Amended IN Assembly January 03, 2024 Amended IN Assembly April 03, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 627Introduced by Assembly Member JacksonFebruary 09, 2023An act to add Section 43011.7 to, and to add Chapter 5.7 (commencing with Section 44170) to Part 5 of Division 26 of, of the Health and Safety Code, and to add Division 14.2 (commencing with Section 32075) to the Vehicle Code, relating to air pollution. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 627, as amended, Jackson. Heavy-duty trucks: grant program: operating requirements. voucher incentive project. Existing law generally designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency with the primary responsibility for the control of vehicular air pollution. Under existing law, a violation or failure to comply with a provision of the Vehicle Code constitutes an infraction.This bill, commencing on January 1, 2035, and except as specifically exempted, would prohibit the operation of a heavy-duty diesel-fueled vehicle, as defined, within the city limits of any city identified by the state board as containing a disadvantaged community and meeting specified air pollution criteria with respect to diesel particulate matter, as specified. A violation of this prohibition, as a provision within the Vehicle Code, would be punishable as an infraction. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.Existing law establishes various incentive programs that are administered or funded by the State Air Resources Board to provide financial assistance for the purchase of vehicles by individuals and fleet purchasers. Existing law establishes the South Coast Air Quality Management District (south coast district) vested with the authority to regulate air emissions from stationary sources located in the South Coast Air Basin. the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases. The state board, in this capacity, administers the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project under which the agency issues a limited number of vouchers to incentivize the purchase and use of zero-emission commercial vehicles. The Budget Act of 2023 appropriated funds from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the state board for zero-emission drayage trucks to be administered through the project and, in expending those funds, requires the state board, before January 1, 2025, to limit the number and award amount levels under the project based on fleet size.This bill would require the south coast district to establish a statewide program to provide grants to operators of diesel-fueled heavy-duty trucks to replace a diesel-fueled truck with a new truck using a specified power source or to retrofit the diesel-fueled truck by replacing the diesel engine with a power source using a qualifying technology. The bill would require the south coast district to prioritize grants for certain purposes. By adding to the duties of the south coast district, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. state board to ensure that a voucher provided under the project for the purchase or retrofit of a new or used heavy-duty truck is provided to an operator in specified amounts based on the number of heavy-duty trucks that the operator owns. In administering the project, the bill would require the state board to prioritize the award of those vouchers to operators meeting certain criteria. The bill would also require the state board to ensure that these vouchers may be used to purchase a heavy-duty truck using, or to retrofit a heavy-duty truck to use, hydrogen fuel cell or battery electric technology as its source of propulsion.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESNO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1.Section 43011.7 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:43011.7.(a)The state board shall identify each city in the state that meets both of the following requirements:(1)The city contains a disadvantaged community identified pursuant to Section 39711.(2)Any portion of the city is in the top 10 percentile of worst air quality in the state for diesel particulate matter, as determined by the state board using CalEnviroScreen.(b)For purposes of Section 32075 of the Vehicle Code, the state board shall establish a list of cities identified pursuant to subdivision (a) on January 1, 2025, and shall update the list every 10 years thereafter.(c)The state board shall publish the list of cities established pursuant to this section on its internet website.(d)For purposes of this section, CalEnviroScreen means the California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool created by the California Environmental Protection Agency to identify disadvantaged communities for purposes of Section 39711.SEC. 2.SECTION 1. Chapter 5.7 (commencing with Section 44170) is added to Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 5.7 Heavy-Duty Truck Grant Program California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project44170. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Heavy-duty truck means a commercial motor vehicle vehicle, not including a bus, with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds.(b)Qualifying technology means hydrogen fuel cell, compressed natural gas, or battery electric technology.(b) Project means the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project established and administered by the state board.44171. (a) The south coast district shall establish a statewide program to provide grants to operators of diesel-fueled heavy-duty trucks in the state for either or both of the following purposes: state board shall ensure that a voucher provided under the project for the purchase or retrofit of a new or used heavy-duty truck is provided to an operator in the following amounts:(1)The purchase of a new or used heavy-duty truck that is powered by a qualifying technology to replace the diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck.