Bill Full Text
Home
-
Bills
-
Bill
-
Authors
-
Dates
-
Locations
-
Analyses
-
Organizations
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<ns0:MeasureDoc xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ns0="http://lc.ca.gov/legalservices/schemas/caml.1#" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="1.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://lc.ca.gov/legalservices/schemas/caml.1# xca.1.xsd">
<ns0:Description>
<ns0:Id>20250SB__107599INT</ns0:Id>
<ns0:VersionNum>99</ns0:VersionNum>
<ns0:History>
<ns0:Action>
<ns0:ActionText>INTRODUCED</ns0:ActionText>
<ns0:ActionDate>2026-02-13</ns0:ActionDate>
</ns0:Action>
</ns0:History>
<ns0:LegislativeInfo>
<ns0:SessionYear>2025</ns0:SessionYear>
<ns0:SessionNum>0</ns0:SessionNum>
<ns0:MeasureType>SB</ns0:MeasureType>
<ns0:MeasureNum>1075</ns0:MeasureNum>
<ns0:MeasureState>INT</ns0:MeasureState>
</ns0:LegislativeInfo>
<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Senator Reyes</ns0:AuthorText>
<ns0:Authors>
<ns0:Legislator>
<ns0:Contribution>LEAD_AUTHOR</ns0:Contribution>
<ns0:House>SENATE</ns0:House>
<ns0:Name>Reyes</ns0:Name>
</ns0:Legislator>
</ns0:Authors>
<ns0:Title> An act to amend Section 44391.2 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to air resources. </ns0:Title>
<ns0:RelatingClause>air resources</ns0:RelatingClause>
<ns0:GeneralSubject>
<ns0:Subject>Air resources: toxic air contaminants: criteria air pollutants: community emissions reduction programs.</ns0:Subject>
</ns0:GeneralSubject>
<ns0:DigestText>
<html:p>Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to prepare a statewide strategy to reduce emissions of toxic air contaminants and criteria air pollutants in communities affected by a high cumulative exposure burden that includes an assessment and identification of those communities. Existing law requires the state board, based on the assessment and identification, to select locations around the state for preparation of community emissions reduction programs. Existing law requires the regional air quality management district or the regional air pollution control district encompassing the location selected by the state board, within one year of selection, to adopt a community emissions reduction program to achieve emissions reductions for the location selected using cost-effective measures, as provided.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would make nonsubstantive
changes to the above-described provisions.</html:p>
</ns0:DigestText>
<ns0:DigestKey>
<ns0:VoteRequired>MAJORITY</ns0:VoteRequired>
<ns0:Appropriation>NO</ns0:Appropriation>
<ns0:FiscalCommittee>NO</ns0:FiscalCommittee>
<ns0:LocalProgram>NO</ns0:LocalProgram>
</ns0:DigestKey>
<ns0:MeasureIndicators>
<ns0:ImmediateEffect>NO</ns0:ImmediateEffect>
<ns0:ImmediateEffectFlags>
<ns0:Urgency>NO</ns0:Urgency>
<ns0:TaxLevy>NO</ns0:TaxLevy>
<ns0:Election>NO</ns0:Election>
<ns0:UsualCurrentExpenses>NO</ns0:UsualCurrentExpenses>
<ns0:BudgetBill>NO</ns0:BudgetBill>
<ns0:Prop25TrailerBill>NO</ns0:Prop25TrailerBill>
</ns0:ImmediateEffectFlags>
</ns0:MeasureIndicators>
</ns0:Description>
<ns0:Bill id="bill">
<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
<ns0:BillSection id="id_252C42E3-0599-487D-8F87-530FBFDC6E21">
<ns0:Num>SECTION 1.</ns0:Num>
<ns0:ActionLine action="IS_AMENDED" ns3:href="urn:caml:codes:HSC:caml#xpointer(%2Fcaml%3ALawDoc%2Fcaml%3ACode%2Fcaml%3ALawHeading%5B%40type%3D'DIVISION'%20and%20caml%3ANum%3D'26.'%5D%2Fcaml%3ALawHeading%5B%40type%3D'PART'%20and%20caml%3ANum%3D'6.'%5D%2Fcaml%3ALawHeading%5B%40type%3D'CHAPTER'%20and%20caml%3ANum%3D'6.'%5D%2Fcaml%3ALawSection%5Bcaml%3ANum%3D'44391.2.'%5D)" ns3:label="fractionType: LAW_SECTION" ns3:type="locator">
Section 44391.2 of the
<ns0:DocName>Health and Safety Code</ns0:DocName>
is amended to read:
</ns0:ActionLine>
<ns0:Fragment>
<ns0:LawSection id="id_149D7391-DD03-451F-BF76-F7782455D010">
<ns0:Num>44391.2.</ns0:Num>
<ns0:LawSectionVersion id="id_44DBB2C2-7074-4FD4-ACA9-DE2DD1439B20">
<ns0:Content>
<html:p>
(a)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
</html:p>
<html:p>
(1)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
“Disadvantaged community” means a community identified as disadvantaged pursuant to Section 39711.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(2)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
“Sensitive receptors” includes the same locations as specified in paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 42705.5.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(b)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
On or before October 1, 2018, the state board shall prepare, in consultation with the Scientific Review Panel on Toxic Air Contaminants,
the districts, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, environmental justice organizations, affected industry, and other interested stakeholders, a statewide strategy to reduce emissions of toxic air contaminants and criteria air pollutants in communities affected by a high cumulative exposure burden. The state board shall update the statewide strategy at least once every five years. In preparing the statewide strategy, the state board shall conduct at least one public workshop in each of the northern, central, and southern parts of the state. The statewide strategy shall include criteria for the development of community emissions reduction programs. The criteria presented in the statewide strategy shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
</html:p>
<html:p>
(1)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
An assessment and identification of communities with high cumulative exposure burdens for toxic air contaminants and criteria air pollutants. The assessment shall
prioritize disadvantaged communities and sensitive receptor locations based on one or more of the following:
</html:p>
<html:p>
(A)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Best available modeling information.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(B)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Existing air quality monitoring
