California 2017-2018 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AJR49 Compare Versions

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1	1	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Joint Resolution No. 49Introduced by Assembly Members Baker and Burke(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chvez, Cunningham, and Mayes)(Coauthor: Senator Glazer)August 06, 2018 Relative to vehicular air pollution. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAJR 49, as introduced, Baker. Federal Clean Air Act.This measure would state that the Legislature opposes the proposed rulemaking amendments by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to adopt the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule and the proposed withdrawal by the United States Environmental Protection Agency of the January 9, 2013, waiver granted under the federal Clean Air Act that, if withdrawn, would prevent California from establishing appropriate emissions and air quality reduction standards.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, Global climate change already has had observable effects on the environment; andWHEREAS, California is home to eight of the 10 cities in the United States with the worst air pollution; andWHEREAS, The United States Environmental Protection Agency was established by President Richard Nixon in 1970 to make a coordinated attack on the pollutants which debase the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land that grows our food; andWHEREAS, Since 1975 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has developed bipartisan Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards to regulate how far the United States vehicle fleet must travel on a gallon of fuel, cut air pollution, and increase national security; andWHEREAS, Section 209 of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq.), grants California unique authority to set its own vehicular air pollution control standards if granted a waiver by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; andWHEREAS, In 1972, Governor Ronald Reagan secured Californias first of more than 130 waivers granted over the past 50 years from the United States Environmental Protection Agency to go above and beyond the federal standards, taking historic steps to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions; andWHEREAS, These waivers have had bipartisan support from lawmakers for over one-half of a century; andWHEREAS, Californias utilization of those waivers has had a transformative effect on vehicle fuel efficiency and the environment, and has contributed to Californias success in reducing smog and lowering Californias carbon emissions to 1990 levels while California has remained one of the worlds largest economies; andWHEREAS, On August 2, 2018, the United States Environmental Protection Agency and NHTSA officially proposed the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule to amend the existing CAFE regulations for passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks to allow lower vehicle efficiency standards; andWHEREAS, The United States Environmental Protection Agency has additionally proposed to withdraw the January 9, 2013, waiver granted under the federal Clean Air Act preemption for Californias stricter standards to improve vehicle efficiency and combat air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions; andWHEREAS, The NHTSA and United States Environmental Protection Agency are currently seeking comments on this proposal for 60 days following the official publication in the Federal Register and will hold three public hearings; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature of the State of California opposes the proposed rulemaking amendments by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to adopt the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule; and be it furtherResolved, That the Legislature opposes the proposed withdrawal by the United States Environmental Protection Agency of the January 9, 2013, waiver granted under the federal Clean Air Act that would prevent California from establishing appropriate emissions and air quality reduction standards; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the President and the Vice President of the United States, the Governor of California, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States Senate, to the Speaker and Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, to each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the United States, to the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation, to the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and to every member of the California State Legislature, including the author, for appropriate distribution.
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3	3	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Joint Resolution No. 49Introduced by Assembly Members Baker and Burke(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chvez, Cunningham, and Mayes)(Coauthor: Senator Glazer)August 06, 2018 Relative to vehicular air pollution. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAJR 49, as introduced, Baker. Federal Clean Air Act.This measure would state that the Legislature opposes the proposed rulemaking amendments by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to adopt the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule and the proposed withdrawal by the United States Environmental Protection Agency of the January 9, 2013, waiver granted under the federal Clean Air Act that, if withdrawn, would prevent California from establishing appropriate emissions and air quality reduction standards.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
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9	9	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
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11	11	Assembly Joint Resolution No. 49
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13	13	Introduced by Assembly Members Baker and Burke(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chvez, Cunningham, and Mayes)(Coauthor: Senator Glazer)August 06, 2018
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15	15	Introduced by Assembly Members Baker and Burke(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chvez, Cunningham, and Mayes)(Coauthor: Senator Glazer)
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18	18	Relative to vehicular air pollution.
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24	24	AJR 49, as introduced, Baker. Federal Clean Air Act.
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26	26	This measure would state that the Legislature opposes the proposed rulemaking amendments by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to adopt the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule and the proposed withdrawal by the United States Environmental Protection Agency of the January 9, 2013, waiver granted under the federal Clean Air Act that, if withdrawn, would prevent California from establishing appropriate emissions and air quality reduction standards.
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28	28	This measure would state that the Legislature opposes the proposed rulemaking amendments by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to adopt the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule and the proposed withdrawal by the United States Environmental Protection Agency of the January 9, 2013, waiver granted under the federal Clean Air Act that, if withdrawn, would prevent California from establishing appropriate emissions and air quality reduction standards.
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34	34	WHEREAS, Global climate change already has had observable effects on the environment; and
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36	36	WHEREAS, California is home to eight of the 10 cities in the United States with the worst air pollution; and
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38	38	WHEREAS, The United States Environmental Protection Agency was established by President Richard Nixon in 1970 to make a coordinated attack on the pollutants which debase the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land that grows our food; and
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40	40	WHEREAS, Since 1975 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has developed bipartisan Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards to regulate how far the United States vehicle fleet must travel on a gallon of fuel, cut air pollution, and increase national security; and
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42	42	WHEREAS, Section 209 of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq.), grants California unique authority to set its own vehicular air pollution control standards if granted a waiver by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; and
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44	44	WHEREAS, In 1972, Governor Ronald Reagan secured Californias first of more than 130 waivers granted over the past 50 years from the United States Environmental Protection Agency to go above and beyond the federal standards, taking historic steps to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and
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46	46	WHEREAS, These waivers have had bipartisan support from lawmakers for over one-half of a century; and
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48	48	WHEREAS, Californias utilization of those waivers has had a transformative effect on vehicle fuel efficiency and the environment, and has contributed to Californias success in reducing smog and lowering Californias carbon emissions to 1990 levels while California has remained one of the worlds largest economies; and
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50	50	WHEREAS, On August 2, 2018, the United States Environmental Protection Agency and NHTSA officially proposed the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule to amend the existing CAFE regulations for passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks to allow lower vehicle efficiency standards; and
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52	52	WHEREAS, The United States Environmental Protection Agency has additionally proposed to withdraw the January 9, 2013, waiver granted under the federal Clean Air Act preemption for Californias stricter standards to improve vehicle efficiency and combat air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions; and
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54	54	WHEREAS, The NHTSA and United States Environmental Protection Agency are currently seeking comments on this proposal for 60 days following the official publication in the Federal Register and will hold three public hearings; now, therefore, be it
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56	56	Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature of the State of California opposes the proposed rulemaking amendments by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to adopt the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule; and be it further
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58	58	Resolved, That the Legislature opposes the proposed withdrawal by the United States Environmental Protection Agency of the January 9, 2013, waiver granted under the federal Clean Air Act that would prevent California from establishing appropriate emissions and air quality reduction standards; and be it further
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60	60	Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the President and the Vice President of the United States, the Governor of California, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States Senate, to the Speaker and Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, to each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the United States, to the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation, to the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and to every member of the California State Legislature, including the author, for appropriate distribution.