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4.5 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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<br />EO B-16-12. EO B-16-12 (March 2012) required that state entities under the governor’s direction and control
<br />support and facilitate the rapid commercialization of ZEVs. It ordered CARB, CEC, CPUC, and other relevant agencies
<br />to work with the Plug-in Electric Vehicle Collaborative and the California Fuel Cell Partnership to establish
<br />benchmarks to help achieve benchmark goals by 2015, 2020, and 2025. On a statewide basis, EO B -16-12
<br />established a target reduction of GHG emissions from the transportation sector equaling 80% less than 1990 levels
<br />by 2050. This directive did not apply to vehicles that have special performance requirements necessary for the
<br />protection of the public safety and welfare.
<br />AB 1236. AB 1236 (October 2015) (Chiu) required a city, county, or city and county to ap prove an application for
<br />the installation of EV charging stations, as defined, through the issuance of specified permits unless the city or
<br />county makes specified written findings based on substantial evidence in the record that the proposed installation
<br />would have a specific, adverse impact on the public health or safety, and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily
<br />mitigate or avoid the specific, adverse impact. The bill provided for appeal of that decision to the planning
<br />commission, as specified. AB 1236 provided that implementation of consistent statewide standards to achieve the
<br />timely and cost-effective installation of EV charging stations is a matter of statewide concern, and required EV
<br />charging stations to meet specified standards. The bill required a city, county, or city and county with a population
<br />of 200,000 or more residents to adopt an ordinance, by September 30, 2016, that created an expedited and
<br />streamlined permitting process for EV charging stations. AB 1236 also required a city, county, or city and county
<br />with a population of fewer than 200,000 residents to adopt this ordinance by September 30, 2017.
<br />Water
<br />EO B-29-15. In response to the ongoing drought in California, EO B-29-15 (April 2015) set a goal of achieving a
<br />statewide reduction in potable urban water usage of 25% relative to water use in 2013. The term of the EO extended
<br />through February 28, 2016, although many of the directives have become permanent water -efficiency standards
<br />and requirements. The EO includes specific directives that set strict limits on water usage in the state. In response
<br />to EO B-29-15, the California Department of Water Resources has modified and adopted a revised version of the
<br />Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance that, among other changes, significantly increases the requirements
<br />for landscape water use efficiency and broadens its applicability to include new development projects with smaller
<br />landscape areas.
<br />Solid Waste
<br />AB 939, AB 341, and AB 1826. In 1989, AB 939, known as the Integrated Waste Management Act (PRC Sections
<br />40000 et seq.), was passed because of the increase in waste stream and the decrease in landfill capacity. The statute
<br />established the California Integrated Waste Management Board, which oversees a disposal reporting system. AB 939
<br />mandated a reduction of waste being disposed where jurisdictions were required to meet diversion goals of all solid
<br />waste through source reduction, recycling, and composting activities of 25% by 1995 and 50% by 2000.
<br />AB 341 (Chapter 476, Statutes of 2011 [Chesbro]) amended the California Integrated Waste Management Act of
<br />1989 to include a provision declaring that it is the policy goal of the state that not less than 75% of solid waste
<br />generated be source-reduced, recycled, or composted by 2020, and annually thereafter. In addition, AB 341
<br />required the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to develop strategies to
<br />achieve the state’s policy goal. CalRecycle conducted several general stakeholder workshops and several focused
<br />workshops and in August 2015, published a discussion document titled AB 341 Report to the Legislature, which
<br />identified five priority strategies that CalRecycle believed would assist the state in reaching the 75% goal by 2020,
<br />legislative and regulatory recommendations, and an evaluation of program effectiveness (CalRecycle 2012).
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