(2)The retrofit of the diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck by replacing the diesel engine with a power source that uses a qualifying technology.(b)An operator shall be eligible to receive a grant in the following amounts:(1) A grant voucher that covers 100 percent of the cost of the purchase of each heavy-duty truck or the retrofit of each diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck, or both, if the operator owns 30 or fewer heavy-duty trucks.(2) A grant voucher that covers 80 percent of the cost of the purchase of each heavy-duty truck or the retrofit of each diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck, or both, if the operator owns more than 30 heavy-duty trucks and fewer than 51 heavy-duty trucks.(3) A grant voucher that covers 50 percent of the cost of the purchase of each heavy-duty truck or the retrofit of each diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck, or both, if the operator owns more than 50 heavy-duty trucks.(c)An operator may use a grant received pursuant to this chapter in conjunction with a voucher provided pursuant to the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project.(d)(b) In administering the grant program, the south coast district project to provide vouchers described in subdivision (a), the state board shall prioritize making grants awarding those vouchers to both of the following:(1) Operators for the replacement or retrofit of diesel-fueled heavy-duty trucks that transport goods between the Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, or Oakland and warehouses located in the state.(2) Operators who own 30 or fewer heavy-duty trucks.(e)(c) The south coast district state board may only make a grant award a voucher described in subdivision (a) under the program project if the moneys provided by the grant voucher will be used to replace or retrofit a diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck that operates exclusively in California.(d) The state board shall ensure that a voucher described in subdivision (a) may be used to purchase a heavy-duty truck using, or to retrofit a heavy-duty truck to use, hydrogen fuel cell or battery electric technology as its source of propulsion.SEC. 3.Division 14.2 (commencing with Section 32075) is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:14.2.Restricted Air Pollution Zones32075.(a)A person shall not operate a heavy-duty diesel-fueled vehicle within the city limits of any city that the State Air Resources Board has included in the list established pursuant to Section 43011.7 of the Health and Safety Code.(b)This section does not apply to any of the following vehicles:(1)Any emergency vehicle.(2)Any service vehicle owned or operated by or for or operated under contract with a utility or public utility, whether privately, municipally, or publicly owned, used in the construction, operation, removal, or repair of utility or public utility property or facilities.(3)Any implement of husbandry as defined in Section 36000.(4)Any tank vehicle, as defined in Section 34003, engaged in the transportation of fuel to a fueling station.(5)Any vehicle registered in another state.(c)As used in subdivision (a), heavy-duty diesel-fueled vehicle means a commercial motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds that is powered by a combustion engine that uses diesel fuel.(d)For the purposes of subdivision (a), any vehicle that is being operated on a state highway traversing a designated city is not deemed to be within the city limits of that city.(e)Notwithstanding Section 12810, a violation of this section shall not result in a violation point count.(f)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2035.SEC. 4.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution for certain costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district because, in that regard, this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.However, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains other costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Amended IN Assembly January 03, 2024 Amended IN Assembly April 03, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 627Introduced by Assembly Member JacksonFebruary 09, 2023An act to add Section 43011.7 to, and to add Chapter 5.7 (commencing with Section 44170) to Part 5 of Division 26 of, of the Health and Safety Code, and to add Division 14.2 (commencing with Section 32075) to the Vehicle Code, relating to air pollution. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 627, as amended, Jackson. Heavy-duty trucks: grant program: operating requirements. voucher incentive project. Existing law generally designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency with the primary responsibility for the control of vehicular air pollution. Under existing law, a violation or failure to comply with a provision of the Vehicle Code constitutes an infraction.This bill, commencing on January 1, 2035, and except as specifically exempted, would prohibit the operation of a heavy-duty diesel-fueled vehicle, as defined, within the city limits of any city identified by the state board as containing a disadvantaged community and meeting specified air pollution criteria with respect to diesel particulate matter, as specified. A violation of this prohibition, as a provision within the Vehicle Code, would be punishable as an infraction. