BILL NUMBER: ACR 112INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Hadley JANUARY 7, 2016 Relative to the State Air Resources Board. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ACR 112, as introduced, Hadley. State Air Resources Board. This measure would thank the State Air Resources Board for its exemplary work and tenacity in uncovering the emissions control defeat devices on certain diesel-fueled Volkswagen motor vehicles. Fiscal committee: no. WHEREAS, The Legislature established the State Air Resources Board in 1967 to attain and maintain healthy air quality; and WHEREAS, A May 2014 study by researchers at West Virginia University, done in collaboration with the International Council on Clean Transportation, discovered that two Volkswagen diesel-fueled motor vehicles emitted significantly higher levels of nitrogen oxides in onroad tests than in standard emissions tests; and WHEREAS, Nitrogen oxide emissions have been linked to smog and acid rain; and WHEREAS, The concerns raised by the study prompted the State Air Resources Board to open an investigation and discussions with Volkswagen Group of America (Volkswagen) in 2014; and WHEREAS, In December 2014, Volkswagen issued a voluntary recall in the United States of all of its diesel-fueled motor vehicles from model years 2009 to 2014 after conducting its own tests and identifying a recalibration fix; and WHEREAS, The State Air Resources Board, in cooperation with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, said it wanted to do confirmatory tests of the tests Volkswagen ran in 2014, and the State Air Resources Board did so in May 2015; and WHEREAS, The State Air Resources Board notified Volkswagen in July 2015 that the test vehicles, despite having completed the recalibration fix under the voluntary recall, still showed emissions that exceeded state and federal limits, and the State Air Resources Board deemed the initial recall ineffective; and WHEREAS, In September 2015, the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the State Air Resources Board demanded an explanation from Volkswagen and were prepared to withhold certification that Volkswagen's 2016 diesel-fueled motor vehicles complied with applicable emissions standards; and WHEREAS, Volkswagen admitted defeat devices were installed on the emissions control equipment on certain Volkswagen diesel-fueled motor vehicles; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature acknowledges and praises the State Air Resources Board for its unwavering diligence and dedication to preserving the air quality in the state and its exposure of Volkswagen's circumvention of emissions standards on certain diesel-fueled motor vehicles; and be it further Resolved, That the Legislature thanks the State Air Resources Board for its exemplary work and tenacity in uncovering Volkswagen's emissions control defeat devices; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit sufficient copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.