Bill Text: CA SB1204 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: California Clean Truck, Bus, and Off-Road Vehicle and
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-09-21 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 524, Statutes of 2014. [SB1204 Detail]
Download: California-2013-SB1204-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 1204 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
CHAPTER 524
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 21, 2014
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR SEPTEMBER 21, 2014
PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 28, 2014
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 27, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 22, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 19, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 18, 2014
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 6, 2014
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 21, 2014
AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 24, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Senators Lara and Pavley
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Bonta)
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
An act to add Section 39719.2 to the Health and Safety Code,
relating to air pollution.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1204, Lara. California Clean Truck, Bus, and Off-Road Vehicle
and Equipment Technology Program.
Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties,
collected by the State Air Resources Board from the auction or sale
of allowances as part of a market-based compliance mechanism relative
to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, commonly known as cap and
trade revenues, to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund,
and to be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for specified
purposes.
This bill would create the California Clean Truck, Bus, and
Off-Road Vehicle and Equipment Technology Program, to be funded from
cap and trade revenues, to fund zero- and near-zero emission truck,
bus, and off-road vehicle and equipment technologies and related
projects, as specified, with priority to be given to certain
projects, including projects that benefit disadvantaged communities.
The program would be administered by the state board, in conjunction
with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development
Commission. The bill would require the state board, in consultation
with the commission, to create an annual framework and plan, and to
develop guidance through the existing Air Quality Improvement Program
funding plan process for implementation of the program.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 39719.2 is added to the Health and Safety Code,
to read:
39719.2. (a) The California Clean Truck, Bus, and Off-Road
Vehicle and Equipment Technology Program is hereby created, to be
administered by the state board in conjunction with the State Energy
Resources Conservation and Development Commission. The program, from
moneys appropriated from the fund for purposes of the program, shall
fund development, demonstration, precommercial pilot, and early
commercial deployment of zero- and near-zero emission truck, bus, and
off-road vehicle and equipment technologies. Priority shall be given
to projects benefiting disadvantaged communities pursuant to the
requirements of Sections 39711 and 39713.
(b) Projects eligible for funding pursuant to this section
include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Technology development, demonstration, precommercial pilots,
and early commercial deployments of zero- and near-zero emission
medium- and heavy-duty truck technology, including projects that help
to facilitate clean goods-movement corridors. Until January 1, 2018,
no less than 20 percent of funding made available for purposes of
this paragraph shall support early commercial deployment of existing
zero- and near-zero emission heavy-duty truck technology.
(2) Zero- and near-zero emission bus technology development,
demonstration, precommercial pilots, and early commercial
deployments, including pilots of multiple vehicles at one site or
region.
(3) Zero- and near-zero emission off-road vehicle and equipment
technology development, demonstration, precommercial pilots, and
early commercial deployments, including vehicles and equipment in the
port, agriculture, marine, construction, and rail sectors.
(4) Purchase incentives, which may include point-of-sale, for
commercially available zero- and near-zero emission truck, bus, and
off-road vehicle and equipment technologies and fueling
infrastructure to support early market deployments of alternative
technologies and to increase manufacturer volumes and accelerate
market acceptance.
(5) Projects that support greater commercial motor vehicle and
equipment freight efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions reductions,
including, but not limited to, advanced intelligent transportation
systems, autonomous vehicles, and other freight information and
operations technologies.
(c) The state board, in consultation with the State Energy
Resources Conservation and Development Commission, shall develop
guidance through the existing Air Quality Improvement Program funding
plan process for the implementation of this section that is
consistent with the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
(Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500)) and this chapter.
(d) The guidance developed pursuant to subdivision (c) shall do
all of the following:
(1) Outline performance criteria and metrics for deployment
incentives. The goal shall be to design a simple and predictable
structure that provides incentives for truck, bus, and off-road
vehicle and equipment technologies that provide significant
greenhouse gas reduction and air quality benefits.
(2) Ensure that program investments are coordinated with funding
programs developed pursuant to the California Alternative and
Renewable Fuel, Vehicle Technology, Clean Air, and Carbon Reduction
Act of 2007 (Chapter 8.9 (commencing with Section 44270) of Part 5).
(3) Promote projects that assist the state in reaching its climate
goals beyond 2020, consistent with Sections 38550 and 38551.
(4) Promote investments in medium- and heavy-duty trucking,
including, but not limited to, vocational trucks, short-haul and
long-haul trucks, buses, and off-road vehicles and equipment,
including, but not limited to, port equipment, agricultural
equipment, marine equipment, and rail equipment.
(5) Implement purchase incentives for eligible technologies to
increase use of the cleanest vehicles in disadvantaged communities.
(6) Allow for remanufactured and retrofitted vehicles to qualify
for purchase incentives if those vehicles meet warranty and emissions
requirements, as determined by the state board.
(7) Establish a competitive process for the allocation of moneys
for projects funded pursuant to this section.
(8) Leverage, to the maximum extent feasible, federal or private
funding.
(9) Ensure that the results of emissions reductions or benefits
can be measured or quantified.
(10) Ensure that activities undertaken pursuant to this section
complement, and do not interfere with, efforts to achieve and
maintain federal and state ambient air quality standards and to
reduce toxic air contaminants.
(e) In evaluating potential projects to be funded pursuant to this
section, the state board shall give priority to projects that
demonstrate one or more of the following characteristics:
(1) Benefit to disadvantaged communities pursuant to Sections
39711 and 39713.
(2) The ability to leverage additional public and private funding.
(3) The potential for cobenefits or multiple-benefit attributes.
(4) The potential for the project to be replicated.
(5) Regional benefit, with focus on collaboration between multiple
entities.
(6) Support for technologies with broad market and emissions
reduction potential.
(7) Support for projects addressing technology and market barriers
not addressed by other programs.
(8) Support for enabling technologies that benefit multiple
technology pathways.
(f) To assist in the implementation of this section, the state
board, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation
and Development Commission, shall create an annual framework and
plan. The framework and plan shall be developed with public input and
may utilize existing investment plan processes and workshops as well
as existing state and third-party research and technology roadmaps.
The framework and plan shall do all of the following:
(1) Articulate an overarching vision for technology development,
demonstration, precommercial pilot, and early commercial deployments,
with a focus on moving technologies through the commercialization
process.
(2) Outline technology categories and performance criteria for
technologies and applications that may be considered for funding
pursuant to this section. This shall include technologies for medium-
and heavy-duty trucking, including, but not limited to, vocational
trucks, short-haul and long-haul trucks, buses, and off-road vehicles
and equipment, including, but not limited to, port equipment,
agricultural equipment, construction equipment, marine equipment, and
rail equipment.
(3) Describe the roles of the relevant agencies and the process
for coordination.
(g) For purposes of this section, "zero- and near-zero emission"
means vehicles, fuels, and related technologies that reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality when compared with
conventional or fully commercialized alternatives, as defined by the
state board in consultation with the State Energy Resources
Conservation and Development Commission. "Zero- and near-zero
emission" may include, but is not limited to, zero-emission
technology, enabling technologies that provide a pathway to emissions
reductions, advanced or alternative fuel engines for long-haul
trucks, and hybrid or alternative fuel technologies for trucks and
off-road equipment.
