AB 2299 Summary

• Requires the State Air Resources Board to complete a related impacts analysis for proposed regulations with adverse economic impacts exceeding $10,000,000 and include it in the rulemaking record before public release.

• Allows persons to request external peer review of the impacts analysis within 15 days of public release, with the state board authorized to assess up to $500 in administrative fees.

• Establishes peer review process using National Bureau of Economic Research, University of California, California State University, or comparable economists, with strict conflict-of-interest requirements and reviewer confidentiality.

• Prohibits the state board from adopting final regulations until external peer reviewers evaluate the analysis and a public hearing occurs on the peer review findings or the state board's response.

• Exempts emergency regulations and allows the board to proceed with adoption if external peer reviewers fail to submit their report within the state board-determined timeframe.