Signed by Governor Jerry Brown, Jr.

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes regulations to improve California's air quality.

Highlights:

• Allows districts to establish their own emission control measures if they comply with other state law (Sec. 2).

• Requires the Air Resources Board to establish and maintain a statewide clearinghouse that identifies the best technologies available for pollution control (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that any individual guilty of violating pollution cap laws or permit laws is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine up to $5,000 (Sec. 4).

• Prohibits the use of vapor recovery systems on cargo trucks (Sec. 4).

• Requires the state to begin deploying community air monitoring systems by 2019 and requires a yearly assessment of new communities to deploy systems to every year after (Sec. 7).

• Requires the state to create a strategy to reduce the presence of toxic air contaminants by October 2018 (Sec. 8).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes regulations to improve California's air quality.

Highlights:

• Allows districts to establish their own emission control measures if they comply with other state law (Sec. 2).

• Requires the Air Resources Board to establish and maintain a statewide clearinghouse that identifies the best technologies available for pollution control (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that any individual guilty of violating pollution cap laws or permit laws is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine up to $5,000 (Sec. 4).

• Prohibits the use of vapor recovery systems on cargo trucks (Sec. 4).

• Requires the state to begin deploying community air monitoring systems by 2019 and requires a yearly assessment of new communities to deploy systems to every year after (Sec. 7).

• Requires the state to create a strategy to reduce the presence of toxic air contaminants by October 2018 (Sec. 8).

Full Bill Text