1. California’s Legislative Backdrop for Addressing Climate Change
Cara Martinson
Senior Legislative Representative & Federal Affairs Manager
California State Association of Counties (CSAC)

2. Climate Change Legislation… In the beginning
AB 4420 (Sher, 1988): CEC creates inventory of GHG emissions
SB 1771 (Sher, 2000): Creates the CA Climate Action Registry
SB 527 (Sher, 2001): Requires 3rd Party Verification of metrics and developed GHG emissions protocols
AB 1493 (Pavley, 2002): Clean Car Standards
SB 812 (Sher, 2002): Added Forest Management to Registry
SB 1078 (Sher, 2002): Established Renewable Portfolio Standard Program

3. AB 32 & Beyond
AB 32 (Nunez, 2006): Global Warming Solutions Act, Goal to Reduce GHGs to 1990 levels by 2020
SB 107 (Simitian, 2006): Increased RPS Standard to 20% by 2010
SB 1 (Murray, 2006): CA Million Solar Roofs Plan
AB 1803 (Budget Committee, 2006): CARB takes over inventory
SB 97 (Dutton, 2007): CEQA Guidelines for mitigation of GHGs
AB 118 (Nunez, 2007): Alt Fuels & Vehicle Technology Program
SB 375 (Steinberg, 2008): Regional GHG Targets for Vehicles & Sustainable Communities Strategies
AB 1504 (Skinner, 2010): Forest Resources & Carbon Sequestration

4. Cap & Trade and Disadvantages Communities
SB X1-2 (Simitian, 2011): RPS Goal of 33% by 2020
AB 1532 (Perez, 2012): Legislative Investment Plan
SB 535 (de León, 2012): Disadvantaged Communities Requirements for GGRF
AB 1092 (Levine, 2013): Building Standards for Electric Vehicles
AB 8 (Perez, 2013): Alternative Fuel & Vehicle Funding
SB 1204 (Lara, 2014): Clean Truck, Bus & Off-Road Vehicle & Equipment Technology Program

5. RPS & Short-lived Climate Pollutants
SB 1275 (de León, 2014): Creates goal of 1 million zero-emissions vehicles by 2020
SB 605 (Lara, 2014): CARB Strategy for Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
SB 350 (de León, 2015): Increases the RPS to 50% by 2030
SB 32 (Pavley, 2016): GHG target of 40% below 1990s levels by 2030
AB 197 (E. Garcia, 2016): Prioritizes emissions from large stationary and mobile sources
SB 1383 (Lara, 2016): Short-lived Climate Pollutant Targets

6. The Big Picture

7. Legal Uncertainty
CARB’s Authority to Auction Allowances Challenged in Court
Challenges to CARB’s Authority to Operate Program Beyond 2020
Lack luster auction results
New Federal Administration

8. Legislative Session

9. Game Changers: AB 398 & AB 617 AB 398 (E. Garcia, 2017)
Requires CARB to update the Scoping plan by 2018
Extends CARB’s authority to establish & utilize market mechanisms to reduce GHG emissions
Includes a new set of GGRF funding Priorities
AB 617 (C. Garcia, 2017)
Increases community-level monitoring of air pollution
Requires emissions investment in communities burdened by high levels of local air pollution

10. AB 398 (Chapter 135, Statutes of 2017)
Passed with a 2/3 vote of the Legislature
Extends the cap and trade system through December 31, 2030 with declining emissions limits
Requires CARB to set cost containment measures, including price ceilings, cost containment points, and offset credit limits
Requires CARB to Update the Scoping Plan by 2018
Establishes new funding priorities for the allocation of cap and trade resources

11. AB 398 Cont.
Prohibits local air districts from adopting additional emissions reductions rules from stationary sources that are subject to cap and trade
Suspends the State Responsibility Area (SRA) fee effective July 1, 2017 until January 1, 2031
Extends and expands the current sales and use tax exemption available to qualified manufacturers and specified research firms until July 1, 2030

12. AB 617 (Chapter 136, Statutes of 2017)
Requires stationary sources to report annual emissions of criteria pollutants and toxic air contaminants
Requires CARB to prepare a statewide strategy to reduce air emissions in communities with a high cumulative exposure burden
Expedited schedule for implementation of Best Available Retrofit Control Technology on large industrial sources
Requires local air districts to develop and implement plans for communities that have high emissions burdens from mobile and stationary sources

13. AB 617 Funding in FY 17-18 budget
$250M for incentive programs to support early actions to reduce mobile source emissions :
43% to South Coast Air Quality Management District
32% to San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
20% to Bay Area Air Quality Management District
5% to CARB for redistribution to other Air Districts
$5M for community assistance grants
Training/support
Technical experts

14. 2017 Cap and Trade Allocation - $1.5B
Forestry & Natural Resources— $351 M
Funds for Urban Greening, Fire Prevention, Healthy Forests, Wetlands & Coastal Projects
Local Climate Action & Research – $46.2 M
Funds for Local Climate Projects, Conservation Corps & Research
AB 617 & Short-Lived Climate Pollutants – $168 M
AB 617 Implementation, Waste Diversion, Dairy Digesters
Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy – $84 M
Low-income Weatherization Funds, Energy projects in Ag Sector
Mobile Source Emissions – $900M
Carl Moyer funds, Zero-Emissions Vehicle incentives, Clean Freight

15. The Work Ahead… 2018 Scoping Plan AB 617 Implementation
Climate Adaptation & Resiliency

16. CSAC Senior Legislative Representative & Federal Affairs Manager
Contact Information
Cara Martinson
CSAC Senior Legislative Representative & Federal Affairs Manager
, ext. 504