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(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 Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). The program shall provide, upon appropriation by the Legislature, competitive grants, revolving loans, loan guarantees, loans, or other appropriate funding measures to public agencies, California Native American tribes, tribal organizations, vehicle and technology entities, businesses and projects, public-private partnerships, workforce training partnerships and collaboratives, fleet owners, consumers, recreational boaters, and academic institutions to develop and deploy innovative technologies that transform California’s fuel and vehicle types to help attain the state’s climate change policies. The emphasis of this program shall be to develop and deploy zero-emission technology and fuels in the marketplace where feasible and near-zero-emission technology and fuels elsewhere.

(b) The goals of the program shall be to advance the state’s clean transportation, equity, air quality, and climate emission policies, including, but not limited to, any of the following:

(1) Section 39719.2.

(2) Section 39730.5.

(3) Section 43024.2.

(4) Section 44124.5.

(5) Section 44391.2.

(6) Section 25229 of the Public Resources Code.

(7) Section 25327 of the Public Resources Code.

(8) Section 14517 of the Government Code.

(c) On or after January 1, 2025, when developing the investment plan pursuant to Section 44272.5, the commission shall prioritize program investments into the following:

(1) Deployment of infrastructure and other projects that advance or support the deployment of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles to meet the clean transportation, equity, air quality, and climate emission goals described in subdivision (b).

(2) Deployment of light-duty vehicle infrastructure technology to fill deployment gaps identified pursuant to Sections 25229 and 25231 of the Public Resources Code and advance the goals identified in Executive Order No. N-79-20.

(d) On and after January 1, 2025, no less than 50 percent of investments expended pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be expended in accordance with Section 44272.1.

(e) A project that receives more than seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) in funds from the commission shall be approved at a noticed public meeting of the commission and shall be consistent with the priorities established by the investment plan adopted pursuant to Section 44272.5. Under this article, the commission may delegate to the commission’s executive director, or the executive director’s designee, the authority to approve either of the following:

(1) A contract, grant, loan, or other agreement or award that receives seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) or less in funds from the commission.

(2) Amendments to a contract, grant, loan, or other agreement or award if the amendments do not increase the amount of the award, change the scope of the project, or modify the purpose of the agreement.

(f) The commission shall provide preferences to those projects that maximize the goals of the Clean Transportation Program, based on the following criteria, as applicable:

(1) The project’s consistency with existing and future state climate change policy and low-carbon fuel standards.

(2) The project’s ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, criteria air pollutants, and air toxics, and reduce or avoid multimedia environmental impacts.

(3) The project does not adversely impact the sustainability of the state’s natural resources, especially state and federal lands.

(4) The project provides nonstate matching funds. Costs incurred from the date a proposed award is noticed may be counted as nonstate matching funds. The commission may adopt further requirements for purposes of this paragraph. The commission is not liable for costs incurred pursuant to this paragraph if the commission does not give final approval for the project or the proposed recipient does not meet requirements adopted by the commission pursuant to this paragraph.

(5) The project provides economic benefits for California by promoting California-based technology firms, jobs, and businesses.

(6) The project uses existing or proposed fueling infrastructure to maximize the outcome of the project.

(7) The project drives new technology advancement for vehicles, vessels, engines, and other equipment, and promotes the deployment of that technology in the marketplace.

(8) The project’s ability to transition workers to, or promote employment in, zero-emission fuel and vehicle technology where feasible and near-zero-emission fuel and vehicle technology elsewhere.

(9) The project is in a nonattainment area pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq.), and, if applicable, preference shall be given to projects in the highest designation of nonattainment.

(10) The project advances the comprehensive strategy for vehicles pursuant to Section 43024.2.

(g) The commission shall rank applications for projects proposed for funding awards based on solicitation criteria developed in accordance with subdivision (f), and shall give additional preference to funding those projects with higher benefit-cost scores.

(h) Only the following shall be eligible for funding:

(1) Zero-emission fuel projects where feasible and near-zero-emission fuel projects elsewhere to develop and improve zero-emission and near-zero-emission fuels, including electricity, renewable diesel, hydrogen, and biomethane, among others, and their feedstocks that have high potential for long-term or short-term commercialization, including projects that lead to sustainable feedstocks.

(2) Demonstration and deployment projects that optimize zero-emission fuels and infrastructure where feasible and near-zero-emission fuels and infrastructure elsewhere for existing and developing technologies.

(3) Projects to produce alternative and renewable low-carbon fuels in California.

(4) Projects to decrease the overall impact of an alternative and renewable fuel’s life-cycle carbon footprint and increase sustainability.

(5) Zero-emission fuel infrastructure, fueling stations, and equipment where feasible and near-zero-emission fuel infrastructure, fueling stations, and equipment elsewhere.

(6) Projects to develop and improve light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicle technologies that provide for better fuel efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions, alternative fuel usage and storage, or emission reductions, including propulsion systems, lightweight materials, intelligent transportation systems, energy storage, control systems and system integration, physical measurement and metering systems and software, development of design standards and testing and certification protocols, battery recycling and reuse, engine and fuel optimization electronic and electrified components, hybrid technology, plug-in hybrid technology, battery electric vehicle technology, fuel cell technology, and conversions of hybrid technology to plug-in technology through the installation of safety certified supplemental battery modules.

(7) Programs and projects that accelerate the commercialization of zero-emission vehicles, fuels, and infrastructure where feasible and near-zero-emission vehicles, fuels, and infrastructure elsewhere, including buy-down programs through near-market and market-path deployments, advanced technology warranty or replacement insurance, development of market niches, supply-chain development, and research related to the pedestrian safety impacts of vehicle technologies and alternative and renewable fuels.

(8) Programs and projects to retrofit medium- and heavy-duty on-road and nonroad vehicle fleets with zero-emission technologies where feasible and near-zero-emission technologies elsewhere that create higher fuel efficiencies, including alternative and renewable fuel vehicles and technologies, idle management technology, and aerodynamic retrofits that decrease fuel consumption.

(9) Infrastructure projects that promote zero-emission infrastructure development where feasible and near-zero-emission fuel infrastructure development elsewhere connected with existing fleets, public transit, and existing transportation corridors, including physical measurement or metering equipment and truck stop electrification.

(10) Workforce training programs related to the development and deployment of technologies that transform California’s fuel and vehicle types and assist the state in implementing its climate change policies, including, but not limited to, zero-emission vehicles, technologies, fuels, and infrastructure where feasible and near-zero-emission vehicles, technologies, fuels, and infrastructure elsewhere; automotive computer systems; mass transit fleet conversion, servicing, and maintenance; and other sectors or occupations related to the purposes of this chapter, including training programs to transition dislocated workers affected by the state’s greenhouse gas emission policies, including those from fossil fuel sectors, or training programs for low-skilled workers to enter or continue in a career pathway that leads to middle skill, industry-recognized credentials or state-approved apprenticeship opportunities in occupations related to the purposes of this chapter.

(11) Block grants or incentive programs for education and program promotion within California, zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, and development of zero-emission fuel and vehicle technology centers. The commission may adopt guidelines for implementing the block grant or incentive program, which shall be approved at a noticed public meeting of the commission.

(12) Life-cycle and multimedia analyses, sustainability and environmental impact evaluations, and market, financial, and technology assessments performed by a state agency to determine the impacts of increasing the use of zero-emission transportation fuels and technologies, and to assist in the preparation of the investment plan and program implementation.

(13) A program to provide funding for homeowners who purchase a plug-in electric vehicle to offset costs associated with modifying electrical sources to include a residential plug-in electric vehicle charging station. In establishing this program, the commission shall consider funding criteria to maximize the public benefit of the program.

(i) (1) The commission shall require the following data to be reported to the commission, consistent with paragraph (2), as a condition of accepting a grant issued pursuant to this section:

(A) For a hydrogen-refueling station grant recipient, the availability of operational fueling nozzles, whether hydrogen is available for refueling at that station, the volume of hydrogen-dispensed basis, the number of vehicles fueled by a station, and any other data deemed necessary by the commission to monitor reliability and accessibility of the refueling infrastructure.

