California Health and Safety Code

§ 44274

HSC § 44274 Effective Oct 7, 2023Div. 26 · Part 5 · Ch. 8.9 · Art. 3

Statute text

(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.

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Legislative history

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