BILL NUMBER: AB 1710	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Calderon

                        JANUARY 26, 2016

   An act to add Chapter 8.8 (commencing with Section 44269) to Part
5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to vehicular
air pollution.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1710, as introduced, Calderon. Vehicular air pollution:
advanced-technology light-duty vehicles.
    Existing law establishes the Air Quality Improvement Program that
is administered by the State Air Resources Board for the purposes of
funding projects related to, among other things, reduction of
criteria air pollutants and improvement of air quality. Pursuant to
the Air Quality Improvement Program, the state board has established
the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project to promote the production and use of
zero-emission vehicles and the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and
Bus Voucher Incentive Project to provide vouchers to help California
fleets to purchase hybrid and zero-emission trucks and buses.
   The Charge Ahead California Initiative, administered by the state
board, includes goals of, among other things, placing in service at
least 1,000,000 zero-emission and near-zero-emission vehicles by
January 1, 2023, and increasing access for disadvantaged, low-income,
and moderate-income communities and consumers to zero-emission and
near-zero-emission vehicles.
   This bill would require, on or before January 1, 2019, the state
board, in coordination with the State Energy Resources Conservation
and Development Commission and the Department of Transportation, to
develop and implement a comprehensive program to promote
advanced-technology light-duty vehicle deployment in the state to
drastically increase the use of those vehicles and to meet specified
goals established by the Governor and the Legislature.
   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.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) Advanced-technology light-duty vehicles are currently more
expensive than equivalent conventional models. Despite a federal tax
credit and the state's vehicle incentive, the higher initial costs
for zero-emission vehicles remain a barrier for many of the state's
consumers.
   (b) Some advanced-technology light-duty vehicles require new
infrastructure to enable convenient and cost-effective fueling, which
can be a barrier to vehicle sales. This can include fueling
infrastructure in homes, workplaces, and public spaces.
   (c) Market penetration is slowed due to a lack of information for
consumers on the benefits and availability of vehicles and the
incentives available when they are ready to purchase or lease a
vehicle.
   (d) While the state has taken a leadership role to develop
programs to assist the deployment of plug-in electric vehicles and
fuel-cell electric vehicles in disadvantaged communities, any
long-term plan designed by the state needs to address new and used
car sales in disadvantaged communities.
  SEC. 2.  Chapter 8.8 (commencing with Section 44269) is added to
Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
      CHAPTER 8.8.  ADVANCED-TECHNOLOGY LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLES


   44269.  (a) On or before January 1, 2019, the state board, in
coordination with the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission and the Department of Transportation, shall
develop and implement a comprehensive program to promote
advanced-technology light-duty vehicle deployment in the state to
drastically increase the use of those vehicles and to meet the goals
established by the Governor and the Legislature, including, but not
limited to, the ZEV Action Plan by the Governor's Interagency Working
Group on Zero-Emission Vehicles and the Charge Ahead California
Initiative (Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 44258)).
   (b) The program established pursuant to this chapter shall include
all of the following:
   (1) Long-term market signals.
   (2) Sustainable funding mechanisms.
   (3) A portfolio of approaches.
   (4) Support for low-income deployment in disadvantaged
communities, as identified in Section 39711.
   (c) The program established pursuant to this chapter may include,
but need not be limited to, any of the following:
   (1) On-road incentives.
   (2) Point-of-sale incentives.
   (3) Consumer tax incentives.
   (4) In-home and parking infrastructure incentives.