(B) For an electric vehicle charging station grant recipient, the availability of operational charging plugs, whether the station was energized, the volume of electricity in kilowatthours used to charge by vehicles, the number of vehicles charged by a station, and any other data deemed necessary by the commission to monitor reliability and accessibility of the charging infrastructure.

(2) The commission shall require this data to be measured no less frequently than on a daily basis and reported electronically to the commission no less frequently than quarterly.

(j) (1) The commission may make a single source or sole source award pursuant to this section to either of the following:

(A) A public or nonpublic entity that manages a United States Department of Energy national laboratory.

(B) A public or nonpublic entity for an applied research project.

(2) The same requirements set forth in Section 25620.5 of the Public Resources Code shall apply to awards made on a single source basis or a sole source basis.

(k) (1) For purposes only of any hydrogen application scoring pursuant to this section, the commission shall provide preference to applicants with the least carbon-intensive proposed fuel, measured well-to-gate, consistent with the clean hydrogen federal tax credit created by Section 45V of Title 26 of the United States Code using the order of tiers created by the regulations adopted pursuant to that section to score hydrogen grant applications, upon the effective date of regulations issued by the United States Department of the Treasury for that tax credit.

(2) This scoring preference does not establish a new hydrogen standard and shall only be used to score applications submitted to the program established pursuant to this section.

(l) The commission shall require the awardees of funding pursuant to this section for any hydrogen-fueling infrastructure to provide to the commission the source and carbon intensity of the hydrogen produced for, or dispensed by, hydrogen-fueling stations, as measured by the methodology in the Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulation (Subarticle 7 (commencing with Section 95480) of Article 4 of Subchapter 10 of Chapter 1 of Division 3 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations).

(m) The commission shall require the awardees of funding pursuant to this section for any electric vehicle charging infrastructure to report to the commission the source and greenhouse gas emissions intensity, on an annual basis, of the electricity used and dispensed by electric vehicle charging stations at the meter, consistent with the disclosure methodology set forth in Article 14 (commencing with Section 398.1) of Chapter 2.3 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code.

(n) The commission may do all of the following:

(1) Contract with the Treasurer to expend funds through programs implemented by the Treasurer, if the expenditure is consistent with all of the requirements of this article and Article 1 (commencing with Section 44270).

(2) Contract with small business financial development corporations established by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development to expend funds through the Small Business Loan Guarantee Program if the expenditure is consistent with all of the requirements of this article and Article 1 (commencing with Section 44270).

(3) Advance funds, pursuant to an agreement with the commission, to any of the following:

(A) A public entity.

(B) A nonpublic entity managing a United States Department of Energy national laboratory.

(C) A recipient to enable it to make advance payments to a public entity that is a subrecipient of the funds and under a binding and enforceable subagreement with the recipient.

(D) An administrator of a block grant program.

(o) The commission shall collaborate with entities that have expertise in workforce development to implement the workforce development components of this section, including, but not limited to, the California Workforce Development Board, the Employment Training Panel, the Employment Development Department, and the Division of Apprenticeship Standards.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 15, Sec. 5. (SB 127) Effective June 27, 2025.)

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(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 Californians.

(b) Eligible programs and projects that meet the equity criteria described in subdivision (a) may include, but are not limited to, any of the following:

(1) Programs that fill gaps in the equitable distribution of light-duty charging infrastructure identified pursuant to Section 25231 of the Public Resources Code, including programs deploying charging or refueling stations at low-income residential and multiunit dwelling locations.

(2) Programs deploying publicly accessible or shared charging or refueling stations serving low-income customers who reside in disadvantaged and low-income communities, including programs to promote zero-emission car sharing, zero-emission transit, or vanpooling in those communities.

(3) Infrastructure for public transportation and schoolbus electrification programs.

(4) Programs that support the deployment of clean medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, including infrastructure deployment and other programs to displace local air pollution that disproportionately burdens disadvantaged and low-income communities.

(5) Financing assistance and charging, or fueling incentives for customers residing in disadvantaged and low-income communities.

(6) Multilingual marketing, education, and outreach designed to increase awareness and adoption of clean mobility options.

(7) Programs that create high-quality jobs related to supporting new clean technologies in transportation and reduce household energy burdens related to vehicle charging.

(c) The commission shall consult with the disadvantaged community advisory group established pursuant to Section 400 of the Public Utilities Code and the advisory body created pursuant to Section 44272.5 to ensure that this section is effectively implemented.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 319, Sec. 7. (AB 126) Effective October 7, 2023.)

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(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 44272.

(b) In addition to the entities set forth in Section 44272, the commission shall also collaborate with the California Community Colleges, the certified community conservation corps as defined in Section 14507.5 of the Public Resources Code, the California Conservation Corps, and the California Mobility Center to implement the workforce development components of the program established pursuant to Section 44272.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 732, Sec. 1. (SB 589) Effective January 1, 2022.)

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(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 reduce the carbon intensity equivalent value of the fuel that biorefiners produce, biorefiners receiving loans from the commission’s California Ethanol Producer Incentive Program, established under the authority of this chapter, shall meet all of the following requirements:

(1) Within six months of acceptance to the program, biorefiners shall submit a draft plan to the commission that details one or more projects that can be undertaken at the biorefinery that are designed to achieve compliance with either of two biorefinery operational enhancement goals established by the commission.

(2) Within 12 months of acceptance to the program, biorefiners shall submit a detailed cost estimate for their target projects that can be undertaken at the biorefinery and that are designed to achieve compliance with the commission’s enhancement goals.

(3) Within 24 months of acceptance to the program, biorefiners shall complete and obtain all of the necessary permits or negative declarations sufficient to allow the project to move forward with financing, major equipment purchases, and hiring if project approval is executed by the company’s officers.

(4) Within 36 months of acceptance to the program, biorefiners shall obtain all of the necessary financing and initiate construction for their project associated with their elected enhancement goal pathway.

(5) Within 48 months of acceptance to the program, biorefiners shall complete all modifications to the facility and begin modified operations that achieve compliance with either of the enhancement goal pathways selected by the project applicant.

(c) This section does not limit the commission’s ability to set more stringent guidelines for the California Ethanol Producer Incentive Program that further maximize the efficiency and environmental sustainability of biofuel production.

(d) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2013.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 183, Sec. 1. (AB 523) Effective January 1, 2013. Inoperative July 1, 2013, by its own provisions. Note: See related provisions in Section 44272.4.)

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(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 goals of this chapter and describe how funding will complement existing public and private investments, including existing state programs that further the goals of this chapter. The commission shall create and consult with an advisory body as it develops the investment plan. The advisory body is subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). The commission shall, at a minimum, hold one public hearing on the advisory body’s recommendations prior to approving the investment plan.

(b) Membership of the advisory body created pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but is not limited to, representatives of fuel and vehicle technology entities, labor organizations, environmental organizations, community-based justice and public health organizations, recreational boaters, consumer advocates, academic institutions, workforce training groups, and private industry. The advisory body shall also include representatives from the Resources Agency, the Transportation Agency, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and the California Environmental Protection Agency.

(c) The commission shall hold at least three public workshops in different regions of the state and one public hearing prior to approving the investment plan. The commission shall annually update and approve the plan. The commission shall reconvene and consult with the advisory body created pursuant to subdivision (a) prior to annually updating and approving the plan.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 258, Sec. 15. (SB 155) Effective September 23, 2021.)

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text: 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-emission vehicle infrastructure for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles. The proposal shall include an assessment of the economic equity of the alternatives.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 319, Sec. 9. (AB 126) Effective October 7, 2023.)

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(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 Legislative Budget Committee and all relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature.

(b) Beginning with the investment plan update for the 2012–13 fiscal year, the commission shall submit the final investment plan update for the ensuing fiscal year, as developed in accordance with Section 44272.5, to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and all relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature each May concurrent with the submittal of the Governor’s May Revision to the budget.

