Bill Text: CA AB2125 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Judicial officers: disqualification.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-16 - Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. [AB2125 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB2125-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2125

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Introduced by Assembly Member Garcia

February 06, 2024

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An act to amend Section 44124.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2125, as introduced, Garcia. Clean Cars 4 All Program.

Existing law establishes the Clean Cars 4 All Program, which is administered by the State Air Resources Board, to focus on achieving reductions in the emissions of greenhouse gases, improvements in air quality, and benefits to low-income state residents through the replacement of high-polluter motor vehicles with cleaner and more efficient motor vehicles or a mobility option. Existing law requires the state board to set goals for the replacement of trucks and passenger vehicles that are high polluters.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 44124.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

44124.5.

 (a) The Clean Cars 4 All Program is hereby established and is to be administered by the state board to focus on achieving reductions in the emissions of greenhouse gases, improvements in air quality, and benefits to low-income state residents through the replacement of high-polluter motor vehicles with cleaner and more efficient motor vehicles or a mobility option.

(b) Beginning in the 2018–19 fiscal year, and every fiscal year thereafter, the state board shall set specific, measurable goals for the replacement of passenger vehicles and light- and medium-duty trucks and passenger vehicles that are high polluters.

(c) The state board shall take steps to meet the goals set forth pursuant to subdivision (b). The steps shall include, but need not be limited to, updating the guidelines for Clean Cars 4 All no later than January 1, 2019.

(d) The regulation implementing this section shall ensure all of the following:

(1) Where applicable, there is improved coordination, integration, and partnerships with other programs that target disadvantaged communities and receive moneys from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, created pursuant to Section 16428.8 of the Government Code.

(2) The state board shall coordinate with districts and local nonprofit and community organizations, prioritizing those organizations that have a strong and ongoing local presence in areas within the district, to identify barriers to accessing Clean Cars 4 All and to develop outreach protocols and metrics to assess the success of outreach across the districts.

(3) The replacement or a mobility option is consistent with paragraph (6) of subdivision (d) of Section 44125.

(4) Provisions enhance the prescreening of applicants to Clean Cars 4 All, if determined by the state board to be appropriate.

(5) By January 1, 2025, all hybrid vehicles purchased using an incentive are capable of plug-in charging.

(e) The state board shall ensure that incentives awarded under the Clean Cars 4 All Program are awarded in accordance with Section 44258.7.