BILL ANALYSIS �
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 2583 (Blumenfield)
As Amended August 21, 2012
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |50-24|(May 31, 2012) |SENATE: |23-13|(August 27, |
| | | | | |2012) |
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Original Committee Reference: B.,P. & C.P.
SUMMARY : Requires the Department of General Services (DGS) and
the Department of Transportation (CalTrans) to develop and
implement advanced technology vehicle parking incentive programs
in specified DGS- and Caltrans-operated parking facilities to
incentivize the purchase and use of alternative fuel vehicles
(AFV) in the state.
The Senate amendments :
1)Delete the requirement that DGS' purchases of AFVs must
comprise 50% of new vehicle purchases beginning January 1,
2013, and 100% of new vehicle purchases beginning January 1,
2015.
2)Delete the requirement that DGS shall provide grants or enter
into interagency agreements to implement the provisions of
this bill.
3)Exempt an individual driving an AFV from the prohibition of
parking a vehicle 30 feet or more in length, engaging in
vending or other commercial activity, on any fringe or
transportation corridor parking facility, when that individual
is parking in a Caltrans-operated park-and-ride lot that is
part of an alternatively fueled infrastructure program.
4)Make technical and clarifying changes.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Establishes the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006,
requiring the Air Resources Board to establish a statewide
greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions limit and to reduce GhG
emissions to 1990 levels.
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2)Authorizes DGS to procure vehicle fleet purchases for state
and local entities.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill required DGS' purchases of
AFVs to comprise 50% of new vehicle purchases beginning January
1, 2013, and 100% of new vehicle purchases beginning January 1,
2015.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations
Committee, potentially minor costs annually from the Service
Revolving Fund as DGS is generally implementing the provisions
of this bill:
1)Beginning 2015, General Fund (GF) and special fund costs to
state agencies, for example the California Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFIRE), Caltrans and
Department of Water Resources to purchase alternatively fueled
medium or heavy duty vehicles.
2)Unknown GF and special fund costs to purchase AFVs that may
not be as cost effective to operate as standard fuel vehicles.
3)GF and special fund cost pressure to develop new
infrastructure, incentive preferential or reduced cost
parking, or provide grants for these purposes.
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.
This bill was amended by the author in the Senate Appropriations
Committee to reduce costs by deleting the requirement that DGS'
purchases of AFVs must comprise 50% of new vehicle purchases
beginning January 1, 2013, and 100% of new vehicle purchases
beginning January 1, 2015.
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This bill as amended in the Senate, is consistent with Assembly
actions.
Analysis Prepared by : Joanna Gin / B.,P. & C.P. / (916)
319-3301
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