(c) Subsequent to the approval of the investment plan update pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 44272.5, the commission shall, within 30 days, notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and all relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature if a significant modification to the final investment plan update is approved. For purposes of this subdivision, “significant modification” means an augmentation or reduction the value of which individually exceeds 50 percent of the commission-approved allocation to an investment plan subcategory or is at least two million dollars ($2,000,000). For other modifications that do not meet this definition, the commission shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and all relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature within 90 days, or at such earlier time as the aggregate total of unreported modifications equals five million dollars ($5,000,000) or more.

(d) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the investment plan, including updates to the plan, communicate the commission’s strategic vision and priorities with respect to the development of alternative and renewable fuel and vehicle technologies, and will provide an analytical rationale for all proposed expenditures that aligns with the commission’s broader strategic goals for the program.

(2) It is also the intent of the Legislature that the investment plan update highlight and explain the rationale for any year-over-year changes to the commission’s program strategy and priorities, particularly with respect to specific technologies or policy initiatives.

(3) Additionally, it is the intent of the Legislature that submission of the draft update to the investment plan concurrent with the Governor’s Budget, along with timely notification of significant modifications to the investment plan update thereafter, will improve legislative oversight of the program and provide the Legislature with all of the necessary information to fully understand how and why funds are to be allocated and prioritized within the program.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 487, Sec. 2. (AB 1314) Effective January 1, 2012.)

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(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 Transportation Program in accordance with this chapter.

(b) Beginning with the integrated energy policy report adopted in 2011, and in the subsequent reports adopted thereafter, pursuant to Section 25302 of the Public Resources Code, the commission shall include an evaluation of research, development, and deployment efforts funded by this chapter. The evaluation shall include all of the following:

(1) A list of projects funded by the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Fund.

(2) The expected benefits of the projects in terms of air quality, petroleum use reduction, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, technology advancement, benefit-cost assessment, and progress towards achieving these benefits.

(3) The overall contribution of the funded projects toward promoting a transition to a diverse portfolio of clean, alternative transportation fuels and reduced petroleum dependency in California.

(4) Key obstacles and challenges to meeting these goals identified through funded projects.

(5) Recommendations for future actions.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 258, Sec. 16. (SB 155) Effective September 23, 2021.)

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(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 hold at least one public hearing. In addition, the state board shall hold at least three public workshops with at least one workshop in northern California, one in the central valley, and one in southern California. The purpose of the program shall be to fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, air quality improvement projects relating to zero-emission fuel and vehicle technologies. The primary purpose of the program shall be to fund projects to reduce criteria air pollutants in the logistics, goods movement, off-road, warehouse, and port sectors, improve air quality in nonattainment basins, with a priority for projects located in the areas of extreme nonattainment, and improve the air quality impacts of zero-emission transportation fuels and vehicles, vessels, and equipment technologies.

(b) The state board shall provide preference in awarding funding to projects with higher benefit-cost scores that maximize the purposes and goals of the Air Quality Improvement Program. The state board may give additional preference based on the following criteria, as applicable, in funding awards to projects:

(1) Proposed or potential reduction of criteria or toxic air pollutants.

(2) Contribution to regional air quality improvement.

(3) Ability to promote the use of clean alternative fuels and vehicle technologies as determined by the state board, in coordination with the commission.

(4) Ability to achieve climate change benefits in addition to criteria pollutant or air toxic emissions reductions.

(5) Ability to support market transformation of California’s vehicle or equipment fleet to utilize zero-emission technologies.

(6) Ability to leverage private capital investments.

(c) The program shall be limited to competitive grants, revolving loans, loan guarantees, loans, and other appropriate funding measures that further the purposes of the program. Projects to be funded shall include only the following:

(1) On-road and off-road equipment projects that are cost effective.

(2) Projects that provide mitigation for off-road gasoline exhaust and evaporative emissions.

(3) Incentives for small off-road equipment replacement to encourage consumers to replace internal combustion engine lawn and garden equipment.

(4) Incentives for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and equipment mitigation, including all of the following:

(A) Lower emission schoolbus programs.

(B) Electric, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid on-road and off-road medium- and heavy-duty equipment.

(C) Regional air quality improvement and attainment programs implemented by the state or districts in the most impacted regions of the state.

(D) Precommercial demonstrations of advanced vehicles, engines, equipment, and transportation systems.

(5) Workforce training initiatives related to advanced energy technology designed to reduce air pollution, including state-of-the-art equipment and goods, and new processes and systems. Workforce training initiatives funded shall be broad-based partnerships that leverage other public and private job training programs and resources. These partnerships may include, though are not limited to, employers, labor unions, labor-management partnerships, community organizations, workforce investment boards, postsecondary education providers including community colleges, and economic development agencies.

(6) Incentives to identify and reduce emissions from high-emitting light-duty vehicles.

(d) (1) Beginning January 1, 2011, the state board shall submit to the Legislature a biennial report to evaluate the implementation of the Air Quality Improvement Program established pursuant to this chapter.

(2) The report shall include all of the following:

(A) A list of projects funded by the Air Quality Improvement Account.

(B) The expected benefits of the projects in promoting clean, alternative fuels and vehicle technologies.

(C) Improvement in air quality and public health, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, and the progress made toward achieving these benefits.

(D) The impact of the projects in making progress toward attainment of state and federal air quality standards.

(E) Recommendations for future actions.

(3) The state board may include the information required to be reported pursuant to paragraph (1) in an existing report to the Legislature as the state board deems appropriate. The state board may also include in an existing report the description of how grant, loan, voucher, or other incentive projects that receive moneys from the Air Quality Improvement Fund are implementing the labor standards required by Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 39680) of Part 2, as applicable.

(e) Projects using grants, loans, vouchers, or other incentives funded in part or whole by the Air Quality Improvement Fund shall be conditioned on the requirements of Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 39680) of Part 2, as applicable.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 319, Sec. 10. (AB 126) Effective October 7, 2023.)

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(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 established by the board as part of the Air Quality Improvement Program pursuant to this article.

(3) “Transportation network company” has the same meaning as defined in Section 5431 of the Public Utilities Code.

(4) “Zero-emission vehicle” has the same meaning as defined in Section 44258.

(b) The state board shall work with transportation network companies, including their affiliates; fleet owners that provide vehicles by contract to participating drivers for use on transportation network company platforms; entities contracting with participating drivers to provide zero-emission vehicles for use on transportation network company platforms; and stakeholders to evaluate the role of rental fleet, car share fleet, and business Clean Vehicle Rebate Project incentives with the California Clean Miles Standard and Incentive Program.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 369, Sec. 2. (SB 1014) Effective January 1, 2019.)

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text: 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 implement the Air Quality Improvement Program. The Legislature may transfer moneys from the fund to the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Trust Fund.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 750, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2008.)

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(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 39713.

(b) Under the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project established as a part of the Air Quality Improvement Program, the state board shall provide outreach to low-income households and low-income communities to increase consumer awareness of the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project.

(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2022.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 366, Sec. 2. (AB 2885) Effective January 1, 2019. Section operative January 1, 2022, by its own provisions.)

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(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 provide financial assistance to owners and operators of on-road heavy-duty diesel-fueled motor vehicles for costs associated with early compliance with both of the following regulations:

(1) Regulations to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, oxides of nitrogen, and other criteria pollutants, and greenhouse gases from in-use heavy-duty diesel-fueled vehicles.

(2) Regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from heavy-duty tractors and 53-foot box-type trailers that transport freight on state highways.

(b) Funds shall be expended for low- or zero-interest loans or grants.

(c) Priority for funding shall be provided to both of the following:

(1) Owners of less than three on-road heavy-duty diesel-fueled motor vehicles and to those owners and operators most heavily impacted by the regulations described in subdivision (a) who demonstrate financial hardship as determined by the state board.

