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CA SB1206
Bill
AI Summary
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Prohibits sale or distribution of bulk hydrofluorocarbons exceeding specified global warming potential (GWP) limits: 2,200 beginning January 1, 2025; 1,500 beginning January 1, 2030; and 750 beginning January 1, 2033.
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Exempts reclaimed hydrofluorocarbons and those used in FDA-approved metered dose inhalers (inhalers exemption expires December 27, 2030) from GWP limits.
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Bans use of hydrofluorocarbons with GWP greater than 750 that are not reclaimed to service state-owned or operated stationary equipment beginning January 1, 2025.
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Requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt regulations requiring low or ultra-low GWP alternatives in sectors where compliance is practicable and to post an assessment by January 1, 2025 on transitioning California's economy away from hydrofluorocarbons by 2035.
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Deposits penalties collected for violations into the Air Pollution Control Fund and does not require local reimbursement under the California Constitution.
Legislative Description
Hydrofluorocarbon gases: sale or distribution.
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 884, Statutes of 2022.
9/30/2022