BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 29, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Jimmy Gomez, Chair
AB
1074 (Cristina Garcia) - As Amended April 15, 2015
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill requires the California Energy Commission (CEC), by
January 1, 2017, to develop an alternative fueling
infrastructure plan, that includes determining the numbers and
types of stations needed and the geographic areas where stations
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will be needed.
FISCAL EFFECT:
One-time special fund costs of around $350,000 for two positions
and related costs to develop the detailed statewide
infrastructure plan. [Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle
Technology Fund]
COMMENTS:
Purpose. The state's transportation sector contributes nearly
40% of the California greenhouse gas emissions, thus reducing
emissions in the sector will be key to achieving the state's
climate change goals. To help reduce transportation's impact on
air quality, California has committed to transitioning its
vehicle fleet from predominantly fossil fueled vehicles to zero-
and near-zero emission vehicles. Many of the efforts to
accomplish this transition involve advancing clean fuel and
vehicle technologies and incentivizing their purchase and use.
Equally important to the deployment of these vehicles is
supplying the fueling infrastructure needed to support the
fleet.
According to the author, the existing refueling infrastructure
for alternatively fueled vehicles is insufficient to support the
widespread adoption in California. The author believes that to
achieve widespread, rapid adoption, the state needs to be
"saturated" with fueling stations; particularly in disadvantaged
communities as well as along key transportation corridors. The
author asserts that existing alternative fueling planning
efforts have merely identified estimated numbers of alternative
fueling stations that are needed to support and encourage
adoption but that California would be better served if the
locations of alternative fueling stations, along with the
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numbers and types that are needed, are identified.
Analysis Prepared by:Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916)
319-2081