(2) On-road heavy-duty diesel-fueled motor vehicles that are used for short-haul trucking, including short-haul trucking that crosses state or federal borders where there are significant air pollution impacts in the state.

(d) The state board may contract with the Treasurer for assistance in expending funds through programs implemented by the Treasurer.

(e) The state board shall maximize use of the funds described in this section with other funds that may be available for on-road heavy-duty diesel-fueled motor vehicle pollution reduction, including, but not limited to, the Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program (Chapter 3.2 (commencing with Section 39625) of Part 2) and the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 44275)).

(f) By January 1, 2010, and each January 1 thereafter until all funds are expended, the state board shall report to the Legislature on the implementation of this section, including, but not limited to, the types of financial assistance provided.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 760, Sec. 13. Effective September 30, 2008.)

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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, or both, such as interest rate reductions, public-backed “soft” loans, grants, bonds, and investment aggregation, also known as warehousing.

(2) Risk reduction instruments, which are financing instruments that reduce exposure to risk or uncertainty, such as performance guarantees and asset residual value guarantees.

(3) Cost smoothing instruments, which are financing instruments that reduce and smooth up-front or recurrent costs, or both, such as operational leasing, all-inclusive leasing, also known as wet leasing, lease-purchase agreements, and on-bill financing.

(b) “Fleet” means one or more vehicles under common control or ownership.

(c) “Medium- and heavy-duty vehicle” includes, but is not limited to, trucks, buses, and vehicles used for construction and earth moving purposes.

(d) “Nonfinancial supports” means technical support, such as supports for technical management of electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, technical assistance for financing approaches, battery health programs, and creation of residual markets, or policy action, such as policy measures to enable financing or encourage fleet transitions.

(e) “Program” means the Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Purchasing Assistance Program established pursuant to Section 44274.11.

(f) “Underserved community” means any of the following communities:

(1) A low-income community as defined by paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 39713.

(2) A community identified as a disadvantaged community by the California Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 39711.

(3) A community selected by the state board pursuant to Section 44391.2.

(4) A community located on lands belonging to a federally recognized California Native American tribe.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 574, Sec. 11. (AB 211) Effective September 27, 2022.)

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text: 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 of medium- and heavy-duty vehicle fleets to enable those operators to transition their fleets to zero-emission vehicles.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 574, Sec. 12. (AB 211) Effective September 27, 2022.)

article: 4. Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Purchasing Assistance Program


text:
(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, transportation, logistics, and fleet management companies, nongovernmental organizations, and other relevant stakeholders on all of the following topics:

(A) Which medium- and heavy-duty fleets should be designated as high-priority fleets pursuant to paragraph (5), taking into consideration the implications for climate change, pollution and environmental justice, state policy regarding clean air and transportation, and post-COVID economic recovery.

(B) How to apply to the program the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development’s findings on the critical barriers that impede medium- and heavy-duty fleets in different sectors and of different fleet sizes from transitioning to zero-emission vehicles.

(C) The financing tools and nonfinancial supports that should be used to help overcome the critical barriers identified pursuant to subparagraph (B).

(D) How to determine whether the program is successful in meeting its goals.

(2) Develop and design, in consultation with other relevant state agencies and building on the input received pursuant to paragraph (1), financing tools and nonfinancial supports that are most appropriate for different sizes and sectors of medium- and heavy-duty vehicle fleets.

(3) Ensure the financing tools and nonfinancial supports identified pursuant to paragraph (2) have no redundancies or inefficiencies with other state programs.

(4) Ensure that a minimum of 75 percent of financing products offered under the program are directed towards operators of medium- and heavy-duty fleets whose fleets directly impact, or operate in, an underserved community.

(5) Designate which medium- and heavy-duty fleets are the high-priority fleets that will have access to the program first based on a consideration of state transportation policy and the input received pursuant to paragraph (1). The state board shall designate port and drayage truck fleets as one of the high-priority fleets until a date determined by the state board.

(6) Provide financing tools to operators of small and microfleets of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that include, but are not limited to, direct assistance, such as incentives, grants, and vouchers, that increase access to capital and reduce exposure to market risks or uncertainties. The state board shall determine how many vehicles constitute a small fleet and a microfleet for purposes of the program.

(7) Provide financing tools to operators of large fleets of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles to increase access to private capital in ways that make it easier, less expensive, or reduce uncertainties, or any combination of these things, for the operators to transition to zero-emission vehicles. The state board shall determine how many vehicles constitute a large fleet for purposes of the program.

(8) Enable the stacking or coordinated combination of financial tools and nonfinancial supports.

(9) Facilitate the decommissioning of high-polluting medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in accordance with the state’s clean air targets and goals.

(10) Enable the development of replicable business models that allow private capital to fully engage, while meeting the goals of this article.

(11) Include optimal financing tools and appropriate nonfinancial supports that are designed and targeted to catalyze electrification at scale.

(12) Encourage emerging flexible business, operational, and ownership models that accomplish the goals of this article, such as lease-backs or electric vehicle managers and lessors.

(13) Ensure the financing tools and nonfinancial supports designed and developed pursuant to this section are available to operators of medium- and heavy-duty fleets by January 1, 2023.

(b) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the state board may allocate moneys to the program from, but is not limited to funding the program from, all of the following funding sources:

(1) The Air Quality Improvement Fund created by Section 44274.5.

(2) The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund created by Section 16428.8 of the Government Code.

(3) The General Fund.

(c) (1) The state board shall ensure that the program aligns with milestones established in Executive Order No. N-79-20 and the goals set forth in Resolution 20-19 adopted by the state board on June 25, 2020, along with the Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation (Sections 1963 to 1963.5, inclusive, and Sections 2012 to 2012.2, inclusive, of Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations).

(2) The state board shall do both of the following:

(A) Establish penetration targets for deployment of financing tools and nonfinancial supports to operators, including, but not limited to, those whose fleets directly impact, or operate in, underserved communities for each milestone specified in paragraph (1).

(B) Compile data and information about the deployment of financing tools and nonfinancial supports provided pursuant to the program to operators, including, but not limited to, those whose fleets directly impact, or operate in, underserved communities.

(d) The state board shall coordinate with the Public Utilities Commission and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to provide marketing, education, and outreach to underserved communities regarding the program.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 574, Sec. 13. (AB 211) Effective September 27, 2022.)


text:
(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 secrets and proprietary information about fleets that it gathers or becomes aware of through the course of implementing and administering this article, including through applications for financial assistance. Business trade secrets and proprietary information obtained pursuant to this subdivision are not subject to the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).

(c) The strategy developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include data that is necessary to facilitate the financing of zero-emission vehicles in order to increase the scalability of financial tools and nonfinancial supports. These data include, but are not limited to, vehicle and battery performance, upfront and operational costs, residual values, operational revenues, and zero-emission vehicle miles traveled.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 574, Sec. 14. (AB 211) Effective September 27, 2022.)


text: 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 see fuel cost savings of zero-emission vehicles relative to diesel fuel.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 574, Sec. 15. (AB 211) Effective September 27, 2022.)


text: 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 about all of the potential financing and grant options and other technical assistance available to help obtain financing for zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 639, Sec. 2. (SB 372) Effective January 1, 2022.)


text:
(a) As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) [Reserved]

(2) “Btu” means British thermal unit.

(3) “Commission” means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.

(4) “Cost-effectiveness” means dollars provided to a project pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 44283 for each ton of covered emission reduction attributed to a project or to the program as a whole. In calculating cost-effectiveness, one-time grants of funds made at the beginning of a project shall be annualized using a time value of public funds or discount rate determined for each project by the state board, taking into account the interest rate on bonds, interest earned by state funds, and other factors as determined appropriate by the state board. Cost-effectiveness shall be calculated by dividing annualized costs by average annual emissions reduction. The state board, in consultation with the districts and concerned members of the public, shall establish appropriate cost-effective limits for oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter, and reactive organic gases and a reasonable system for comparing the cost-effectiveness of proposed projects as described in subdivision (a) of Section 44283.

