AB 118 Air Quality Improvement Program

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This page last reviewed December 1, 2008

In October 2007, Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 118 (Nunez, Statutes of 2007), into law. AB 118 provides approximately $200 million annually through 2015 for three new programs to fund air quality improvement projects and develop and deploy technology and alternative and renewable fuels. The bill creates a dedicated revenue stream for the programs via increases to the smog abatement, vehicle registration, and vessel registration fees. The three new programs are: the Air Quality Improvement Program administered by ARB, the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program administered by the California Energy Commission, and the Enhanced Fleet Modernization Program administered by the Bureau of Automotive Repair.

Air Quality Improvement Program will provide about $50 million per year for grants to fund clean vehicle and equipment projects which reduce criteria and toxic air pollutants as well as research on the air quality impacts of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles. ARB will be developing guidelines for the Air Quality Improvement Program and the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program to ensure that both programs complement efforts to meet the federal and state ambient air quality standards and to reduce air toxics.
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  • May 23, 2008 Enhanced Fleet Modernization Program Workshop Notice - The Air Resources Board in cooperation with the Bureau of Automotive Repair will conduct the first public workshop to present and receive comment on the development of a regulation for a new voluntary vehicle retirement program, the Enhanced Fleet Modernization Program.
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  • April 2, 2008 Workshop Notice- ARB held a Joint Workshop with the California Energy Commission on the AB 118 Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program and Air Quality Improvement Program


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