AB 617 — Nonvehicular air pollution: criteria air pollutants and toxic air contaminants.

Summary

(1) Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to make available on its Internet Web site data concerning the emissions of greenhouse gases, criteria air pollutants, and toxic air contaminants, as specified. This bill would require the state board to develop a uniform statewide system of annual reporting of emissions of criteria air pollutants and toxic air contaminants for use by certain categories of stationary sources. The bill would require those stationary sources to report their annual emissions of criteria air pollutants and toxic air contaminants, as specified. (2) Existing law generally designates air pollution control and air quality management districts with the primary responsibility for the control of air pollution from all sources other than vehicular sources. Existing law authorizes the state board or an air district to require the owner or the operator of an air pollution emission source to take any action that the state board or the air district determines to be reasonable for the determination of the amount of air pollution emissions from that source. This bill would require the state board, by October 1, 2018, to prepare a monitoring plan regarding technologies for monitoring criteria air pollutants and toxic air contaminants and the need for and benefits of additional community air monitoring systems, as defined. The bill would require the state board to select, based on the monitoring plan, the highest priority locations in the state for the deployment of community air monitoring systems. The bill would require an air district containing a selected location, by July 1, 2019, to deploy a system in the selected location. The bill would authorize the air district to require a stationary source that emits air pollutants in, or that materially affect, the selected location to deploy a fence-line monitoring system, as defined, or other specified real-time, on-site monitoring. The bill would authorize the state board, by January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, to select additional locations for the deployment of the systems. The bill would require air districts that have deployed a system to provide to the state board air quality data produced by the system. By increasing the duties of air districts, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the state board to publish the data on its Internet Web site. This bill would require the state board, by October 1, 2018, to prepare and update, at least once every 5 years, a statewide strategy to reduce emissions of toxic air contaminants and criteria pollutants in communities affected by a high cumulative exposure burden. The bill would require the state board to select locations around the state for the preparation of community emissions reduction programs, and to provide grants to community-based organizations for technical assistance and to support community participation in the programs. The bill would require an air district containing a selected location, within one year of the state board's selection, to adopt a community emissions reduction program. By increasing the duties of air districts, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) Existing law requires air districts, prior to adopting rules to meet the requirement for best available retrofit control technology or for a specified feasible measure, to take specified actions, including, among others, identifying one or more potential control options that achieve the emissions reduction objectives for the rule. Existing law also authorizes a district to establish its own best available retrofit control technology requirement based upon the consideration of specified factors. This bill would require a district that is in nonattainment for one or more air pollutants to adopt an expedited schedule for the implementation of best available retrofit control technology, as specified. The bill would require the schedule to apply to each industrial source that, as of January 1, 2017, was subject to a specified market-based compliance mechanism and give highest priority to those permitted units that have not modified emissions-related permit conditions for the greatest period of time. This bill would require the state board to establish and maintain a statewide clearinghouse that identifies the best available control technology, best available retrofit control technology for criteria air pollutants, and related technologies for the control of toxic air contaminants. (4) Existing law establishes maximum criminal and civil penalties for any person, as defined, for violations of air pollution laws from nonvehicular sources. Existing law generally establishes the maximum criminal and civil penalties at $1,000, unless otherwise specified. This bill would increase the maximum for the generally applicable criminal and civil penalties under these provisions to $5,000. The bill would annually adjust maximum penalties for violations of these laws based on the California Consumer Price Index. (5) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 07/26/17 - Chaptered Current pdf July 26, 2017
• Enrolled 07/17/17 - Enrolled pdf July 17, 2017
• Amended 07/14/17 - Amended Senate pdf July 14, 2017
• Amended 07/10/17 - Amended Senate pdf July 10, 2017
• Amended 04/18/17 - Amended Assembly pdf April 18, 2017
• Introduced 02/14/17 - Introduced pdf February 14, 2017
• AB617 View text html

Action History

1. July 26, 2017

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 136, Statutes of 2017.

2. July 26, 2017

   Approved by the Governor.

3. July 18, 2017

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12:45 p.m.

4. July 17, 2017

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 50. Noes 24. Page 2589.).

5. July 17, 2017

   Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 50. Noes 19. Page 2585.)

6. July 17, 2017

   Assembly Rule 77(a) suspended.

7. July 17, 2017

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 19 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

8. July 17, 2017

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 13. Page 2068.).

9. July 17, 2017

   Ordered to third reading.

10. July 17, 2017

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 17).

11. July 14, 2017

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

12. July 13, 2017

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

13. July 13, 2017

    Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 27. Noes 11. Page 2012.)

14. July 11, 2017

    Re-referred to Com. on EQ.

15. July 10, 2017

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.

16. June 01, 2017

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

17. May 18, 2017

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

18. May 18, 2017

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1621.)

19. May 15, 2017

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

20. May 11, 2017

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (May 10).

21. April 26, 2017

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

22. April 19, 2017

    Re-referred to Com. on ED.

23. April 18, 2017

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

24. February 27, 2017

    Referred to Com. on ED.

25. February 15, 2017

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

26. February 14, 2017

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Robert Garcia · Cosponsor
• Robert Garcia · Primary
• Bocanegra · Cosponsor
• Gonzalez Fletcher · Cosponsor
• Atkins · Cosponsor
• De León · Cosponsor
• Bloom · Cosponsor
• Chu · Cosponsor
• Friedman · Cosponsor
• Mike A. Gipson · Cosponsor
• Hill · Cosponsor
• Holden · Cosponsor
• Hertzberg · Cosponsor
• Jones-Sawyer · Cosponsor
• Lara · Cosponsor
• McCarty · Cosponsor
• Al Muratsuchi · Cosponsor
• Nazarian · Cosponsor
• Quirk · Cosponsor
• Eloise Gómez Reyes · Cosponsor
• Santiago · Cosponsor
• Skinner · Cosponsor
• Weber · Cosponsor

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