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.Existing law establishes various incentive programs that are administered or funded by the State Air Resources Board to provide financial assistance for the purchase of vehicles by individuals and fleet purchasers. Existing law establishes the South Coast Air Quality Management District (south coast district) vested with the authority to regulate air emissions from stationary sources located in the South Coast Air Basin. the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases. The state board, in this capacity, administers the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project under which the agency issues a limited number of vouchers to incentivize the purchase and use of zero-emission commercial vehicles. The Budget Act of 2023 appropriated funds from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the state board for zero-emission drayage trucks to be administered through the project and, in expending those funds, requires the state board, before January 1, 2025, to limit the number and award amount levels under the project based on fleet size.This bill would require the south coast district to establish a statewide program to provide grants to operators of diesel-fueled heavy-duty trucks to replace a diesel-fueled truck with a new truck using a specified power source or to retrofit the diesel-fueled truck by replacing the diesel engine with a power source using a qualifying technology. The bill would require the south coast district to prioritize grants for certain purposes. By adding to the duties of the south coast district, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. state board to ensure that a voucher provided under the project for the purchase or retrofit of a new or used heavy-duty truck is provided to an operator in specified amounts based on the number of heavy-duty trucks that the operator owns. In administering the project, the bill would require the state board to prioritize the award of those vouchers to operators meeting certain criteria. The bill would also require the state board to ensure that these vouchers may be used to purchase a heavy-duty truck using, or to retrofit a heavy-duty truck to use, hydrogen fuel cell or battery electric technology as its source of propulsion.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESNO
Amended IN Assembly January 03, 2024 Amended IN Assembly April 03, 2023
Amended IN Assembly January 03, 2024
Amended IN Assembly April 03, 2023
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 627
Introduced by Assembly Member JacksonFebruary 09, 2023
Introduced by Assembly Member Jackson
February 09, 2023
An act to add Section 43011.7 to, and to add Chapter 5.7 (commencing with Section 44170) to Part 5 of Division 26 of, of the Health and Safety Code, and to add Division 14.2 (commencing with Section 32075) to the Vehicle Code, relating to air pollution.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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AB 627, as amended, Jackson. Heavy-duty trucks: grant program: operating requirements. voucher incentive project.
Existing law generally designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency with the primary responsibility for the control of vehicular air pollution. Under existing law, a violation or failure to comply with a provision of the Vehicle Code constitutes an infraction.This bill, commencing on January 1, 2035, and except as specifically exempted, would prohibit the operation of a heavy-duty diesel-fueled vehicle, as defined, within the city limits of any city identified by the state board as containing a disadvantaged community and meeting specified air pollution criteria with respect to diesel particulate matter, as specified. A violation of this prohibition, as a provision within the Vehicle Code, would be punishable as an infraction. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.Existing law establishes various incentive programs that are administered or funded by the State Air Resources Board to provide financial assistance for the purchase of vehicles by individuals and fleet purchasers. Existing law establishes the South Coast Air Quality Management District (south coast district) vested with the authority to regulate air emissions from stationary sources located in the South Coast Air Basin. the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases. The state board, in this capacity, administers the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project under which the agency issues a limited number of vouchers to incentivize the purchase and use of zero-emission commercial vehicles. The Budget Act of 2023 appropriated funds from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the state board for zero-emission drayage trucks to be administered through the project and, in expending those funds, requires the state board, before January 1, 2025, to limit the number and award amount levels under the project based on fleet size.This bill would require the south coast district to establish a statewide program to provide grants to operators of diesel-fueled heavy-duty trucks to replace a diesel-fueled truck with a new truck using a specified power source or to retrofit the diesel-fueled truck by replacing the diesel engine with a power source using a qualifying technology. The bill would require the south coast district to prioritize grants for certain purposes. By adding to the duties of the south coast district, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. state board to ensure that a voucher provided under the project for the purchase or retrofit of a new or used heavy-duty truck is provided to an operator in specified amounts based on the number of heavy-duty trucks that the operator owns. In administering the project, the bill would require the state board to prioritize the award of those vouchers to operators meeting certain criteria. The bill would also require the state board to ensure that these vouchers may be used to purchase a heavy-duty truck using, or to retrofit a heavy-duty truck to use, hydrogen fuel cell or battery electric technology as its source of propulsion.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law generally designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency with the primary responsibility for the control of vehicular air pollution. Under existing law, a violation or failure to comply with a provision of the Vehicle Code constitutes an infraction.
