2023 – Assembly Bill 1267 (Ting, Phil), Zero-emission vehicle incentive programs: gasoline superusers (2-Year)
Bill Information
Contact
Summary
Requires CARB to, upon appropriation by the Legislature, ensure that beginning January 1, 2025, an additional incentive is awarded under any light-duty ZEV incentive program to program participants who qualify as a gasoline or diesel superuser, as determined by CARB. Additionally, the bill requires CARB, on or before January 1, 2025, to develop and implement a strategy for doing all of the following: (1) Identifying the drivers who use the most gasoline or diesel and are low income or moderate income; (2) Expediting the replacement of gasoline- or diesel-powered vehicles of these drivers; (3) Identifying barriers that prevent gasoline or diesel superusers from accessing ZEV incentive programs; (4) Developing outreach protocols. The bill also requires CARB to produce a biennial report beginning on January 1, 2025 which includes: (1) gasoline or diesel emissions reduced per dollar spent on ZEV programs; (2) impacts of ZEV incentive program spending in terms of quantifiable emissions reductions and transportation savings among low- to moderate-income individuals; (3) changes in annual gasoline and diesel use at local levels by census tract or ZIP Code. Held on suspense in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.