Amended
IN
Senate
June 28, 2017 |
Assembly Bill | No. 630 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Cooper |
February 14, 2017 |
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(e) “Plus up program”
means the Plus Up Program established pursuant to Section 44124.5.
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(a)No later than July 1, 2009, the state board, in consultation with the bureau, shall adopt a program to commence on January 1, 2010, that allows for the voluntary retirement of passenger vehicles and light-duty and medium-duty trucks that are high polluters. The program shall be administered by the bureau pursuant to guidelines adopted by the state board.
(b)Beginning in the 2018–19 fiscal year, and every fiscal year thereafter, the state board, in consultation with the bureau, shall set specific, measurable goals for the retirement and replacement of passenger vehicles and light- and medium-duty trucks that are high polluters.
(c)(1)The state board, in consultation with the bureau, 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 both the program and the plus up program no later than July 1, 2018.
(2)The program shall continue
to be administered by the bureau pursuant to guidelines adopted by the state board.
(3)The plus up program shall be administered by the state board pursuant to guidelines adopted by the state board.
(d)The guidelines shall ensure all of the following:
(1)Vehicles retired pursuant to the program are permanently removed from operation and retired at a dismantler under contract with the bureau.
(2)Districts retain their authority to administer vehicle retirement programs otherwise authorized by law.
(3)The program is available for high polluting passenger vehicles and light-duty and medium-duty trucks that have been continuously registered in California for two years prior to acceptance into the program or otherwise proven to have been driven primarily in California for the last two years and have not been registered in another state or country in the last two years. The guidelines may require a vehicle to take, complete, or pass a smog check inspection.
(4)The program is focused on achieving improvements to air quality and benefits to low-income state residents through the replacement of high-polluting passenger motor vehicles owned by low-income state residents.
(5)The plus up program is focused on achieving improvements in air quality and benefits to low-income state residents through the replacement of high-polluting passenger motor vehicles with cleaner and more efficient motor vehicles or a mobility option.
(6)(A)Compensation for retired
vehicles shall be at least one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for a low-income motor vehicle owner, as defined in Section 44062.1, and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for all other motor vehicle owners.
(B)Replacement or a mobility option may be an option for all motor vehicle owners and may be in addition to compensation for vehicles retired pursuant to subparagraph (A). For low-income motor vehicle owners, as defined in Section 44062.1, compensation toward a replacement vehicle or mobility option shall be no less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). Compensation toward a replacement vehicle for all other motor vehicle owners shall not exceed compensation for low-income motor vehicle owners.
Replacement compensation may be provided either through the program or plus up program.
(C)Compensation for replacement vehicles or a mobility option for low-income motor vehicle owners may be increased or decreased
as necessary to maximize the air quality benefits of the program and participation by low-income motor vehicle owners, as defined in Section 44062.1. Increases or decreases in compensation amounts may be based on factors, including, but not limited to, the age of the retired or replaced vehicle, the emissions benefits of the retired or replaced vehicle, the emissions impact of any replacement vehicle, the maximizing of the participation by low-income motor vehicle owners,
and the achievement of the goals set pursuant to subdivision (b).
(7)Cost-effectiveness and impacts on disadvantaged and low-income populations are considered. Program eligibility may be limited on the basis of income to ensure the program adequately serves persons of low or moderate income.
(8)Provisions that coordinate the vehicle retirement and replacement and mobility option components of the program with the vehicle retirement component of the bureau’s Consumer Assistance Program, established pursuant to other provisions of this chapter, and the plus up program to ensure vehicle owners participate in the appropriate program to maximize
participation and emissions reductions.
(9)Where applicable, 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.
(10)Enhancement of the prescreening of applicants to either the program or the plus up program, if determined by the state board to be appropriate.
(11)Specific steps are taken, including, but not limited to, random income eligibility verification and contact with participants of the program and plus up program at least once after their motor vehicles are replaced or retired to ensure either program is not being misused.
(12)Specific steps to ensure the vehicle replacement and mobility option component of the program is available in areas designated as federal extreme nonattainment.
(13)Specific steps are taken to ensure the program and the plus up program are available to districts with more than one million residents.
(14)A requirement that vehicles eligible for retirement have sufficient remaining life. Demonstration of sufficient remaining life may include proof of current registration, passing a recent smog check inspection, or passing another test similar to a smog check inspection.
(15)Priority in both the program and the plus up program is given to the
retirement and replacement of motor vehicles that are 15 years or older and have more than 75,000 miles of usage.
(b)No later than June 30, 2015, the state board, in consultation with the bureau, shall update the program established pursuant to subdivision (a). The program shall continue to be administered by the bureau pursuant to guidelines updated and adopted by the state board.
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(8)Streamlined administration to simplify participation while protecting the accountability of moneys spent.
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(d)When updating the guidelines to the program established pursuant to subdivision (a), the state board shall study and consider all the following elements:
(1)Methods of financial assistance other than vouchers.
(2)An option for automobile dealerships or other used car sellers to accept cars for retirement, provided the cars are dismantled consistent with the requirements of the program.
(3)An incentive structure with varied incentive amounts to maximize program participation and cost-effective emissions reductions.
(4)Increased emphasis on the replacement of high polluters with cleaner vehicles or the increased use of public transit and car sharing that results in the increased utilization of the vehicle replacement and mobility option component of the program.
(5)Increased emphasis on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through increased vehicle efficiency or transit and car sharing use as a result of the program.
(6)Increased partnerships and outreach with community-based organizations.
(e)For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1)“Car sharing” has the same definition as in Section 44258.
(2)“Mobility option” means a voucher for public transit or car sharing.