BILL NUMBER: AB 146	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  522
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 29, 2012
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 30, 2012
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 21, 2012
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 30, 2011
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 1, 2011
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 2, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Dickinson
   (Principal coauthor: Senator Steinberg)

                        JANUARY 13, 2011

   An act to amend Section 39510 of the Health and Safety Code,
relating to air pollution.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 146, Dickinson. State Air Resources Board: membership.
   Existing law establishes in the California Environmental
Protection Agency the State Air Resources Board, which is responsible
for control of emissions from motor vehicles and is designated the
air pollution control agency for all purposes set forth in federal
law. Existing law requires the state board to consist of 11 members
appointed based on certain qualifications, including a requirement
that one member be a board member from any district other than
certain specified districts.
   This bill would require the state board to consist of 12 members
appointed based on certain qualifications. This bill would also
require that one member be from the Sacramento Metropolitan Air
Quality Management District, the Placer County Air Pollution Control
District, the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, the
Feather River Air Quality Management District, or the El Dorado
County Air Pollution Control District.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 39510 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
   39510.  (a) The State Air Resources Board is continued in
existence in the California Environmental Protection Agency. The
state board shall consist of 12 members.
   (b) The members shall be appointed by the Governor, with the
consent of the Senate, on the basis of their demonstrated interest
and proven ability in the field of air pollution control and their
understanding of the needs of the general public in connection with
air pollution problems.
   (c) Six members shall have the following qualifications:
   (1) One member shall have training and experience in automotive
engineering or closely related fields.
   (2) One member shall have training and experience in chemistry,
meteorology, or related scientific fields, including agriculture or
law.
   (3) One member shall be a physician and surgeon or an authority on
health effects of air pollution.
   (4) Two members shall be public members.
   (5) One member shall have the qualifications specified in
paragraph (1), (2), or (3) or shall have experience in the field of
air pollution control.
   (d) Six members shall be board members from districts who shall
reflect the qualitative requirements of subdivision (c) to the extent
practicable. Of these members:
   (1) One shall be a board member from the south coast district.
   (2) One shall be a board member from the bay district.
   (3) One shall be a board member from the San Joaquin Valley
Unified Air Pollution Control District.
   (4) One shall be a board member from the San Diego County Air
Pollution Control District.
   (5) One shall be a board member from the Sacramento Metropolitan
Air Quality Management District, the Placer County Air Pollution
Control District, the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District,
the Feather River Air Quality Management District, or the El Dorado
County Air Pollution Control District.
   (6) One shall be a board member of any other district.
   (e) Any vacancy shall be filled by the Governor within 30 days of
the date on which it occurs. If the Governor fails to make an
appointment for any vacancy within the 30-day period, the Senate
Committee on Rules may make the appointment to fill the vacancy in
accordance with this section.
   (f) While serving on the state board, all members shall exercise
their independent judgment as officers of the state on behalf of the
interests of the entire state in furthering the purposes of this
division. A member of the state board shall not be precluded from
voting or otherwise acting upon any matter solely because that member
has voted or acted upon the matter in his or her capacity as a
member of a district board, except that a member of the state board
who is also a member of a district board shall not participate in any
action regarding his or her district taken by the state board
pursuant to Sections 41503 to 41505, inclusive.