(5) “Covered emissions” include emissions of oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter, and reactive organic gases from any covered source.

(6) “Covered engine” includes any internal combustion engine or electric motor and drive powering a covered source.

(7) “Covered source” includes onroad vehicles, off-road nonrecreational equipment and vehicles, locomotives, marine vessels, agricultural sources of air pollution, as defined in Section 39011.5, stationary irrigation or water conveyance engines, and, as determined by the state board, other categories necessary for the state and districts to meet air quality goals.

(8) “Covered vehicle” includes any vehicle or piece of equipment powered by a covered engine.

(9) “District” means a county air pollution control district or an air quality management district.

(10) “Fund” means the Air Pollution Control Fund established pursuant to Section 43015.

(11) “Incremental cost” means the cost of the project less a baseline cost that would otherwise be incurred by the applicant in the normal course of business. Incremental costs may include added lease, energy, or fuel costs pursuant to Section 44283 as well as incremental capital costs.

(12) “Liquidated” means that all moneys for a specified fiscal year have been spent by a district to reimburse grantees for valid and eligible project invoices and district administrative costs. Payments withheld from the grantee by a district until all contractual reporting requirements are met may be excluded from these amounts for purposes of liquidation.

(13) “Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee” means the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee created by Section 44244.

(14) “New very low emission vehicle” means a heavy-duty vehicle that qualifies as a very low emission vehicle when it is a new vehicle, where new vehicle has the same meaning as defined in Section 430 of the Vehicle Code, or that is modified with the approval and warranty of the original equipment manufacturer to qualify as a very low emission vehicle within 12 months of delivery to an owner for private or commercial use.

(15) “NOx” means oxides of nitrogen.

(16) “Program” means the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program created by subdivision (a) of Section 44280.

(17) “Recaptured” means those moneys that are returned to a district or the state board by a grantee because that grantee did not meet contractual obligations.

(18) “Repower” means replacing an engine with a different engine. The term repower, as used in this chapter, generally refers to replacing an older, uncontrolled engine with a new, emissions-certified engine, although replacing an older emissions-certified engine with a newer engine certified to lower emissions standards may be eligible for funding under this program.

(19) “Retrofit” means making modifications to the engine and fuel system so that the retrofitted engine does not have the same specifications as the original engine.

(20) “Returned” means those moneys sent by a district to the state board for reallocation because those moneys are not liquidated by a liquidation deadline.

(21) “Schoolbus project” means the purchase of new schoolbuses or the repower or retrofit of emissions control equipment for existing schoolbuses.

(22) “Very low emission vehicle” means a heavy-duty vehicle with emissions significantly lower than otherwise applicable baseline emission standards or uncontrolled emission levels pursuant to Section 44282.

(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2034, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2034, deletes or extends that date.

history: (History: Amended (as amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 634, Sec. 1) by Stats. 2022, Ch. 355, Sec. 8. (AB 2836) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2034, by its own provisions. See later operative version, as amended by Sec. 9 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 355.)

article: 1. Definitions

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text:
(a) As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) [Reserved]

(2) “Btu” means British thermal unit.

(3) “Commission” means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.

(4) “Cost-effectiveness” means dollars provided to a project pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 44283 for each ton of NOx reduction attributed to a project or to the program as a whole. In calculating cost-effectiveness, one-time grants of funds made at the beginning of a project shall be annualized using a time value of public funds or discount rate determined for each project by the state board, taking into account the interest rate on bonds, interest earned by state funds, and other factors as determined appropriate by the state board. Cost-effectiveness shall be calculated by dividing annualized costs by average annual emissions reduction of NOx in this state.

(5) “Covered engine” includes any internal combustion engine or electric motor and drive powering a covered source.

(6) “Covered source” includes onroad vehicles of 14,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) or greater, off-road nonrecreational equipment and vehicles, locomotives, diesel marine vessels, stationary agricultural engines, stationary irrigation or water conveyance engines, and, as determined by the state board, other high-emitting diesel engine categories.

(7) “Covered vehicle” includes any vehicle or piece of equipment powered by a covered engine.

(8) “District” means a county air pollution control district or an air quality management district.

(9) “Fund” means the Air Pollution Control Fund established pursuant to Section 43015.

(10) “Incremental cost” means the cost of the project less a baseline cost that would otherwise be incurred by the applicant in the normal course of business. Incremental costs may include added lease or fuel costs pursuant to Section 44283 as well as incremental capital costs.

(11) “Liquidated” means that all moneys for a specified fiscal year have been spent by a district to reimburse grantees for valid and eligible project invoices and district administrative costs. Payments withheld from the grantee by a district until all contractual reporting requirements are met may be excluded from these amounts for purposes of liquidation.

(12) “Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee” means the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee created by Section 44244.

(13) “New very low emission vehicle” means a vehicle that qualifies as a very low emission vehicle when it is a new vehicle, where new vehicle has the same meaning as defined in Section 430 of the Vehicle Code, or that is modified with the approval and warranty of the original equipment manufacturer to qualify as a very low emission vehicle within 12 months of delivery to an owner for private or commercial use.

(14) “NOx” means oxides of nitrogen.

(15) “Program” means the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program created by subdivision (a) of Section 44280.

(16) “Recaptured” means those moneys that are returned to a district or the state board by a grantee because that grantee did not meet contractual obligations.

(17) “Repower” means replacing an engine with a different engine. The term repower, as used in this chapter, generally refers to replacing an older, uncontrolled engine with a new, emissions-certified engine, although replacing an older emissions-certified engine with a newer engine certified to lower emissions standards may be eligible for funding under this program.

(18) “Retrofit” means making modifications to the engine and fuel system such that the retrofitted engine does not have the same specifications as the original engine.

(19) “Returned” means those moneys sent by a district to the state board for reallocation because those moneys are not liquidated by a liquidation deadline.

(20) “Schoolbus project” means the purchase of new schoolbuses or the repower or retrofit of emissions control equipment for existing schoolbuses.

(21) “Very low emission vehicle” means a vehicle with emissions significantly lower than otherwise applicable baseline emission standards or uncontrolled emission levels pursuant to Section 44282.

(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2034.

history: (History: Amended (as amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 634, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2022, Ch. 355, Sec. 9. (AB 2836) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2034, by its own provisions.)

chapter: 9. Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program

article: 1. Definitions


text:
(a) There is hereby created the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program. The program shall be administered by the state board in accordance with this chapter. The administration of the program may be delegated to the districts.

(b) The program shall provide grants to offset the incremental cost of projects that reduce covered emissions from covered sources in the state. Eligibility for grant awards shall be determined by the state board, in consultation with the districts, in accordance with this chapter.

(c) The program shall also provide funding for a fueling infrastructure demonstration program and for technology development efforts that are expected to result in commercially available technologies in the near-term that would improve the ability of the program to achieve its goals. The infrastructure demonstration and technology development portions of the program shall be managed by the commission, in consultation with the state board.

(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2034, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2034, deletes or extends that date.

history: (History: Amended (as amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 401, Sec. 17) by Stats. 2022, Ch. 355, Sec. 10. (AB 2836) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2034, by its own provisions. See later operative version, as amended by Sec. 11 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 355.)

article: 2. Program Introduction

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text:
(a) There is hereby created the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program. The program shall be administered by the state board in accordance with this chapter. The administration of the program may be delegated to the districts.

(b) The program shall provide grants to offset the incremental cost of projects that reduce emissions of NOx from covered sources in the state. Eligibility for grant awards shall be determined by the state board, in consultation with the districts, in accordance with this chapter.

(c) The program shall also provide funding for a fueling infrastructure demonstration program and for technology development efforts that are expected to result in commercially available technologies in the near-term that would improve the ability of the program to achieve its goals. The infrastructure demonstration and technology development portions of the program shall be managed by the commission, in consultation with the state board.

