CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2206Introduced by Assembly Member LeeFebruary 15, 2022 An act to amend Section 43845 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2206, as introduced, Lee. Employee parking.Existing law requires, in any air basin designated as nonattainment for certain air quality standards, an employer of 50 persons or more that provides a parking subsidy to employees, to also offer a parking cash-out program, as provided. This bill would require a lessor that enters into or renews a lease with an employer subject to the requirement above, on or after January 1, 2023, to list the amount of parking costs as a separate line item in the lease or provide a list of parking costs to the lessee within 30 days after the lease is entered into or renewed. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 43845 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:43845. (a) In any air basin designated as a nonattainment area pursuant to Section 39608, each employer of 50 persons or more who provides a parking subsidy to employees, shall offer a parking cash-out program. Parking cash-out program means an employer-funded program under which an employer offers to provide a cash allowance to an employee equivalent to the parking subsidy that the employer would otherwise pay to provide the employee with a parking space.(b) A parking cash-out program may include a requirement that an employee participants certify participant certifies that they the participant will comply with guidelines established by the employer designed to avoid neighborhood parking problems, with a provision that employees an employee that is not complying in compliance with the guidelines will no longer be eligible for the parking cash-out program.(c) (1)A lessor shall do either of the following for any lease, entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 2023, with a lessee who is an employer subject to subdivision (a), that offers parking to the employer:(A) List the amount of parking costs as a separate line item in the lease.(B) Provide a list of parking costs to the lessee within 30 days after the lease is entered into or renewed.(2) Paragraph (1) does not create a right for an employee to access, review, or challenge a lease, or a proposed lease, entered into between an employer and a lessor. Upon the request of an employee, an employer shall give to that employee the parking cost information received from the lessor pursuant to paragraph (1). (c)(d) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Employee means an employee of an employer subject to this section.(2) Employer means an employer of 50 persons or more who provides a parking subsidy to employees.(3) Parking cash-out program means an employer-funded program pursuant to which an employer offers to provide a cash allowance to an employee equivalent to the parking subsidy that the employer would otherwise pay to provide the employee with a parking space. (2)(4) Parking subsidy means the difference between the out-of-pocket amount paid by an employer on a regular basis in order to secure the availability of an employee parking space not owned by the employer and the price, if any, charged to an employee for use of that space.(d)(e) Subdivision (a) does not apply to any employer who, on or before January 1, 1993, has leased employee parking, until the expiration of that lease or unless the lease permits the employer to reduce, without penalty, the number of parking spaces subject to the lease.(e)(f) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this section, that the cash-out requirements apply only to employers who an employer that can reduce, without penalty, the number of paid parking spaces they maintain it maintains for the use of their its employees and instead provide their its employees with the cash-out option described in this section.(f)(g) (1) The state board may impose the civil penalty described in Section 43016 for a violation of this section.(2) (A) A city, county, or air district may also adopt, by ordinance or resolution, a penalty or other mechanism to ensure that an employer within the jurisdiction of that city, county, or air district is in compliance with this section.(B) If a city, county, or air district establishes a penalty, the governing body shall also establish procedures for providing notice to employers an employer that are is in violation of this section and for appeal by the employer of any penalty imposed.(C) If a city, county, or air district establishes a penalty pursuant to this paragraph, a penalty may be imposed on an employer pursuant to paragraph (1) or this paragraph, but not both. If a penalty is imposed on an employer pursuant to both paragraph (1) and this paragraph, only the penalty imposed by the state board shall apply. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2206Introduced by Assembly Member LeeFebruary 15, 2022 An act to amend Section 43845 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2206, as introduced, Lee. Employee parking.Existing law requires, in any air basin designated as nonattainment for certain air quality standards, an employer of 50 persons or more that provides a parking subsidy to employees, to also offer a parking cash-out program, as provided. This bill would require a lessor that enters into or renews a lease with an employer subject to the requirement above, on or after January 1, 2023, to list the amount of parking costs as a separate line item in the lease or provide a list of parking costs to the lessee within 30 days after the lease is entered into or renewed. