BILL NUMBER: SB 1405 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 28, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Senator Pavley
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
An act to amend Section 43866 of add
Sections 39602.6 and 44258.6 to the Health and Safety Code,
relating to vehicular air pollution.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1405, as amended, Pavley. Alternative fuels.
Zero-emission vehicles: transportation systems.
(1) Existing law describes the powers and duties of the State Air
Resources Board relating to reducing emissions of air pollutants.
Existing law requires the state board to adopt and implement emission
standards for new motor vehicles. Existing law authorizes the state
board to adopt regulations in furtherance of its powers and duties.
This bill would require the state board, by March 1, 2017, to
revise its zero-emission vehicle standard regulation to expand the
definition of "transportation systems eligible for zero-emission
vehicle credits" under that regulation to include additional entities
utilizing fleets of zero-emission vehicles, including rental car
companies, transportation network companies, taxicab companies, and
car-sharing companies, to the extent that the operations of those
entities involve ridesharing features offered by those entities that
reduce per-passenger emissions.
(2) 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 the state board, as part of the
initiative, to develop and implement a pilot program to provide
grants to transit operators to subsidize cost-effective rides serving
disadvantaged communities through the use of zero-emission vehicles
that are utilized by transportation systems that are eligible for
zero-emission vehicle credits, in a manner that complements the
transit service offered by the transit operator.
Existing law requires, no later than June 30, 2007, the State
Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, in
partnership with the State Air Resources Board, and in consultation
with specified state agencies, to develop and adopt a state plan to
increase the use of alternative fuels, as defined.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those
provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no
yes . State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 39602.6 is added to the
Health and Safety Code , to read:
39602.6. On or before March 1, 2017, the state board, shall
revise the regulations adopted by the state board relative to
zero-emission vehicle standards to expand the definition of
"transportation systems eligible for zero-emission vehicle credits"
under that regulation to include additional entities utilizing fleets
of zero-emission vehicles, including rental car companies,
transportation network companies, taxicab companies, and car-sharing
companies, to the extent that the operations of those entities
involve ridesharing features offered by those entities that reduce
per-passenger emissions.
SEC. 2. Section 44258.6 is added to the
Health and Safety Code , to read:
44258.6. In addition to its other activities authorized by this
chapter, the state board shall develop and implement a pilot program
to provide grants to transit operators to subsidize cost-effective
rides serving disadvantaged communities through the use of
zero-emission vehicles that are utilized by transportation systems
that are eligible for zero-emission vehicle credits pursuant to
Section 39206.6, in a manner that complements the transit service
offered by the transit operator.
SECTION 1. Section 43866 of the Health and
Safety Code is amended to read:
43866. Not later than June 30, 2007, the State Energy Resources
Conservation and Development Commission, in partnership with the
state board, and in consultation with the State Water Resources
Control Board, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and other
relevant state agencies, shall develop and adopt a state plan to
increase the use of alternative transportation fuels.
(a) The plan shall include an evaluation of alternative fuels on a
full fuel-cycle assessment of emissions of criteria air pollutants,
air toxics, greenhouse gases, water pollutants, and other substances
that are known to damage human health; impacts on petroleum
consumption; and other matters the state board deems necessary.
(b) The plan shall set goals for the years 2012, 2017, and 2022
for increased alternative fuel use in the state that accomplishes all
of the following:
(1) Optimizes the environmental and public health benefits of
alternative fuels, including, but not limited to, reductions in
criteria air pollutants, greenhouse gases, and water pollutants
consistent with existing or future state board regulations in the
most cost-effective manner possible.
(2) Ensures that there is no net material increase in air
pollution, water pollution, or any other substances that are known to
damage human health.
(3) Minimizes the economic costs to the state, if any.
(4) Maximizes the economic benefits of producing alternative fuels
in the state.
(5) Considers issues related to consumer acceptance and costs and
identifies methods to overcome any barriers to alternative fuel use.
(c) The plan shall recommend policies to ensure alternative fuel
goals are attained, including, but not limited to, all of the
following:
(1) Standards on transportation fuels and vehicles.
(2) Requirements, financial incentives, and other policy
mechanisms to ensure that vehicles capable of operating on
alternative fuels use those fuels to the maximum extent feasible.
(3) Requirements, financial incentives, and other policy
mechanisms to ensure that alternative fuel fueling stations are
available to drivers of alternative fuel vehicles.
(4) Incentives, requirements, programs, or other mechanisms to
encourage the research, development, demonstration,
commercialization, manufacturing, or production of vehicles that use
alternative fuels.