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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 2583
Author: Blumenfield (D)
Amended: 8/21/12 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMM. : 7-5, 6/26/12
AYES: Calderon, Corbett, De Le�n, Evans, Hernandez,
Padilla, Yee
NOES: Wright, Anderson, Berryhill, Cannella, Wyland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Walters
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE : 7-2, 7/3/12
AYES: DeSaulnier, Gaines, Kehoe, Lowenthal, Pavley, Rubio,
Simitian
NOES: Harman, Wyland
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 5-2, 8/16/12
AYES: Kehoe, Alquist, Lieu, Price, Steinberg
NOES: Walters, Dutton
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 50-24, 5/31/12 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Vehicular air pollution: state fleet
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill requires the Department of General
Services (DGS) to purchase, or approve contracts for the
purchase of, new vehicles for the state fleet that are
alternatively fueled vehicles and make related
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infrastructure improvements.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1. Establishes the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006,
requiring the Air Resources Board (ARB) to establish a
statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limit and to
reduce GHG emissions to 1990 levels.
2. Authorizes DGS to procure vehicle fleet purchases for
state and local entities.
There are several existing federal and state laws and state
executive orders directing DGS to purchase vehicles for the
state fleet that meet higher emission standards. DGS
indicates it already meets or exceeds those requirements.
DGS was awarded U.S. Department of Energy and California
Energy Commission grants to establish approximately 75 new
E85 (flexible fuel from 100 percent gasoline to 85 percent
gasoline/15 percent ethanol) locations statewide. To date,
15 E85/biodiesel locations have been completed. DGS
recently installed 24 electric vehicle (EV) charging
stations at five state parking facilities in Sacramento and
is applying for grants to install additional EV charging
stations.
DGS would be required to work with other public agencies to
incentivize state employee use of alternatively fueled
vehicles and authorizes the department to provide grants or
enter into interagency agreements to implement the
provisions of this bill. DGS indicates that they are
offering state employees' incentives for using
alternatively fueled vehicles and will be developing a
policy and expanding those efforts in the next few months.
DGS is also expecting to enter into an interagency
agreement for an outreach and marketing campaign to promote
alternatively fueled vehicle usage.
This bill provides DGS with the following duties:
1. Encourage the operation of state alternatively fueled
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vehicles on the alternative fuel for which the vehicle
is designed.
2. Encourage to develop commercial infrastructure for
alternative fuel pumps and charging stations and to work
with other state agencies to incentivize and promote
state employee operation of alternatively fueled
vehicles through preferential or reduced cost parking,
access to charging stations, or other means.
3. Require DGS and the Department of Transportation
(Caltrans) to implement advanced technology vehicle
parking incentive programs to the extent feasible in
specified public parking facilities of 50 spaces or more
and specified park and ride lots to incentivize the
purchase of alternatively fueled vehicles in the state.
4. Exempt from a prohibition relating to commercial
activities on fringe or transportation corridor parking
facilities under the jurisdiction of Caltrans a person
implementing advanced technology vehicle parking
incentive programs. This part of the bill does not
apply to alternatively fueled infrastructure programs in
park-and-ride lots owned and operate by Caltrans.
Comments
DGS procures vehicle fleet purchases on behalf of state
agencies. There are existing federal and state laws, and
state executive orders, directing DGS to green the state
fleet. DGS has met or exceeded those requirements.
This bill requires DGS to encourage, to the extent
feasible, the operation of state AFVs on the alternative
fuel for which the vehicle is designed and the development
of commercial infrastructure for alternative fuel pumps and
charging stations at or near state vehicle fueling or
parking sites. DGS is currently implementing this bill
provision.
Related Legislation . AB 236 (Lieu, Chapter 593, Statutes
of 2007) required DGS, in conjunction with ARB and the
California Energy Commission, by December 31, 2008, to
amend and revise existing purchasing methodology to rank
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environmental and energy benefits, and costs of motor
vehicles for potential procurement by state and local
governments and to develop a vehicle ranking containing
specified criteria. In particular, AB 236 amended Public
Resources Code Section 25722.5 to require DGS to (1)
evaluate and score emissions, fuel costs, and fuel economy
in addition to capital cost to enable DGS to choose the
vehicle with the lowest life-cycle cost when awarding a
state vehicle procurement contract, and (2) maximize the
purchase or lease of alternative fuel vehicles.
AB 236 also maintained the exemption for generally police,
firefighting, public safety and emergency vehicles.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, there
would be potentially minor costs annually from the Service
Revolving Fund as DGS is generally implementing the
provisions of this bill.
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/17/12)
American Lung Association
CALSTART
California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition
Clean Energy
Sempra Energy
South Coast Air Quality Management District
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : Sempra Energy utilities believe
this bill would assist with the growth of the alternative
fuel vehicle market in two ways. First the bill requires
DGS to encourage the development of commercial fueling and
charging infrastructure near state vehicle fueling or
parking sites. Second, the bill would require DGS and
Caltrans to develop and implement alternative fuel vehicle
parking incentive programs in DGS-operated public parking
facilities with 50 spaces or more and Caltrans-operative
park and ride lots. This bill requires these programs to
provide meaningful, tangible benefits to alternative fuel
vehicle drivers, and allows these incentive to include
preferential spaces, reduced fees, and fueling
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infrastructure. They believe that alternative charging and
fueling infrastructure is essential for the alternative
fuel vehicle market to be successful and to continue
growing. Additionally, the public parking and
park-and-ride incentives will provide benefits to encourage
the public to move toward alternative fuel vehicle choices.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 50-24, 5/31/12
AYES: Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, Block,
Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan,
Butler, Campos, Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Davis,
Dickinson, Eng, Feuer, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani, Galgiani,
Gatto, Gordon, Hall, Hayashi, Roger Hern�ndez, Hill,
Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Lara, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma,
Mitchell, Monning, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel P�rez,
Portantino, Skinner, Solorio, Swanson, Torres,
Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, John A. P�rez
NOES: Achadjian, Bill Berryhill, Conway, Cook, Donnelly,
Beth Gaines, Garrick, Gorell, Grove, Hagman, Halderman,
Harkey, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Logue, Miller, Morrell,
Nestande, Nielsen, Olsen, Silva, Smyth, Wagner
NO VOTE RECORDED: Charles Calderon, Fletcher, Mansoor,
Mendoza, Norby, Valadao
DLW:m 8/21/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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