SB 1455 Summary

• Extends vehicle registration fees, smog abatement fees, and tire fees that fund air quality and alternative fuel programs until December 31, 2023 (instead of expiring January 1, 2015-2016), generating revenue for the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Fund and Air Quality Improvement Fund.

• Allocates $20 million annually (through June 2016) and up to $20 million thereafter from the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Fund to construct and operate a hydrogen fueling network, with a goal of establishing at least 100 publicly available hydrogen fueling stations.

• Prohibits the State Air Resources Board from submitting amendments to its clean fuels outlet regulation that would require construction or operation of publicly available hydrogen fueling stations, and requires aggregation of vehicle manufacturer hydrogen fuel vehicle projections by January 1, 2014.

• Requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and State Air Resources Board to coordinate efforts to measure alternative fuels use progress, update economic analyses by November 1, 2014, and report on alternative transportation fuels status biennially starting November 1, 2015.

• Extends the $6 surcharge limit on motor vehicle registration fees for Sacramento and other air quality districts until December 31, 2023 for implementing the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program.