BILL NUMBER:  SB 724
  VETOED	DATE: 09/06/2011




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 724 without my signature.

This bill would require the Air Resources Board (ARB) to respond to
an applicant in writing within 30 working days of receipt of a
certification application for a vehicle, engine, or equipment family
regarding the application's completeness and acceptance for filing.
If the ARB determines that the application is not complete, ARB must
specify in writing the information required to make it complete.

The ARB's vehicle and equipment certification process is intended to
ensure that new vehicles, equipment, and engines sold in California
meet minimum emission standards to protect air quality and public
health.  Under the current certification process, the ARB works
closely with applicants to obtain the information necessary to make
an approval determination and issue a certification for sale.  In
fact, ARB issues approval determinations within 90 days for over 96
percent of applications once they are deemed complete.
Moreover, this bill could interfere with the iterative information
gathering application approval process, thereby rushing the process
and inadvertently allowing vehicles with defective emission
components on the market.
Finally, I would note that no real or convincing evidence has been
presented to me that justifies a rigid, 30 day deadline for a written
response.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.