(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2034.

history: (History: Amended (as amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 401, Sec. 18) by Stats. 2022, Ch. 355, Sec. 11. (AB 2836) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2034, by its own provisions.)

article: 2. Program Introduction


text:
(a) Eligible projects include, but are not limited to, any of the following:

(1) Purchase of new very low or zero-emission covered vehicles or covered heavy-duty engines.

(2) Emission-reducing retrofit of covered engines, or replacement of old engines powering covered sources with newer engines certified to more stringent emissions standards than the engine being replaced, or with electric motors or drives.

(3) Purchase and use of emission-reducing add-on equipment that has been verified by the state board for covered vehicles.

(4) Development and demonstration of practical, low-emission retrofit technologies, repower options, and advanced technologies for covered engines and vehicles with very low emissions of NOx.

(5) Light- and medium-duty vehicle projects in compliance with guidelines adopted by the state board pursuant to Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations.

(b) No project shall be funded under this chapter after the compliance date required by any local, state, or federal statute, rule, regulation, memoranda of agreement or understanding, or other legally binding document, except that an otherwise qualified project may be funded even if the state implementation plan assumes that the change in equipment, vehicles, or operations will occur, if the change is not required by the compliance date of a statute, regulation, or other legally binding document in effect as of the date the grant is awarded. No project funded by the program shall be used for credit under any state or federal emissions averaging, banking, or trading program. No covered emission reduction generated by the program shall be used as marketable emission reduction credits or to offset any emission reduction obligation of any person or entity. Projects involving new engines that would otherwise generate marketable credits under state or federal averaging, banking, and trading programs shall include transfer of credits to the engine end user and retirement of those credits toward reducing air emissions in order to qualify for funding under the program. A purchase of a low-emission vehicle or of equipment pursuant to a corporate or a controlling board’s policy, but not otherwise required by law, shall generate surplus emissions reductions and may be funded by the program.

(c) The program may also provide funding toward the installation of fueling or energy infrastructure to fuel or power covered sources.

(d) Eligible applicants may be any individual, company, or public agency that owns one or more covered vehicles that operate primarily in the state or otherwise contribute substantially to the NOx, particulate matter (PM), or reactive organic gas (ROG) emissions inventory in the state.

(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that all emission reductions generated by this chapter shall contribute to public health by reducing, for the life of the vehicle being funded, the total amount of emissions in the state.

(f) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2034, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2034, deletes or extends that date.

history: (History: Amended (as amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 610, Sec. 8) by Stats. 2022, Ch. 355, Sec. 13. (AB 2836) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2034, by its own provisions. See later operative version, as amended by Sec. 12 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 355.)

article: 3. Eligible Projects and Applicants

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text:
(a) Eligible projects are any of the following:

(1) Purchase of new very low or zero-emission covered vehicles or covered engines.

(2) Emission-reducing retrofit of covered engines, or replacement of old engines powering covered sources with newer engines certified to more stringent emissions standards than the engine being replaced, or with electric motors or drives.

(3) Purchase and use of emission-reducing add-on equipment for covered vehicles.

(4) Development and demonstration of practical, low-emission retrofit technologies, repower options, and advanced technologies for covered engines and vehicles with very low emissions of NOx.

(b) No new purchase, retrofit, repower, or add-on equipment shall be funded under this chapter if it is required by any local, state, or federal statute, rule, regulation, memoranda of agreement or understanding, or other legally binding document, except that an otherwise qualified project may be funded even if the state implementation plan assumes that the change in equipment, vehicles, or operations will occur, if the change is not required by a statute, regulation, or other legally binding document in effect as of the date the grant is awarded. No project funded by the program shall be used for credit under any state or federal emissions averaging, banking, or trading program. No emission reduction generated by the program shall be used as marketable emission reduction credits or to offset any emission reduction obligation of any entity. Projects involving new engines that would otherwise generate marketable credits under state or federal averaging, banking, and trading programs shall include transfer of credits to the engine end user and retirement of those credits toward reducing air emissions in order to qualify for funding under the program. A purchase of a low-emission vehicle or of equipment pursuant to a corporate or a controlling board’s policy, but not otherwise required by law, shall generate surplus emissions reductions and may be funded by the program.

(c) The program may also provide funding toward installation of fueling or electrification infrastructure as provided in Section 44284.

(d) Eligible applicants may be any individual, company, or public agency that owns one or more covered vehicles that operate primarily in the state or otherwise contribute substantially to the NOx emissions inventory in the state.

(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that all emission reductions generated by this chapter shall contribute to public health by reducing, for the life of the vehicle being funded, the total amount of emissions in the state.

(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2034.

history: (History: Amended (as amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 401, Sec. 20) by Stats. 2022, Ch. 355, Sec. 12. (AB 2836) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2034, by its own provisions.)

article: 3. Eligible Projects and Applicants


text:
The following criteria apply to all projects to be funded through the program except for projects funded through the infrastructure demonstration program and infrastructure projects, pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 44281 and Section 44284:

(a) The state board may establish project criteria, including minimum project life for source categories, in the guidelines described in Section 44287. For previously unregulated source categories, project criteria shall consider the timing of newly established regulatory requirements.

(b) To be eligible, projects shall meet the cost-effectiveness per ton of covered emissions reduced requirements of Section 44283.

(c) To be eligible, retrofits, repowers, and installation of add-on equipment for covered vehicles shall be performed, or new covered vehicles delivered to the end user, or covered vehicles scrapped on or after the date the program is implemented.

(d) Retrofit technologies, new engines, and new vehicles shall be certified for sale or under experimental permit for operation in the state.

(e) Repower projects that replace older, uncontrolled engines with new, emissions-certified engines or that replace emissions-certified engines with new engines certified to a more stringent NOx emissions standard are approvable subject to the other applicable selection criteria. The state board shall determine appropriate baseline emission levels for the uncontrolled engines being replaced.

(f) For heavy-duty-vehicle projects, retrofit and add-on equipment projects shall document a NOx or PM emission reduction of at least 25 percent and no increase in other covered emissions compared to the applicable baseline emissions accepted by the state board for that engine year and application. The state board shall determine appropriate baseline emission levels. Acceptable documentation shall be defined by the state board. After study of available emission reduction technologies and after public notice and comment, the state board may revise the minimum percentage emission reduction criterion for retrofits and add-on equipment provided for in this section to improve the ability of the program to achieve its goals.

(g) (1) For heavy-duty-vehicle projects involving the purchase of new very low or zero-emission vehicles, engines shall be certified to an optional low NOx emissions standard established by the state board, except as provided for in paragraph (2).

(2) For heavy-duty-vehicle projects involving the purchase of new very low or zero-emission covered vehicles for which no optional low NOx emission standards are available, documentation shall be provided showing that the low or zero-emission engine emits not more than 70 percent of the NOx or NOx plus hydrocarbon emissions of a new engine certified to the applicable baseline NOx or NOx plus hydrocarbon emission standard for that engine and meets applicable particulate standards. The state board shall specify the documentation required. If no baseline emission standard exists for new vehicles in a particular category, the state board shall determine an appropriate baseline emission level for comparison.

(h) For projects other than heavy-duty-vehicle projects, the state board shall determine appropriate criteria under the provisions of Section 44287.

(i) Projects using grants, loans, vouchers, or other incentives pursuant to this chapter shall condition eligibility on the requirements of Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 39680) of Part 2, as applicable.

(j) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2034, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2034, deletes or extends that date.

history: (History: Amended (as amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 748, Sec. 8) by Stats. 2022, Ch. 355, Sec. 14. (AB 2836) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2034, by its own provisions. See later operative version, as amended by Sec. 15 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 355.)

article: 4. General Eligibility Criteria

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The following criteria apply to all projects to be funded through the program except for projects funded through the infrastructure demonstration program:

(a) Except for projects involving marine vessels, 75 percent or more of vehicle miles traveled or hours of operation shall be projected to be in the state for at least five years following the grant award. Projects involving marine vessels and engines shall be limited to those that spend enough time operating in air basins in the state over the lifetime of the project to meet the cost-effectiveness criteria based on NOx reductions in the state, as provided in Section 44283.