This bill, commencing on January 1, 2035, and except as specifically exempted, would prohibit the operation of a heavy-duty diesel-fueled vehicle, as defined, within the city limits of any city identified by the state board as containing a disadvantaged community and meeting specified air pollution criteria with respect to diesel particulate matter, as specified. A violation of this prohibition, as a provision within the Vehicle Code, would be punishable as an infraction. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
Existing law establishes various incentive programs that are administered or funded by the State Air Resources Board to provide financial assistance for the purchase of vehicles by individuals and fleet purchasers. Existing law establishes the South Coast Air Quality Management District (south coast district) vested with the authority to regulate air emissions from stationary sources located in the South Coast Air Basin. the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases. The state board, in this capacity, administers the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project under which the agency issues a limited number of vouchers to incentivize the purchase and use of zero-emission commercial vehicles. The Budget Act of 2023 appropriated funds from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the state board for zero-emission drayage trucks to be administered through the project and, in expending those funds, requires the state board, before January 1, 2025, to limit the number and award amount levels under the project based on fleet size.
This bill would require the south coast district to establish a statewide program to provide grants to operators of diesel-fueled heavy-duty trucks to replace a diesel-fueled truck with a new truck using a specified power source or to retrofit the diesel-fueled truck by replacing the diesel engine with a power source using a qualifying technology. The bill would require the south coast district to prioritize grants for certain purposes. By adding to the duties of the south coast district, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. state board to ensure that a voucher provided under the project for the purchase or retrofit of a new or used heavy-duty truck is provided to an operator in specified amounts based on the number of heavy-duty trucks that the operator owns. In administering the project, the bill would require the state board to prioritize the award of those vouchers to operators meeting certain criteria. The bill would also require the state board to ensure that these vouchers may be used to purchase a heavy-duty truck using, or to retrofit a heavy-duty truck to use, hydrogen fuel cell or battery electric technology as its source of propulsion.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1.Section 43011.7 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:43011.7.(a)The state board shall identify each city in the state that meets both of the following requirements:(1)The city contains a disadvantaged community identified pursuant to Section 39711.(2)Any portion of the city is in the top 10 percentile of worst air quality in the state for diesel particulate matter, as determined by the state board using CalEnviroScreen.(b)For purposes of Section 32075 of the Vehicle Code, the state board shall establish a list of cities identified pursuant to subdivision (a) on January 1, 2025, and shall update the list every 10 years thereafter.(c)The state board shall publish the list of cities established pursuant to this section on its internet website.(d)For purposes of this section, CalEnviroScreen means the California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool created by the California Environmental Protection Agency to identify disadvantaged communities for purposes of Section 39711.SEC. 2.SECTION 1. Chapter 5.7 (commencing with Section 44170) is added to Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 5.7 Heavy-Duty Truck Grant Program California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project44170. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Heavy-duty truck means a commercial motor vehicle vehicle, not including a bus, with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds.(b)Qualifying technology means hydrogen fuel cell, compressed natural gas, or battery electric technology.(b) Project means the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project established and administered by the state board.44171. (a) The south coast district shall establish a statewide program to provide grants to operators of diesel-fueled heavy-duty trucks in the state for either or both of the following purposes: state board shall ensure that a voucher provided under the project for the purchase or retrofit of a new or used heavy-duty truck is provided to an operator in the following amounts:(1)The purchase of a new or used heavy-duty truck that is powered by a qualifying technology to replace the diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck.(2)The retrofit of the diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck by replacing the diesel engine with a power source that uses a qualifying technology.(b)An operator shall be eligible to receive a grant in the following amounts:(1) A grant voucher that covers 100 percent of the cost of the purchase of each heavy-duty truck or the retrofit of each diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck, or both, if the operator owns 30 or fewer heavy-duty trucks.(2) A grant voucher that covers 80 percent of the cost of the purchase of each heavy-duty truck or the retrofit of each diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck, or both, if the operator owns more than 30 heavy-duty trucks and fewer than 51 heavy-duty trucks.(3) A grant voucher that covers 50 percent of the cost of the purchase of each heavy-duty truck or the retrofit of each diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck, or both, if the operator owns more than 50 heavy-duty trucks.(c)An operator may use a grant received pursuant to this chapter in conjunction with a voucher provided pursuant to the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project.(d)(b) In administering the grant program, the south coast district project to provide vouchers described in subdivision (a), the state board shall prioritize making grants awarding those vouchers to both of the following:(1) Operators for the replacement or retrofit of diesel-fueled heavy-duty trucks that transport goods between the Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, or Oakland and warehouses located in the state.(2) Operators who own 30 or fewer heavy-duty trucks.(e)(c) The south coast district state board may only make a grant award a voucher described in subdivision (a) under the program project if the moneys provided by the grant voucher will be used to replace or retrofit a diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck that operates exclusively in California.(d) The state board shall ensure that a voucher described in subdivision (a) may be used to purchase a heavy-duty truck using, or to retrofit a heavy-duty truck to use, hydrogen fuel cell or battery electric technology as its source of propulsion.SEC. 3.Division 14.2 (commencing with Section 32075) is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:14.2.Restricted Air Pollution Zones32075.(a)A person shall not operate a heavy-duty diesel-fueled vehicle within the city limits of any city that the State Air Resources Board has included in the list established pursuant to Section 43011.7 of the Health and Safety Code.(b)This section does not apply to any of the following vehicles:(1)Any emergency vehicle.(2)Any service vehicle owned or operated by or for or operated under contract with a utility or public utility, whether privately, municipally, or publicly owned, used in the construction, operation, removal, or repair of utility or public utility property or facilities.(3)Any implement of husbandry as defined in Section 36000.(4)Any tank vehicle, as defined in Section 34003, engaged in the transportation of fuel to a fueling station.(5)Any vehicle registered in another state.(c)As used in subdivision (a), heavy-duty diesel-fueled vehicle means a commercial motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds that is powered by a combustion engine that uses diesel fuel.(d)For the purposes of subdivision (a), any vehicle that is being operated on a state highway traversing a designated city is not deemed to be within the city limits of that city.(e)Notwithstanding Section 12810, a violation of this section shall not result in a violation point count.(f)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2035.SEC. 4.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution for certain costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district because, in that regard, this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.However, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains other costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
(a)The state board shall identify each city in the state that meets both of the following requirements:
(1)The city contains a disadvantaged community identified pursuant to Section 39711.
(2)Any portion of the city is in the top 10 percentile of worst air quality in the state for diesel particulate matter, as determined by the state board using CalEnviroScreen.
(b)For purposes of Section 32075 of the Vehicle Code, the state board shall establish a list of cities identified pursuant to subdivision (a) on January 1, 2025, and shall update the list every 10 years thereafter.
(c)The state board shall publish the list of cities established pursuant to this section on its internet website.
(d)For purposes of this section, CalEnviroScreen means the California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool created by the California Environmental Protection Agency to identify disadvantaged communities for purposes of Section 39711.