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2206 Introduced by Assembly Member LeeFebruary 15, 2022 Introduced by Assembly Member Lee February 15, 2022 An act to amend Section 43845 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2206, as introduced, Lee. Employee parking. Existing law requires, in any air basin designated as nonattainment for certain air quality standards, an employer of 50 persons or more that provides a parking subsidy to employees, to also offer a parking cash-out program, as provided. This bill would require a lessor that enters into or renews a lease with an employer subject to the requirement above, on or after January 1, 2023, to list the amount of parking costs as a separate line item in the lease or provide a list of parking costs to the lessee within 30 days after the lease is entered into or renewed. Existing law requires, in any air basin designated as nonattainment for certain air quality standards, an employer of 50 persons or more that provides a parking subsidy to employees, to also offer a parking cash-out program, as provided. This bill would require a lessor that enters into or renews a lease with an employer subject to the requirement above, on or after January 1, 2023, to list the amount of parking costs as a separate line item in the lease or provide a list of parking costs to the lessee within 30 days after the lease is entered into or renewed. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 43845 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:43845. (a) In any air basin designated as a nonattainment area pursuant to Section 39608, each employer of 50 persons or more who provides a parking subsidy to employees, shall offer a parking cash-out program. Parking cash-out program means an employer-funded program under which an employer offers to provide a cash allowance to an employee equivalent to the parking subsidy that the employer would otherwise pay to provide the employee with a parking space.(b) A parking cash-out program may include a requirement that an employee participants certify participant certifies that they the participant will comply with guidelines established by the employer designed to avoid neighborhood parking problems, with a provision that employees an employee that is not complying in compliance with the guidelines will no longer be eligible for the parking cash-out program.(c) (1)A lessor shall do either of the following for any lease, entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 2023, with a lessee who is an employer subject to subdivision (a), that offers parking to the employer:(A) List the amount of parking costs as a separate line item in the lease.(B) Provide a list of parking costs to the lessee within 30 days after the lease is entered into or renewed.(2) Paragraph (1) does not create a right for an employee to access, review, or challenge a lease, or a proposed lease, entered into between an employer and a lessor. Upon the request of an employee, an employer shall give to that employee the parking cost information received from the lessor pursuant to paragraph (1). (c)(d) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Employee means an employee of an employer subject to this section.(2) Employer means an employer of 50 persons or more who provides a parking subsidy to employees.(3) Parking cash-out program means an employer-funded program pursuant to which an employer offers to provide a cash allowance to an employee equivalent to the parking subsidy that the employer would otherwise pay to provide the employee with a parking space. (2)(4) Parking subsidy means the difference between the out-of-pocket amount paid by an employer on a regular basis in order to secure the availability of an employee parking space not owned by the employer and the price, if any, charged to an employee for use of that space.(d)(e) Subdivision (a) does not apply to any employer who, on or before January 1, 1993, has leased employee parking, until the expiration of that lease or unless the lease permits the employer to reduce, without penalty, the number of parking spaces subject to the lease.(e)(f) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this section, that the cash-out requirements apply only to employers who an employer that can reduce, without penalty, the number of paid parking spaces they maintain it maintains for the use of their its employees and instead provide their its employees with the cash-out option described in this section.(f)(g) (1) The state board may impose the civil penalty described in Section 43016 for a violation of this section.(2) (A) A city, county, or air district may also adopt, by ordinance or resolution, a penalty or other mechanism to ensure that an employer within the jurisdiction of that city, county, or air district is in compliance with this section.(B) If a city, county, or air district establishes a penalty, the governing body shall also establish procedures for providing notice to employers an employer that are is in violation of this section and for appeal by the employer of any penalty imposed.(C) If a city, county, or air district establishes a penalty pursuant to this paragraph, a penalty may be imposed on an employer pursuant to paragraph (1) or this paragraph, but not both. If a penalty is imposed on an employer pursuant to both paragraph (1) and this paragraph, only the penalty imposed by the state board shall apply. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 43845 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:43845. (a) In any air basin designated as a nonattainment area pursuant to Section 39608, each employer of 50 persons or more who provides a parking subsidy to employees, shall offer a parking cash-out program. Parking cash-out program means an employer-funded program under which an employer offers to provide a cash allowance to an employee equivalent to the parking subsidy that the employer would otherwise pay to provide the employee with a parking space.(b) A parking cash-out program may include a requirement that an employee participants certify participant certifies that they the participant will comply with guidelines established by the employer designed to avoid neighborhood parking problems, with a provision that employees an employee that is not complying in compliance with the guidelines will no longer be eligible for the parking cash-out program.(c) (1)A lessor shall do either of the following for any lease, entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 2023, with a lessee who is an employer subject to subdivision (a), that offers parking to the employer:(A) List the amount of parking costs as a separate line item in the lease.