Bill Text: CA SB79 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Sales and use taxes: exemption: used electric vehicles.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2018-02-01 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB79 Detail]

Download: California-2017-SB79-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 79

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Introduced by Senator Allen

January 11, 2017

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An act to amend Section 25722.8 of the Public Resources Code, relating to public resources.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 79, as introduced, Allen. Advanced technology parking incentive programs: report.

Existing law requires the Secretary of Government Operations, in consultation with the Department of General Services and other specified state agencies, to develop, implement, and submit to the Legislature and the Governor a plan to improve the overall state vehicle fleet’s use of alternative fuels, synthetic lubricants, and fuel-efficient vehicles by reducing or displacing the consumption of petroleum products by the state fleet when compared to the 2003 consumption level, based on a specified schedule. Existing law requires the Department of General Services to prepare an annual progress report on meeting the goals set by the schedule.

Existing law also requires the Department of General Services and the Department of Transportation to develop and implement advanced technology vehicle parking incentive programs in specified parking facilities to provide incentives for the purchase and use of alternatively fueled vehicles in the state.

This bill would require the progress report prepared by the Department of General Services relative to fleet vehicles to also include a progress report on developing and implementing the advanced technology vehicle parking incentive programs.

Digest Key

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

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Bill Text

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

SECTION 1.

 Section 25722.8 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:

25722.8.

 (a) On or before July 1, 2009, the The Secretary of the Government Operations Agency, Operations, in consultation with the Department of General Services and other appropriate state agencies that maintain or purchase vehicles for the state fleet, including the campuses of the California State University, shall develop and develop, implement, and submit to the Legislature and the Governor, Governor a plan to improve the overall state fleet’s use of alternative fuels, synthetic lubricants, and fuel-efficient vehicles by reducing or displacing the consumption of petroleum products by the state fleet when compared to the 2003 consumption level based on the following schedule:

(1) By January 1, 2012, a 10-percent reduction or displacement.

(2) By January 1, 2020, a 20-percent reduction or displacement.

(b) Beginning April 1, 2010, and annually thereafter, Annually, by April 1, the Department of General Services shall prepare a progress report on meeting the goals specified in subdivision (a) and on developing and implementing the advanced technology vehicle parking incentive programs required pursuant to Section 25722.9. The Department of General Services shall post the progress report on its Internet Web site.

(c) (1) The Department of General Services shall encourage, to the extent feasible, the operation of state alternatively fueled vehicles on the alternative fuel for which the vehicle is designed and the development of commercial infrastructure for alternative fuel pumps and charging stations at or near state vehicle fueling or parking sites.

(2) The Department of General Services shall work with other public agencies to incentivize provide incentives to and promote, to the extent feasible, the state employee operation of alternatively fueled vehicles through preferential or reduced-cost parking, access to charging, or other means.

(3) For purposes of this subdivision, “alternatively fueled vehicles” means light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles that reduce petroleum usage and related emissions by using advanced technologies and fuels, including, but not limited to, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery electric, natural gas, or fuel cell vehicles and including those vehicles described in Section 5205.5 of the Vehicle Code.