SEC. 2.SECTION 1. Chapter 5.7 (commencing with Section 44170) is added to Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 5.7 Heavy-Duty Truck Grant Program California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project44170. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Heavy-duty truck means a commercial motor vehicle vehicle, not including a bus, with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds.(b)Qualifying technology means hydrogen fuel cell, compressed natural gas, or battery electric technology.(b) Project means the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project established and administered by the state board.44171. (a) The south coast district shall establish a statewide program to provide grants to operators of diesel-fueled heavy-duty trucks in the state for either or both of the following purposes: state board shall ensure that a voucher provided under the project for the purchase or retrofit of a new or used heavy-duty truck is provided to an operator in the following amounts:(1)The purchase of a new or used heavy-duty truck that is powered by a qualifying technology to replace the diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck.(2)The retrofit of the diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck by replacing the diesel engine with a power source that uses a qualifying technology.(b)An operator shall be eligible to receive a grant in the following amounts:(1) A grant voucher that covers 100 percent of the cost of the purchase of each heavy-duty truck or the retrofit of each diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck, or both, if the operator owns 30 or fewer heavy-duty trucks.(2) A grant voucher that covers 80 percent of the cost of the purchase of each heavy-duty truck or the retrofit of each diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck, or both, if the operator owns more than 30 heavy-duty trucks and fewer than 51 heavy-duty trucks.(3) A grant voucher that covers 50 percent of the cost of the purchase of each heavy-duty truck or the retrofit of each diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck, or both, if the operator owns more than 50 heavy-duty trucks.(c)An operator may use a grant received pursuant to this chapter in conjunction with a voucher provided pursuant to the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project.(d)(b) In administering the grant program, the south coast district project to provide vouchers described in subdivision (a), the state board shall prioritize making grants awarding those vouchers to both of the following:(1) Operators for the replacement or retrofit of diesel-fueled heavy-duty trucks that transport goods between the Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, or Oakland and warehouses located in the state.(2) Operators who own 30 or fewer heavy-duty trucks.(e)(c) The south coast district state board may only make a grant award a voucher described in subdivision (a) under the program project if the moneys provided by the grant voucher will be used to replace or retrofit a diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck that operates exclusively in California.(d) The state board shall ensure that a voucher described in subdivision (a) may be used to purchase a heavy-duty truck using, or to retrofit a heavy-duty truck to use, hydrogen fuel cell or battery electric technology as its source of propulsion.
SEC. 2.SECTION 1. Chapter 5.7 (commencing with Section 44170) is added to Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
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CHAPTER 5.7 Heavy-Duty Truck Grant Program California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project44170. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Heavy-duty truck means a commercial motor vehicle vehicle, not including a bus, with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds.(b)Qualifying technology means hydrogen fuel cell, compressed natural gas, or battery electric technology.(b) Project means the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project established and administered by the state board.44171. (a) The south coast district shall establish a statewide program to provide grants to operators of diesel-fueled heavy-duty trucks in the state for either or both of the following purposes: state board shall ensure that a voucher provided under the project for the purchase or retrofit of a new or used heavy-duty truck is provided to an operator in the following amounts:(1)The purchase of a new or used heavy-duty truck that is powered by a qualifying technology to replace the diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck.(2)The retrofit of the diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck by replacing the diesel engine with a power source that uses a qualifying technology.(b)An operator shall be eligible to receive a grant in the following amounts:(1) A grant voucher that covers 100 percent of the cost of the purchase of each heavy-duty truck or the retrofit of each diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck, or both, if the operator owns 30 or fewer heavy-duty trucks.(2) A grant voucher that covers 80 percent of the cost of the purchase of each heavy-duty truck or the retrofit of each diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck, or both, if the operator owns more than 30 heavy-duty trucks and fewer than 51 heavy-duty trucks.(3) A grant voucher that covers 50 percent of the cost of the purchase of each heavy-duty truck or the retrofit of each diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck, or both, if the operator owns more than 50 heavy-duty trucks.(c)An operator may use a grant received pursuant to this chapter in conjunction with a voucher provided pursuant to the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project.(d)(b) In administering the grant program, the south coast district project to provide vouchers described in subdivision (a), the state board shall prioritize making grants awarding those vouchers to both of the following:(1) Operators for the replacement or retrofit of diesel-fueled heavy-duty trucks that transport goods between the Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, or Oakland and warehouses located in the state.(2) Operators who own 30 or fewer heavy-duty trucks.(e)(c) The south coast district state board may only make a grant award a voucher described in subdivision (a) under the program project if the moneys provided by the grant voucher will be used to replace or retrofit a diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck that operates exclusively in California.(d) The state board shall ensure that a voucher described in subdivision (a) may be used to purchase a heavy-duty truck using, or to retrofit a heavy-duty truck to use, hydrogen fuel cell or battery electric technology as its source of propulsion.