information.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(C)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Existing public health data based on consultation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(D)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
The
monitoring results obtained pursuant to Section 42705.5.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(2)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
A methodology for assessing and identifying the contributing sources or categories of sources, including, but not limited to, stationary and mobile sources, and an estimate of their relative contribution to elevated exposure to air pollution in impacted communities identified pursuant to paragraph (1).
</html:p>
<html:p>
(3)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
An assessment of whether a district should update and implement the risk reduction audit and emissions reduction plan developed pursuant to Section 44391 for a facility to achieve emissions reductions commensurate with its relative contribution, if the facility’s emissions either cause or significantly contribute
to a material impact on a sensitive receptor location or disadvantaged community, based on data available for assessment pursuant to paragraph (1) or other relevant data.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(4)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
An assessment of the existing and available measures for reducing emissions from the contributing sources or categories of sources identified pursuant to paragraph (2), including, but not limited to, best available control technology, as defined in Section 40405, best available retrofit control technology, as defined in Section 40406, and best available control technology for toxic air contaminants, as defined in Section 39666.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(c)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
(1)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Based on the assessment and identification pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), the state board shall select, concurrent with the statewide strategy, locations
around the state for preparation of community emissions reduction programs. The state board shall select additional locations annually thereafter, as appropriate.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(2)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
(A)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Within one year of the state board’s selection, the district encompassing a location selected pursuant to this subdivision shall adopt, in consultation with the state board, individuals, community-based organizations, affected sources, and local governmental bodies in the affected community, a community emissions reduction program to achieve emissions reductions for the location selected using cost-effective measures identified pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b).
</html:p>
<html:p>
(B)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
A district, with the
agreement of the state board and a majority of the persons who are designated by the district to participate in the development and adoption of the community emissions reduction program, may take up to one additional year to adopt a community emissions reduction program pursuant to subparagraph (A).
</html:p>
<html:p>
(3)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
The community emissions reduction programs shall be consistent with the statewide strategy and include emissions reduction targets, specific reduction measures, a schedule for the implementation of measures, and an enforcement plan.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(4)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
The community emissions reduction programs shall be submitted to the state board for review and approval within 60 days of the receipt of the program. Programs that are rejected shall be resubmitted within 30 days. To the extent that a program, in whole or in part, is not approvable, the state board shall initiate a public process to discuss options
for achieving an approvable program. Concurrent with the public process to achieve an approvable program, the state board shall develop and implement the applicable mobile source elements in the draft program to commence achievement of emissions reductions.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(5)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
The community emissions reduction programs shall result in emissions reductions in the community, based on monitoring or other data.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(6)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
In implementing a community emissions reduction program, the district and the state board shall be responsible for measures consistent with their respective authorities.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(7)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
A district encompassing a location selected pursuant to this subdivision shall prepare an annual report summarizing both of the following:
</html:p>
<html:p>
(A)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
The results and actions taken to further reduce
emissions pursuant to the community emissions reduction program.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(B)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Updates to the community emissions reduction program made to ensure consistency with updates to the statewide strategy prepared pursuant to subdivision (b).
</html:p>
<html:p>
(8)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
Compliance with a community emissions reduction program prepared pursuant to this section, including its implementation, shall be enforceable by the district and state board, as applicable.
</html:p>
<html:p>
(d)
<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
The state board shall provide grants to community-based organizations for technical assistance and to support community participation in the implementation of this section and Section 42705.5.
</html:p>
</ns0:Content>
</ns0:LawSectionVersion>
</ns0:LawSection>
</ns0:Fragment>
</ns0:BillSection>
</ns0:Bill>
</ns0:MeasureDoc>