Bill Text: CA AB476 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 476 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Vehicular air pollution: heavy-duty vehicles.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2018-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB476 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB476-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 476

Introduced by Assembly Member Gipson

February 13, 2017

An act to amend Sections 39033, 39035, and 39037.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to vehicular air pollution.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 476, as introduced, Gipson. Vehicular air pollution.

Existing law imposes various limitations on emissions of air contaminants for the control of air pollution from vehicular and nonvehicular sources. Existing law generally designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency with the primary responsibility for the control of vehicular air pollution. Existing law defines a heavy-duty vehicle as having a manufacturer’s maximum gross vehicle weight rating of 6,001 or more pounds, a light-duty vehicle as having a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of under 6,001 pounds, and a medium duty vehicle as a heavy-duty vehicle having a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating under a limit established by the state board.

This bill instead would define a heavy-duty vehicle as having a manufacturer’s maximum gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds, a light-duty vehicle as having a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of under 10,001 pounds, and a medium duty vehicle as having a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of between 10,001 and 26,000 pounds.

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

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

SECTION 1.

Section 39033 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

39033.

“Heavy-duty” means having a manufacturer’s maximum gross vehicle weight rating of ~~6,001~~ 26,001 or more pounds.

SEC. 2.

Section 39035 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

39035.

“Light-duty” means having a manufacturer’s maximum gross vehicle weight rating of under ~~6,001~~ 10,001 pounds.

SEC. 3.

Section 39037.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

39037.5.

“Medium duty” means ~~a heavy-duty vehicle~~ having a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating ~~under a limit established by the state board.~~ of between 10,001 and 26,000 pounds, inclusive.