CA AB1691

State Air Resources Board must update guidelines by July 1, 2018 for vehicle retirement and replacement programs to ensure all motor vehicle owners have the option to receive compensation for both retiring and replacing vehicles.

Guidelines must require air quality districts to develop plans eliminating backlogs or waiting lists, implement income eligibility verification and participant follow-up, and establish mandatory partnerships with community-based organizations for outreach to lowest-income disadvantaged communities.

Districts must submit outreach and partnership reports to the state board every six months and prioritize retirement of vehicles 15 years or older with more than 75,000 miles.

State board must develop guidelines by July 1, 2018 for the Plus-Up Pilot Project focused on disadvantaged communities with the same requirements for eliminating backlogs, fraud prevention, community partnerships, and prioritizing older high-mileage vehicles.

Updated guidelines are operative until July 1, 2022, when the bill becomes inoperative and is repealed on January 1, 2023, unless extended by later statute.