(B) Provide a list of parking costs to the lessee within 30 days after the lease is entered into or renewed.(2) Paragraph (1) does not create a right for an employee to access, review, or challenge a lease, or a proposed lease, entered into between an employer and a lessor. Upon the request of an employee, an employer shall give to that employee the parking cost information received from the lessor pursuant to paragraph (1). (c)(d) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Employee means an employee of an employer subject to this section.(2) Employer means an employer of 50 persons or more who provides a parking subsidy to employees.(3) Parking cash-out program means an employer-funded program pursuant to which an employer offers to provide a cash allowance to an employee equivalent to the parking subsidy that the employer would otherwise pay to provide the employee with a parking space. (2)(4) Parking subsidy means the difference between the out-of-pocket amount paid by an employer on a regular basis in order to secure the availability of an employee parking space not owned by the employer and the price, if any, charged to an employee for use of that space.(d)(e) Subdivision (a) does not apply to any employer who, on or before January 1, 1993, has leased employee parking, until the expiration of that lease or unless the lease permits the employer to reduce, without penalty, the number of parking spaces subject to the lease.(e)(f) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this section, that the cash-out requirements apply only to employers who an employer that can reduce, without penalty, the number of paid parking spaces they maintain it maintains for the use of their its employees and instead provide their its employees with the cash-out option described in this section.(f)(g) (1) The state board may impose the civil penalty described in Section 43016 for a violation of this section.(2) (A) A city, county, or air district may also adopt, by ordinance or resolution, a penalty or other mechanism to ensure that an employer within the jurisdiction of that city, county, or air district is in compliance with this section.(B) If a city, county, or air district establishes a penalty, the governing body shall also establish procedures for providing notice to employers an employer that are is in violation of this section and for appeal by the employer of any penalty imposed.(C) If a city, county, or air district establishes a penalty pursuant to this paragraph, a penalty may be imposed on an employer pursuant to paragraph (1) or this paragraph, but not both. If a penalty is imposed on an employer pursuant to both paragraph (1) and this paragraph, only the penalty imposed by the state board shall apply. SECTION 1. Section 43845 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: ### SECTION 1. 43845. (a) In any air basin designated as a nonattainment area pursuant to Section 39608, each employer of 50 persons or more who provides a parking subsidy to employees, shall offer a parking cash-out program. Parking cash-out program means an employer-funded program under which an employer offers to provide a cash allowance to an employee equivalent to the parking subsidy that the employer would otherwise pay to provide the employee with a parking space.(b) A parking cash-out program may include a requirement that an employee participants certify participant certifies that they the participant will comply with guidelines established by the employer designed to avoid neighborhood parking problems, with a provision that employees an employee that is not complying in compliance with the guidelines will no longer be eligible for the parking cash-out program.(c) (1)A lessor shall do either of the following for any lease, entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 2023, with a lessee who is an employer subject to subdivision (a), that offers parking to the employer:(A) List the amount of parking costs as a separate line item in the lease.(B) Provide a list of parking costs to the lessee within 30 days after the lease is entered into or renewed.(2) Paragraph (1) does not create a right for an employee to access, review, or challenge a lease, or a proposed lease, entered into between an employer and a lessor. Upon the request of an employee, an employer shall give to that employee the parking cost information received from the lessor pursuant to paragraph (1). (c)(d) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Employee means an employee of an employer subject to this section.(2) Employer means an employer of 50 persons or more who provides a parking subsidy to employees.(3) Parking cash-out program means an employer-funded program pursuant to which an employer offers to provide a cash allowance to an employee equivalent to the parking subsidy that the employer would otherwise pay to provide the employee with a parking space. (2)(4) Parking subsidy means the difference between the out-of-pocket amount paid by an employer on a regular basis in order to secure the availability of an employee parking space not owned by the employer and the price, if any, charged to an employee for use of that space.(d)(e) Subdivision (a) does not apply to any employer who, on or before January 1, 1993, has leased employee parking, until the expiration of that lease or unless the lease permits the employer to reduce, without penalty, the number of parking spaces subject to the lease.(e)(f) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this section, that the cash-out requirements apply only to employers who an employer that can reduce, without penalty, the number of paid parking spaces they maintain it maintains for the use of their its employees and instead provide their its employees with the cash-out option described in this section.(f)(g) (1) The state board may impose the civil penalty described in Section 43016 for a violation of this section.(2) (A) A city, county, or air district may also adopt, by ordinance or resolution, a penalty or other mechanism to ensure that an employer within the jurisdiction of that city, county, or air district is in compliance with this section.