(b) To be eligible, projects shall meet cost-effectiveness per ton of NOx reduced requirements of Section 44283.

(c) To be eligible, retrofits, repowers, and installation of add-on equipment for covered vehicles shall be performed, or new covered vehicles delivered to the end user, on or after the date the program is implemented.

(d) Retrofit technologies, new engines, and new vehicles shall be certified for sale or under experimental permit for operation in the state.

(e) Repower projects that replace older, uncontrolled engines with new, emissions-certified engines or that replace emissions-certified engines with new engines certified to a more stringent NOx emissions standard are approvable subject to the other applicable selection criteria. The state board shall determine appropriate baseline emission levels for the uncontrolled engines being replaced.

(f) Retrofit and add-on equipment projects shall document a NOx emission reduction of at least 25 percent and no increase in particulate emissions compared to the applicable baseline emissions accepted by the state board for that engine year and application. The state board shall determine appropriate baseline emission levels. Acceptable documentation shall be defined by the state board. After study of available emission reduction technologies and after public notice and comment, the state board may revise the minimum percentage NOx reduction criterion for retrofits and add-on equipment provided for in this section to improve the ability of the program to achieve its goals.

(g) (1) For projects involving the purchase of new very low or zero-emission vehicles, engines shall be certified to an optional low NOx emissions standard established by the state board, except as provided for in paragraph (2).

(2) For projects involving the purchase of new very low or zero-emission covered vehicles for which no optional low NOx emission standards are available, documentation shall be provided showing that the low- or zero-emission engine emits not more than 70 percent of the NOx or NOx plus hydrocarbon emissions of a new engine certified to the applicable baseline NOx or NOx plus hydrocarbon emission standard for that engine and meets applicable particulate standards. The state board shall specify the documentation required. If no baseline emission standard exists for new vehicles in a particular category, the state board shall determine an appropriate baseline emission level for comparison.

(h) Projects using grants, loans, vouchers, or other incentives pursuant to this chapter shall condition eligibility on the requirements of Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 39680) of Part 2, as applicable.

(i) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2034.

history: (History: Amended (as amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 748, Sec. 9) by Stats. 2022, Ch. 355, Sec. 15. (AB 2836) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2034, by its own provisions.)

article: 4. General Eligibility Criteria


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(a) An off-road project that involves farm equipment shall be deemed to have a minimum project life of at least 10 years.

(b) A grant may be awarded for a project described in subdivision (a) regardless of the time period between the date the application for funding was submitted and the compliance date required by any local, state, or federal statute, regulation, rule, memorandum of agreement, memorandum of understanding, or other legal restriction or legally binding document that requires the change in equipment, vehicle, or operation involved in the project, provided the project is not funded after the date for compliance.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2009, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 1. Effective May 21, 2009.)

article: 4. General Eligibility Criteria


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(a) (1) For all projects funded pursuant to this chapter, except for an infrastructure project described in subdivision (c) of Section 44281, the following cost-effectiveness criteria shall apply:

(A) (i) Project grants shall not be made that exceed cost-effectiveness values calculated in accordance with this section.

(ii) The state board, in collaboration with the districts, shall establish cost-effectiveness values in the guidelines issued pursuant to Section 44287, taking into consideration factors, including, but not limited to, the following:

(I) The cost of emission control technologies identified in Section 44281.

(II) The cost-effectiveness values for NOx, particulate matter, or reactive organic gases for any adopted rule or control measure in any district’s approved state implementation plan, or rule adopted by the state board.

(iii) A grant for a schoolbus project shall not exceed the cost caps established in the Lower-Emission School Bus Program and consistent with Section 44299.901. The cost-effectiveness value for these projects shall be set forth in the guidelines issued pursuant to Section 44287.

(B) For projects obtaining reactive organic gas and particulate matter reductions, the state board shall determine appropriate adjustment factors to calculate a weighted cost-effectiveness value.

(2) When a district board approves funding for a project or project category, the district board shall include, in its agenda or supporting materials for the meeting approving funding for the project or project category, a brief statement of the rationale for funding that source category, including the basis for selection and the importance of that project type.

(b) Only covered emission reductions occurring in this state shall be included in the cost-effectiveness determination. The extent to which emissions generated at sea contribute to air quality in nonattainment areas in the state shall be incorporated into these methodologies based on a reasonable assessment of currently available information and modeling assumptions.

(c) The state board shall develop protocols for calculating the surplus covered emission reductions in the state from representative project types over the life of the project.

(d) The cost of the covered emission reduction is the amount of the grant from the program, including matching funds provided pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 44287, or funding provided pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 41081 or subdivision (b) of Section 44229, not including funds described in subdivision (a) of Section 44287.2. The state board shall establish reasonable methodologies for evaluating project cost-effectiveness, consistent with the definition contained in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 44275, and with accepted methods, taking into account a fair and reasonable discount rate or time value of public funds.

(e) A grant shall not be made that, net of taxes, provides the applicant with funds in excess of the incremental cost of the project. Incremental lease costs may be capitalized according to guidelines adopted by the state board so that these incremental costs may be offset by a one-time grant award.

(f) Funds under a district’s budget authority or fiduciary control may be used to pay for the incremental cost of energy or liquid or gaseous fuel, other than standard gasoline or diesel, which is integral to a covered emission reducing technology that is part of a project receiving grant funding under the program. The fuel shall be approved for sale in the state. The incremental energy or fuel cost over the expected lifetime of the vehicle may be offset by the district if the project as a whole, including the incremental energy or fuel cost, meets all of the requirements of this chapter, including the maximum allowed cost-effectiveness. The state board shall develop an appropriate methodology for converting incremental energy or fuel costs over the vehicle lifetime into an initial cost for purposes of determining project cost-effectiveness. Incremental energy or fuel costs shall not be included in project costs for fuels dispensed from any facility that was funded, in whole or in part, from the fund.

(g) For purposes of determining any grant amount pursuant to this chapter, project proponents applying for funding shall be required to state in their application any other public financial assistance to the project.

(h) For projects that would repower off-road equipment by replacing uncontrolled diesel engines with new, certified diesel engines, the state board may establish maximum grant award amounts per repower. A repower project shall also be subject to the incremental cost maximum pursuant to subdivision (e).

(i) After study of available emission reduction technologies and costs and after public notice and comment, the state board may adjust the values of the maximum grant award criteria stated in this section to improve the ability of the program to achieve its goals. Every year the state board shall adjust the maximum cost-effectiveness amount established in subdivision (a) and any per-project maximum set by the state board pursuant to subdivision (h) to account for inflation and other factors as authorized by this section.

(j) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2034, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2034, deletes or extends that date.

history: (History: Amended (as amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 610, Sec. 10) by Stats. 2022, Ch. 355, Sec. 17. (AB 2836) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2034, by its own provisions. See later operative version, as amended by Sec. 16 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 355.)

article: 5. Cost-Effectiveness Criteria

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(a) Grants shall not be made for projects with a cost-effectiveness, calculated in accordance with this section, of more than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) per ton of NOx reduced in the state or a higher value that reflects state consumer price index adjustments on or after January 1, 2034, as determined by the state board.

(b) Only NOx reductions occurring in this state shall be included in the cost-effectiveness determination. The extent to which emissions generated at sea contribute to air quality in nonattainment areas in the state shall be incorporated into these methodologies based on a reasonable assessment of currently available information and modeling assumptions.

(c) The state board shall develop protocols for calculating the surplus NOx reductions in the state from representative project types over the life of the project.

(d) The cost of the NOx reduction is the amount of the grant from the program, including matching funds provided pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 44287, plus any other state funds, or funds under the district’s budget authority or fiduciary control, provided toward the project, not including funds described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 44287.2. The state board shall establish reasonable methodologies for evaluating project cost-effectiveness, consistent with the definition contained in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 44275, and with accepted methods, taking into account a fair and reasonable discount rate or time value of public funds.