CHAPTER 5.7 Heavy-Duty Truck Grant Program California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project44170. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Heavy-duty truck means a commercial motor vehicle vehicle, not including a bus, with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds.(b)Qualifying technology means hydrogen fuel cell, compressed natural gas, or battery electric technology.(b) Project means the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project established and administered by the state board.44171. (a) The south coast district shall establish a statewide program to provide grants to operators of diesel-fueled heavy-duty trucks in the state for either or both of the following purposes: state board shall ensure that a voucher provided under the project for the purchase or retrofit of a new or used heavy-duty truck is provided to an operator in the following amounts:(1)The purchase of a new or used heavy-duty truck that is powered by a qualifying technology to replace the diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck.(2)The retrofit of the diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck by replacing the diesel engine with a power source that uses a qualifying technology.(b)An operator shall be eligible to receive a grant in the following amounts:(1) A grant voucher that covers 100 percent of the cost of the purchase of each heavy-duty truck or the retrofit of each diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck, or both, if the operator owns 30 or fewer heavy-duty trucks.(2) A grant voucher that covers 80 percent of the cost of the purchase of each heavy-duty truck or the retrofit of each diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck, or both, if the operator owns more than 30 heavy-duty trucks and fewer than 51 heavy-duty trucks.(3) A grant voucher that covers 50 percent of the cost of the purchase of each heavy-duty truck or the retrofit of each diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck, or both, if the operator owns more than 50 heavy-duty trucks.(c)An operator may use a grant received pursuant to this chapter in conjunction with a voucher provided pursuant to the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project.(d)(b) In administering the grant program, the south coast district project to provide vouchers described in subdivision (a), the state board shall prioritize making grants awarding those vouchers to both of the following:(1) Operators for the replacement or retrofit of diesel-fueled heavy-duty trucks that transport goods between the Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, or Oakland and warehouses located in the state.(2) Operators who own 30 or fewer heavy-duty trucks.(e)(c) The south coast district state board may only make a grant award a voucher described in subdivision (a) under the program project if the moneys provided by the grant voucher will be used to replace or retrofit a diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck that operates exclusively in California.(d) The state board shall ensure that a voucher described in subdivision (a) may be used to purchase a heavy-duty truck using, or to retrofit a heavy-duty truck to use, hydrogen fuel cell or battery electric technology as its source of propulsion.
CHAPTER 5.7 Heavy-Duty Truck Grant Program California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project
CHAPTER 5.7 Heavy-Duty Truck Grant Program California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project
44170. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) Heavy-duty truck means a commercial motor vehicle vehicle, not including a bus, with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds.(b)Qualifying technology means hydrogen fuel cell, compressed natural gas, or battery electric technology.(b) Project means the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project established and administered by the state board.
44170. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) Heavy-duty truck means a commercial motor vehicle vehicle, not including a bus, with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds.
(b)Qualifying technology means hydrogen fuel cell, compressed natural gas, or battery electric technology.
(b) Project means the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project established and administered by the state board.
44171. (a) The south coast district shall establish a statewide program to provide grants to operators of diesel-fueled heavy-duty trucks in the state for either or both of the following purposes: state board shall ensure that a voucher provided under the project for the purchase or retrofit of a new or used heavy-duty truck is provided to an operator in the following amounts:(1)The purchase of a new or used heavy-duty truck that is powered by a qualifying technology to replace the diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck.(2)The retrofit of the diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck by replacing the diesel engine with a power source that uses a qualifying technology.(b)An operator shall be eligible to receive a grant in the following amounts:(1) A grant voucher that covers 100 percent of the cost of the purchase of each heavy-duty truck or the retrofit of each diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck, or both, if the operator owns 30 or fewer heavy-duty trucks.(2) A grant voucher that covers 80 percent of the cost of the purchase of each heavy-duty truck or the retrofit of each diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck, or both, if the operator owns more than 30 heavy-duty trucks and fewer than 51 heavy-duty trucks.(3) A grant voucher that covers 50 percent of the cost of the purchase of each heavy-duty truck or the retrofit of each diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck, or both, if the operator owns more than 50 heavy-duty trucks.(c)An operator may use a grant received pursuant to this chapter in conjunction with a voucher provided pursuant to the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project.(d)(b) In administering the grant program, the south coast district project to provide vouchers described in subdivision (a), the state board shall prioritize making grants awarding those vouchers to both of the following:(1) Operators for the replacement or retrofit of diesel-fueled heavy-duty trucks that transport goods between the Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, or Oakland and warehouses located in the state.(2) Operators who own 30 or fewer heavy-duty trucks.(e)(c) The south coast district state board may only make a grant award a voucher described in subdivision (a) under the program project if the moneys provided by the grant voucher will be used to replace or retrofit a diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck that operates exclusively in California.(d) The state board shall ensure that a voucher described in subdivision (a) may be used to purchase a heavy-duty truck using, or to retrofit a heavy-duty truck to use, hydrogen fuel cell or battery electric technology as its source of propulsion.