(B) If a city, county, or air district establishes a penalty, the governing body shall also establish procedures for providing notice to employers an employer that are is in violation of this section and for appeal by the employer of any penalty imposed.(C) If a city, county, or air district establishes a penalty pursuant to this paragraph, a penalty may be imposed on an employer pursuant to paragraph (1) or this paragraph, but not both. If a penalty is imposed on an employer pursuant to both paragraph (1) and this paragraph, only the penalty imposed by the state board shall apply. 43845. (a) In any air basin designated as a nonattainment area pursuant to Section 39608, each employer of 50 persons or more who provides a parking subsidy to employees, shall offer a parking cash-out program. Parking cash-out program means an employer-funded program under which an employer offers to provide a cash allowance to an employee equivalent to the parking subsidy that the employer would otherwise pay to provide the employee with a parking space.(b) A parking cash-out program may include a requirement that an employee participants certify participant certifies that they the participant will comply with guidelines established by the employer designed to avoid neighborhood parking problems, with a provision that employees an employee that is not complying in compliance with the guidelines will no longer be eligible for the parking cash-out program.(c) (1)A lessor shall do either of the following for any lease, entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 2023, with a lessee who is an employer subject to subdivision (a), that offers parking to the employer:(A) List the amount of parking costs as a separate line item in the lease.(B) Provide a list of parking costs to the lessee within 30 days after the lease is entered into or renewed.(2) Paragraph (1) does not create a right for an employee to access, review, or challenge a lease, or a proposed lease, entered into between an employer and a lessor. Upon the request of an employee, an employer shall give to that employee the parking cost information received from the lessor pursuant to paragraph (1). (c)(d) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Employee means an employee of an employer subject to this section.(2) Employer means an employer of 50 persons or more who provides a parking subsidy to employees.(3) Parking cash-out program means an employer-funded program pursuant to which an employer offers to provide a cash allowance to an employee equivalent to the parking subsidy that the employer would otherwise pay to provide the employee with a parking space. (2)(4) Parking subsidy means the difference between the out-of-pocket amount paid by an employer on a regular basis in order to secure the availability of an employee parking space not owned by the employer and the price, if any, charged to an employee for use of that space.(d)(e) Subdivision (a) does not apply to any employer who, on or before January 1, 1993, has leased employee parking, until the expiration of that lease or unless the lease permits the employer to reduce, without penalty, the number of parking spaces subject to the lease.(e)(f) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this section, that the cash-out requirements apply only to employers who an employer that can reduce, without penalty, the number of paid parking spaces they maintain it maintains for the use of their its employees and instead provide their its employees with the cash-out option described in this section.(f)(g) (1) The state board may impose the civil penalty described in Section 43016 for a violation of this section.(2) (A) A city, county, or air district may also adopt, by ordinance or resolution, a penalty or other mechanism to ensure that an employer within the jurisdiction of that city, county, or air district is in compliance with this section.(B) If a city, county, or air district establishes a penalty, the governing body shall also establish procedures for providing notice to employers an employer that are is in violation of this section and for appeal by the employer of any penalty imposed.(C) If a city, county, or air district establishes a penalty pursuant to this paragraph, a penalty may be imposed on an employer pursuant to paragraph (1) or this paragraph, but not both. If a penalty is imposed on an employer pursuant to both paragraph (1) and this paragraph, only the penalty imposed by the state board shall apply. 43845. (a) In any air basin designated as a nonattainment area pursuant to Section 39608, each employer of 50 persons or more who provides a parking subsidy to employees, shall offer a parking cash-out program. Parking cash-out program means an employer-funded program under which an employer offers to provide a cash allowance to an employee equivalent to the parking subsidy that the employer would otherwise pay to provide the employee with a parking space.(b) A parking cash-out program may include a requirement that an employee participants certify participant certifies that they the participant will comply with guidelines established by the employer designed to avoid neighborhood parking problems, with a provision that employees an employee that is not complying in compliance with the guidelines will no longer be eligible for the parking cash-out program.(c) (1)A lessor shall do either of the following for any lease, entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 2023, with a lessee who is an employer subject to subdivision (a), that offers parking to the employer:(A) List the amount of parking costs as a separate line item in the lease.(B) Provide a list of parking costs to the lessee within 30 days after the lease is entered into or renewed.(2) Paragraph (1) does not create a right for an employee to access, review, or challenge a lease, or a proposed lease, entered into between an employer and a lessor. Upon the request of an employee, an employer shall give to that employee the parking cost information received from the lessor pursuant to paragraph (1). (c)(d) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Employee means an employee of an employer subject to this section.