(e) A grant shall not be made that, net of taxes, provides the applicant with funds in excess of the incremental cost of the project. Incremental lease costs may be capitalized according to guidelines adopted by the state board so that these incremental costs may be offset by a one-time grant award.

(f) Funds under a district’s budget authority or fiduciary control may be used to pay for the incremental cost of liquid or gaseous fuel, other than standard gasoline or diesel, which is integral to a NOx reducing technology that is part of a project receiving grant funding under the program. The fuel shall be approved for sale by the state board. The incremental fuel cost over the expected lifetime of the vehicle may be offset by the district if the project as a whole, including the incremental fuel cost, meets all of the requirements of this chapter, including the maximum allowed cost-effectiveness. The state board shall develop an appropriate methodology for converting incremental fuel costs over the vehicle lifetime into an initial cost for purposes of determining project cost-effectiveness. Incremental fuel costs shall not be included in project costs for fuels dispensed from any facility that was funded, in whole or in part, from the fund.

(g) For purposes of determining any grant amount pursuant to this chapter, the incremental cost of any new purchase, retrofit, repower, or add-on equipment shall be reduced by the value of any current financial incentive that directly reduces the project price, including any tax credits or deductions, grants, or other public financial assistance, not including funds described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 44287.2. Project proponents applying for funding shall be required to state in their application any other public financial assistance to the project.

(h) For projects that would repower off-road equipment by replacing uncontrolled diesel engines with new, certified diesel engines, the state board may establish maximum grant award amounts per repower. A repower project shall also be subject to the incremental cost maximum pursuant to subdivision (e).

(i) After study of available emission reduction technologies and costs and after public notice and comment, the state board may reduce the values of the maximum grant award criteria stated in this section to improve the ability of the program to achieve its goals. Every year the state board shall adjust the maximum cost-effectiveness amount established in subdivision (a) and any per-project maximum set by the state board pursuant to subdivision (h) to account for inflation.

(j) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2034.

history: (History: Amended (as amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 401, Sec. 24) by Stats. 2022, Ch. 355, Sec. 16. (AB 2836) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2034, by its own provisions.)

article: 5. Cost-Effectiveness Criteria


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(a) In order to provide sufficient support for low-emission vehicle projects at the start of the program, the commission shall administer a demonstration project that provides limited funds for fueling infrastructure. Expenditures from the fund for this demonstration program shall not exceed two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000). In addition to providing necessary financial assistance to a limited number of infrastructure projects, the purpose of the infrastructure demonstration program is to assess whether funding for infrastructure is an appropriate and cost-effective use of public funds.

(b) The commission shall solicit applications for a balanced mix of demonstration projects involving fueling and electrification infrastructure that is linked to covered vehicle projects and that is consistent with program goals. The commission, in consultation with participating districts, shall make every effort to coordinate infrastructure projects with covered vehicle projects representing a broad variety of fuels, technologies, and applications as appropriate and consistent with this chapter. Infrastructure projects that begin to dispense qualifying fuel on or after the date the program is implemented are eligible for funding under the program. The commission may also subvene infrastructure funds to districts to solicit applications and to expend the funds in accordance with this section. The commission shall have oversight and reporting responsibility for any funds that are subvened pursuant to this subdivision.

(c) Any fueling infrastructure funded under the program shall be approved for funding by both the commission and the applicable district. The commission, in consultation with the districts, shall develop guidelines and criteria for infrastructure projects to be funded under the program.

(d) The purchase and installation of equipment at a site that is designed primarily to dispense qualifying fuel is eligible for funding under the program. “Qualifying fuel” includes any liquid or gaseous fuel, other than standard gasoline or diesel, which is ultimately dispensed into covered vehicles that provide NO x reductions in California, and which were introduced into operation in California on or after the date the program is implemented.

(e) Infrastructure projects to dispense qualifying fuel are eligible for funding from the Infrastructure Demonstration Program at a rate of seven dollars ($7) in one-time funding per million Btus of qualifying fuel to be dispensed annually. Projects that cannot demonstrate sufficient annual fuel throughput to qualify for a one hundred thousand dollar ($100,000) award, that is, over 14,280 million Btus per year, are not eligible for funding. Projects that can demonstrate an annual throughput of more than 14,280 million Btus per year, however, may request funding in amounts less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). Private access facilities are eligible for a maximum award of up to four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000). Public access or limited public access facilities are eligible for a maximum award of up to six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000). Cofunding may be required to receive the applicable award amount. Infrastructure project awards from the fund, net of taxes, shall not exceed the total cost of the infrastructure project less any other applicable grants or tax credits.

(f) Infrastructure projects to dispense qualifying fuel shall meet all of the following criteria:

(1) Provide documentation, signed by owners of vehicles that will use the fuel, to demonstrate that an approvable amount of qualifying fuel is expected to be dispensed over a period of at least five years.

(2) Be designed to meet current industry standards and codes and any applicable regulations.

(3) If the owner of the fuel storage and dispensing equipment will be fueling vehicles the owner does not own, the owner shall provide one or more statements, signed by the proposed fueling equipment owner and by the owners of those vehicles that are referenced in the demonstration of adequate fuel throughput pursuant to subdivision (e), that mutually satisfactory arrangements regarding fuel price have been made. If the owner and operator of the fueling equipment will use the equipment exclusively to fuel his or her own vehicles, no documentation regarding fuel pricing arrangements is required.

(g) Infrastructure projects to dispense electricity to covered vehicles shall be eligible for funding from the Infrastructure Demonstration Program at the rate of a minimum of four thousand dollars ($4,000), up to a maximum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per charger infrastructure charge port including installation for each qualifying charger. A “qualifying charger” is any charger that dispenses 4,000 kWh or more of energy per year, through each of one or more charging ports, into one or more covered vehicles that provide NO x reductions in California. Awards shall be based on a sliding scale of four thousand dollars ($4,000) to fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) per charger port for qualifying chargers that dispense between 4,000 kWh and 15,000 kWh of electricity per port. In order for the project to be eligible for funding, documentation shall be provided, signed by owners of the vehicles that will use the charger, to demonstrate that the claimed kilowatt hours of electricity are expected to be dispensed per year for a period of at least five years. Funding shall be limited to a maximum award of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) per business per location. Infrastructure project awards from the fund, net of taxes, shall not exceed the total cost of the infrastructure project less any other applicable grants or tax credits.

(h) The commission, in consultation with the state board and the districts, shall develop a simple, standardized application package for a project to be funded from the Infrastructure Demonstration Program. In addition to the application form, an application package shall include a brief description of the program, the projects that are eligible for the funding that is available, the selection criteria and evaluation process, the documentation that is required, and who to contact for more information, as well as an example of the contract that an applicant will be required to execute before receiving a grant award. The application form shall require as much information as the commission determines is necessary to properly evaluate each project, but shall otherwise minimize the information required. An applicant shall not be required to calculate tons of emissions reduced or cost-effectiveness as part of the application. Application packages shall be finalized and published as soon as practicable.

(i) The commission shall make staff or technical support contractors available on an as-needed basis within available budgetary resources to assist project proponents to address issues common to infrastructure projects eligible for funding. Those issues may involve permitting and safety requirements.

(j) As part of the annual program reports required pursuant to Section 44295, the commission shall report on the use of Infrastructure Demonstration Program funds. The commission shall report on facilities funded, how those facilities are supporting covered vehicle projects, fuel or electricity dispensed from each facility, and associated emissions reductions and cost-effectiveness. The commission shall calculate a total cost-effectiveness of NO x reductions from the vehicles that fuel at facilities funded from the Infrastructure Demonstration Program. This total cost-effectiveness shall include program funding provided to vehicles as well as funding provided from the Infrastructure Demonstration Program.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 923, Sec. 2. Effective October 10, 1999.)

article: 6. Infrastructure Demonstration Project

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