be measured or quantified.

5(10) Ensure that activities undertaken pursuant to this section
6complement, and do not interfere with, efforts to achieve and
7maintain federal and state ambient air quality standards and to
8reduce toxic air contaminants.

9(e) In evaluating potential projects to be funded pursuant to this
10section, the state board shall give priority to projects that
11demonstrate one or more of the following characteristics:

12(1) Benefitbegin delete toend delete disadvantaged communities pursuant to Sections
1339711 and 39713.

14(2) The ability to leverage additional public and private funding.

15(3) The potential for cobenefits or multiple-benefit attributes.

16(4) The potential for the project to be replicated.

17(5) Regional benefit, with focus on collaboration between
18multiple entities.

19(6) Support for technologies with broad market and emissions
20reduction potential.

21(7) Support for projects addressing technology and market
22barriers not addressed by other programs.

23(8) Support for enabling technologies that benefit multiple
24technology pathways.

25(f) To assist in the implementation of this section, the state
26board, in consultation with the State Energy Resources
27Conservation and Development Commission, shall create an annual
28framework and plan. The framework and plan shall be developed
29with public input and may utilize existing investment plan
30processes and workshops as well as existing state and third-party
31research and technology roadmaps. The framework and plan shall
32do all of the following:

33(1) Articulate an overarching vision for technology development,
34demonstration, precommercial pilot, and early commercial
35deployments, with a focus on moving technologies through the
36commercialization process.

37(2) Outline technology categories and performance criteria for
38technologies and applications that may be considered for funding
39pursuant to this section. This shall include technologies for
40medium- and heavy-duty trucking, including, but not limited to,
P5    1vocational trucks, short-haul and long-haul trucks, buses, and
2off-road vehicles and equipment, including, but not limited to, port
3equipment, agricultural equipment, construction equipment, marine
4equipment, and rail equipment.

5(3) Describe the roles of the relevant agencies and the process
6for coordination.

7(g) For purposes of this section, “zero- and near-zero emission”
8means vehicles, fuels, and related technologies that reduce
9greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality when compared
10with conventional or fully commercialized alternatives, as defined
11by the state board in consultation with the State Energy Resources
12Conservation and Development Commission. “Zero- and near-zero
13emission” may include, but is not limited to, zero-emission
14technology, enabling technologies that provide a pathway to
15emissions reductions, advanced or alternative fuel engines for
16long-haul trucks, and hybrid or alternative fuel technologies for
17trucks and off-road equipment.



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