(2) Employer means an employer of 50 persons or more who provides a parking subsidy to employees.(3) Parking cash-out program means an employer-funded program pursuant to which an employer offers to provide a cash allowance to an employee equivalent to the parking subsidy that the employer would otherwise pay to provide the employee with a parking space. (2)(4) Parking subsidy means the difference between the out-of-pocket amount paid by an employer on a regular basis in order to secure the availability of an employee parking space not owned by the employer and the price, if any, charged to an employee for use of that space.(d)(e) Subdivision (a) does not apply to any employer who, on or before January 1, 1993, has leased employee parking, until the expiration of that lease or unless the lease permits the employer to reduce, without penalty, the number of parking spaces subject to the lease.(e)(f) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this section, that the cash-out requirements apply only to employers who an employer that can reduce, without penalty, the number of paid parking spaces they maintain it maintains for the use of their its employees and instead provide their its employees with the cash-out option described in this section.(f)(g) (1) The state board may impose the civil penalty described in Section 43016 for a violation of this section.(2) (A) A city, county, or air district may also adopt, by ordinance or resolution, a penalty or other mechanism to ensure that an employer within the jurisdiction of that city, county, or air district is in compliance with this section.(B) If a city, county, or air district establishes a penalty, the governing body shall also establish procedures for providing notice to employers an employer that are is in violation of this section and for appeal by the employer of any penalty imposed.(C) If a city, county, or air district establishes a penalty pursuant to this paragraph, a penalty may be imposed on an employer pursuant to paragraph (1) or this paragraph, but not both. If a penalty is imposed on an employer pursuant to both paragraph (1) and this paragraph, only the penalty imposed by the state board shall apply. 43845. (a) In any air basin designated as a nonattainment area pursuant to Section 39608, each employer of 50 persons or more who provides a parking subsidy to employees, shall offer a parking cash-out program. Parking cash-out program means an employer-funded program under which an employer offers to provide a cash allowance to an employee equivalent to the parking subsidy that the employer would otherwise pay to provide the employee with a parking space. (b) A parking cash-out program may include a requirement that an employee participants certify participant certifies that they the participant will comply with guidelines established by the employer designed to avoid neighborhood parking problems, with a provision that employees an employee that is not complying in compliance with the guidelines will no longer be eligible for the parking cash-out program. (c) (1)A lessor shall do either of the following for any lease, entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 2023, with a lessee who is an employer subject to subdivision (a), that offers parking to the employer: (A) List the amount of parking costs as a separate line item in the lease. (B) Provide a list of parking costs to the lessee within 30 days after the lease is entered into or renewed. (2) Paragraph (1) does not create a right for an employee to access, review, or challenge a lease, or a proposed lease, entered into between an employer and a lessor. Upon the request of an employee, an employer shall give to that employee the parking cost information received from the lessor pursuant to paragraph (1). (c) (d) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) Employee means an employee of an employer subject to this section. (2) Employer means an employer of 50 persons or more who provides a parking subsidy to employees. (3) Parking cash-out program means an employer-funded program pursuant to which an employer offers to provide a cash allowance to an employee equivalent to the parking subsidy that the employer would otherwise pay to provide the employee with a parking space. (2) (4) Parking subsidy means the difference between the out-of-pocket amount paid by an employer on a regular basis in order to secure the availability of an employee parking space not owned by the employer and the price, if any, charged to an employee for use of that space. (d) (e) Subdivision (a) does not apply to any employer who, on or before January 1, 1993, has leased employee parking, until the expiration of that lease or unless the lease permits the employer to reduce, without penalty, the number of parking spaces subject to the lease. (e) (f) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this section, that the cash-out requirements apply only to employers who an employer that can reduce, without penalty, the number of paid parking spaces they maintain it maintains for the use of their its employees and instead provide their its employees with the cash-out option described in this section. (f) (g) (1) The state board may impose the civil penalty described in Section 43016 for a violation of this section. (2) (A) A city, county, or air district may also adopt, by ordinance or resolution, a penalty or other mechanism to ensure that an employer within the jurisdiction of that city, county, or air district is in compliance with this section. (B) If a city, county, or air district establishes a penalty, the governing body shall also establish procedures for providing notice to employers an employer that are is in violation of this section and for appeal by the employer of any penalty imposed. (C) If a city, county, or air district establishes a penalty pursuant to this paragraph, a penalty may be imposed on an employer pursuant to paragraph (1) or this paragraph, but not both. If a penalty is imposed on an employer pursuant to both paragraph (1) and this paragraph, only the penalty imposed by the state board shall apply.