BILL NUMBER: SB 1405	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 13, 2016
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 28, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Pavley

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2016

   An act to 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. 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   conduct a study to determine the feasibility
and efficacy of providing  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.
   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 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   conduct a study to determine the
feasibility and efficacy of providing  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.