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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 146
Author: Dickinson (D)
Amended: 8/21/12 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 increases the size of the Air Resource
Board (ARB) from 11 to 12 members. This bill also requires
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.
Senate Floor Amendments of 8/21/12 increase the size of the
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ARB from 11 to 12 members by maintaining the one board
member from any other air pollution control district (APCD)
or air quality management district (AQMD), and adding a
member representing one of the specified APCDs or AQMDs in
the Sacramento region.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1. Establishes 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,
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F. One board member from each of the following air
districts:
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 APCDs 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, 2006) 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.
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FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/22/12)
American Lung Association
Breathe California
Sacramento Area Council of Governments
Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
The Cleaner Air Partnership
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,
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,
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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:k 8/22/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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