Existing law, upon the appropriation of funds by the Legislature, requires the State Air Resources Board to allocate funds on a competitive basis for projects that are shown to achieve the greatest emission reductions from each emission source identified, as specified, from activities related to the movement of freight along California’s trade corridors, commencing at the state’s airports, seaports, and land ports of entry.

This bill would enact the Lower Emissions Cargo Handling Equipment Pilot program. As part of the pilot program, the state board would be prohibited from adopting a future regulation that prohibits or disallows for the use of its entire useful life from the date of delivery any cargo handling equipment, as defined, that is purchased pursuant to the pilot program before December 31, 2027, as specified. The bill would provide that a piece of cargo handling equipment has qualified for participation in and is subject to the pilot program when specified actions have occurred between the time the cargo handling equipment is purchased and the cargo handling equipment is delivered, including that the manufacturer has certified that the equipment meets the emission specifications of less than 1 g CO2/kWh or less than 1 g CO2/km and that the manufacturer labels the equipment, as specified. The bill would require that a piece of cargo handling equipment subject to the pilot program include, at the time of delivery, a description, warrant, or both, of the useful life of the equipment from the manufacturer, and would prohibit the useful life from exceeding a specified number of years, as provided.