44171. (a) The south coast district shall establish a statewide program to provide grants to operators of diesel-fueled heavy-duty trucks in the state for either or both of the following purposes: state board shall ensure that a voucher provided under the project for the purchase or retrofit of a new or used heavy-duty truck is provided to an operator in the following amounts:
(1)The purchase of a new or used heavy-duty truck that is powered by a qualifying technology to replace the diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck.
(2)The retrofit of the diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck by replacing the diesel engine with a power source that uses a qualifying technology.
(b)An operator shall be eligible to receive a grant in the following amounts:
(1) A grant voucher that covers 100 percent of the cost of the purchase of each heavy-duty truck or the retrofit of each diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck, or both, if the operator owns 30 or fewer heavy-duty trucks.
(2) A grant voucher that covers 80 percent of the cost of the purchase of each heavy-duty truck or the retrofit of each diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck, or both, if the operator owns more than 30 heavy-duty trucks and fewer than 51 heavy-duty trucks.
(3) A grant voucher that covers 50 percent of the cost of the purchase of each heavy-duty truck or the retrofit of each diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck, or both, if the operator owns more than 50 heavy-duty trucks.
(c)An operator may use a grant received pursuant to this chapter in conjunction with a voucher provided pursuant to the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project.
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(b) In administering the grant program, the south coast district project to provide vouchers described in subdivision (a), the state board shall prioritize making grants awarding those vouchers to both of the following:
(1) Operators for the replacement or retrofit of diesel-fueled heavy-duty trucks that transport goods between the Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, or Oakland and warehouses located in the state.
(2) Operators who own 30 or fewer heavy-duty trucks.
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(c) The south coast district state board may only make a grant award a voucher described in subdivision (a) under the program project if the moneys provided by the grant voucher will be used to replace or retrofit a diesel-fueled heavy-duty truck that operates exclusively in California.
(d) The state board shall ensure that a voucher described in subdivision (a) may be used to purchase a heavy-duty truck using, or to retrofit a heavy-duty truck to use, hydrogen fuel cell or battery electric technology as its source of propulsion.
(a)A person shall not operate a heavy-duty diesel-fueled vehicle within the city limits of any city that the State Air Resources Board has included in the list established pursuant to Section 43011.7 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b)This section does not apply to any of the following vehicles:
(1)Any emergency vehicle.
(2)Any service vehicle owned or operated by or for or operated under contract with a utility or public utility, whether privately, municipally, or publicly owned, used in the construction, operation, removal, or repair of utility or public utility property or facilities.
(3)Any implement of husbandry as defined in Section 36000.
(4)Any tank vehicle, as defined in Section 34003, engaged in the transportation of fuel to a fueling station.
(5)Any vehicle registered in another state.
(c)As used in subdivision (a), heavy-duty diesel-fueled vehicle means a commercial motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds that is powered by a combustion engine that uses diesel fuel.
(d)For the purposes of subdivision (a), any vehicle that is being operated on a state highway traversing a designated city is not deemed to be within the city limits of that city.
(e)Notwithstanding Section 12810, a violation of this section shall not result in a violation point count.
(f)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2035.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution for certain costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district because, in that regard, this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.
However, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains other costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.