Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Alternative and Renewable Fuel, Vehicle Technology, Clean Air, and Carbon Reduction Act of 2007.

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Benefit-cost score,” for the Clean Transportation Program created pursuant to Section 44272, means a project’s expected or potential greenhouse gas emissions reduction per dollar awarded b…

(a) This chapter creates the Clean Transportation Program, pursuant to Section 44272, to be administered by the commission, and the Air Quality Improvement Program, pursuant to Section 44274, to be administered by the state board. The commission and the state board shall do all o…

The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.

(a) The Clean Transportation Program is hereby created. The program shall be administered by the commission. The commission shall implement the program by regulation pursuant to the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of P…

(a) On and after January 1, 2025, the commission shall expend at least 50 percent of the moneys appropriated to the Clean Transportation Program on programs and projects that directly benefit or serve residents of disadvantaged and low-income communities and low-income California…

(a) A project, including a workforce development or training project, that develops instate production of raw materials and the manufacturing supply chain for zero-emission vehicle components shall be eligible to receive funding under the program established pursuant to Section 4…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that, to the maximum extent feasible, loan moneys provided by the state to refiners of biofuels, also known as biorefiners, be awarded so as to increase the efficiency and environmental sustainability of biofuel production. (b) In order to …

(a) The commission shall develop and adopt an investment plan to determine priorities and opportunities for the Clean Transportation Program created pursuant to this chapter. The investment plan shall establish priorities for investment of funds and technologies to achieve the go…

By January 1, 2026, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board and the Department of Motor Vehicles, shall propose to the Legislature alternative funding methodologies or fee structures for funding zero-e…

(a) On or before March 15, 2011, and each January thereafter concurrent with the submittal of the Governor’s Budget, the commission shall submit a draft update to the investment plan, as developed in accordance with Section 44272.5, for the upcoming fiscal year to the Joint Legis…

(a) The Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury, to be administered by the commission. The moneys in the fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be expended by the commission to implement the Clean Transportati…

(a) The Air Quality Improvement Program is hereby created. The program shall be administered by the state board, in consultation with the districts. The state board shall develop guidelines to implement the program. Prior to the adoption of the guidelines, the state board shall h…

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Financing tools” includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: (1) Capital instruments, which are financing instruments that increase access to capital or other resources or reduce the cost of capital, o…

The Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Purchasing Assistance Program is hereby established within the state board’s Air Quality Improvement Program established pursuant to Section 44274 to make financing tools and nonfinancial supports available to the operators o…

(a) The state board shall do all of the following when developing and implementing the program: (1) Seek input from environmental justice organizations, medium- and heavy-duty vehicle fleets of diverse sizes and types, financiers, original truck equipment manufacturers, transport…

(a) In implementing the program, the state board, shall develop a data collection and dissemination strategy for the program to facilitate informed decisionmaking by other state agencies and private sector financiers. (b) The state board shall keep confidential all business trade…

The state board shall consult with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the Public Utilities Commission on the use of on-bill tariff products for charging and fueling infrastructure that would allow operators of medium- and heavy-duty fleets to s…

The state board shall create, in coordination with other state agencies that administer programs similar to the program established in Section 44274.11, a “one-stop shop” that provides information on the state board’s internet website to operators of medium- and heavy-duty fleets…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “California Clean Miles Standard and Incentive Program” means the program established pursuant to Section 5450 of the Public Utilities Code. (2) “Clean Vehicle Rebate Project” means the program…

The Air Quality Improvement Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury, to be administered by the state board. The moneys in the Air Quality Improvement Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be expended by the state board in accordance with this chapter to implemen…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Low income” means a resident of the state whose household income is less than or equal to 300 percent of the federal poverty level. (2) “Low-income communities” has the same meaning as defined in Section 3971…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, funds appropriated by the Legislature to the state board from the Air Quality Improvement Fund in the Budget Act of 2008, not used to implement the Air Quality Improvement Program, shall be expended by the state board to pr…