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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 146
Author: Dickinson (D)
Amended: 8/30/11 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMITTEE : 4-1, 6/20/11
AYES: Simitian, Hancock, Kehoe, Lowenthal
NOES: Strickland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Blakeslee, Pavley
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 6-3, 8/25/11
AYES: Kehoe, Alquist, Lieu, Pavley, Price, Steinberg
NOES: Walters, Emmerson, Runner
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 51-26, 5/27/11 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : State Air Resources Board: membership
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill provides that one of the 11 State Air
Resource Board members must alternate between a member from
a district within the Sacramento federal nonattainment area
for ozone in either 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. Double
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jointed with
AB 135 (Hagman and Valadao).
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1. Establishes State Air Resource Board (ARB) and provides
for appointment of 11 members by the Governor on the
basis of interest and ability in the field of air
pollution control, understanding of the needs of the
general public in connection with air pollution
problems, and additional specific qualifications. All
members serve at the pleasure of the Governor and are
subject to confirmation by the Senate. Members serve
part-time, with the exception of the Chair, who is
appointed by the Governor and serves full-time. ARB's
primary duties are controlling motor vehicle emissions,
coordinating activities of air districts for the
purposes of the federal Clean Air Act, and implementing
the California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32
�N��ez and Pavley], Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006).
2. Establishes the following specific qualifications for
board members:
A. One with training and experience in automotive
engineering or a closely related field;
B. One with training and experience in science,
agriculture, or law;
C. One who is a physician and surgeon, or health
effects expert;
D. One with experience in air pollution control, or
meeting the qualifications of one of the three
categories listed above;
E. Two public members; and,
F. One board member from each of the following air
districts:
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South Coast Air Quality Management District
(SCAQMD);
Bay Area Quality Management District
(BAAQMD);
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control
District (SJVAPCD);
San Diego County Air Pollution Control
District; and,
Any other district.
3. Establishes county air pollution control districts in
every county, unless the entire county is included
within the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management
District, the BAAQMD, the Mojave Desert Air Quality
Management District, the SCAQMD, the SJVAPCD, a regional
district, or a unified district. Requires air districts
to adopt and enforce rules and regulations to achieve
and maintain the state and federal ambient air quality
standards in all areas affected by non-vehicular
emission sources under their jurisdiction.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has
designated the Sacramento region as a serious nonattainment
area for ozone and particulate matter. According to
supporters, Sacramento is the most populous nonattainment
region in the state without a designated representative on
the ARB. Mobile sources are the largest contributor to air
pollution in the Sacramento region, so regulation of mobile
sources is of vital interest to the local districts in
their efforts to meet federal air pollution standards.
A similar piece of legislation AB 1221 (Jones), 2005-06
Session, which would have added two more members to the ARB
was vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger. Provisions of AB
1221 were contained in a previous version of this bill but
were amended out.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
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SUPPORT : (Verified 8/30/11)
American Lung Association
Breathe California
Feather River Air Quality Management District
Placer County Air Pollution Control District
Sacramento Area Council of Governments
Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
The Cleaner Air Partnership
Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District
OPPOSITION : (Verified 8/30/11)
Regional Council of Rural Counties
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author, "The
Sacramento region is in violation of two key federal air
quality standards, one for ozone and another for
particulate matter. It is the largest region in the state
without designated membership on the ARB. The region's
fast-growing cities such as Elk Grove, Lincoln and
Roseville and its suburban areas generate substantial
vehicle miles traveled, and major interstate trucking
routes (Interstates 5 and 80) crisscross the region. These
mobile emission sources are not directly regulated by local
air districts. ARB is the state entity with jurisdiction
over vehicular sources."
The author notes that "In order to meet stricter state and
federal air quality standards, urban areas such as
Sacramento has relied increasingly on statewide efforts
undertaken in consultation with multiple state agencies,
such as ARB, Caltrans, and the California Energy
Commission. The region's 2+ million residents will benefit
from having a seat at the ARB table as these collaborative
efforts take shape at the state level."
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 51-26, 5/27/11
AYES: Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, Block,
Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan,
Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos, Carter, Cedillo,
Chesbro, Dickinson, Eng, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes,
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Furutani, Galgiani, Gatto, Gordon, Hall, Hayashi, Roger
Hern�ndez, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Lara, Bonnie
Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Pan, Perea, V.
Manuel P�rez, Portantino, Skinner, Solorio, Swanson,
Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, John A. P�rez
NOES: Achadjian, Bill Berryhill, Conway, Cook, Donnelly,
Beth Gaines, Garrick, Grove, Hagman, Halderman, Harkey,
Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Logue, Mansoor, Miller, Morrell,
Nestande, Nielsen, Norby, Olsen, Silva, Smyth, Valadao,
Wagner
NO VOTE RECORDED: Davis, Gorell, Torres
DLW:kc 8/30/11 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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