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CA AB464

Bill

Status

Engrossed

1/27/2020

Primary Sponsor

Cristina Garcia

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Origin

State Assembly

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

  • Amends the definition of "district" to indefinitely mean an air pollution control or air quality management district, removing the previous January 1, 2031 sunset date.

  • Requires the State Air Resources Board to recognize catastrophic wildfires as a natural source of air pollution that must be included in air quality inventories.

  • Mandates the State Air Resources Board to quantify and publish annually on its website data on greenhouse gas emissions, criteria air pollutants, and toxic air contaminants from catastrophic wildfires beginning January 1, 2022.

  • Defines "catastrophic wildfire" as a fire event that burns larger contiguous areas at higher intensities than typical under historic fire regimes before 2017.

Legislative Description

California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006.

Last Action

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

7/9/2020

Committee Referrals

Environmental Quality6/23/2020
Rules1/28/2020
Appropriations1/14/2020
Natural Resources2/21/2019

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