Bill Text: CA AB1288 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Air resources.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-10-08 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 586, Statutes of 2015. [AB1288 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AB1288-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 1288	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  586
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 8, 2015
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 8, 2015
	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 12, 2015
	AMENDED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
	AMENDED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Atkins
   (Principal coauthor: Senator Pavley)

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act to amend Section 39510 of the Health and Safety Code,
relating to air resources.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1288, Atkins. Air resources.
   Existing law establishes the State Air Resources Board, consisting
of 12 members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board to take certain
actions regarding air pollution.
   This bill would increase the membership of the state board to 14,
with the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly
each appointing one member, as provided.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 39510 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
   39510.  (a) The State Air Resources Board is continued in
existence in the California Environmental Protection Agency. The
state board shall consist of 14 members.
   (b) Twelve members shall be appointed by the Governor, with the
consent of the Senate, on the basis of their demonstrated interest
and proven ability in the field of air pollution control and their
understanding of the needs of the general public in connection with
air pollution problems.
   (c) Of the members appointed pursuant to subdivision (b), six
members shall have the following qualifications:
   (1) One member shall have training and experience in automotive
engineering or closely related fields.
   (2) One member shall have training and experience in chemistry,
meteorology, or related scientific fields, including agriculture or
law.
   (3) One member shall be a physician and surgeon or an authority on
health effects of air pollution.
   (4) Two members shall be public members.
   (5) One member shall have the qualifications specified in
paragraph (1), (2), or (3) or shall have experience in the field of
air pollution control.
   (d) Of the members appointed pursuant to subdivision (b), six
members shall be board members from districts who shall reflect the
qualitative requirements of subdivision (c) to the extent
practicable. Of these members:
   (1) One shall be a board member from the south coast district.
   (2) One shall be a board member from the bay district.
   (3) One shall be a board member from the San Joaquin Valley
Unified Air Pollution Control District.
   (4) One shall be a board member from the San Diego County Air
Pollution Control District.
   (5) One shall be a board member from the Sacramento district, the
Placer County Air Pollution Control District, the Yolo-Solano Air
Quality Management District, the Feather River Air Quality Management
District, or the El Dorado County Air Pollution Control District.
   (6) One shall be a board member of any other district.
   (e) The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly
shall each appoint one member to the state board who shall be a
person who works directly with communities in the state that are most
significantly burdened by, and vulnerable to, high levels of
pollution, including, but not limited to, communities with diverse
racial and ethnic populations and communities with low-income
populations.
   (f) Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority within
30 days of the date on which it occurs. If the Governor fails to
make an appointment for any vacancy within the 30-day period, the
Senate Committee on Rules may make the appointment to fill the
vacancy in accordance with this section.
   (g) While serving on the state board, all members shall exercise
their independent judgment as officers of the state on behalf of the
interests of the entire state in furthering the purposes of this
division. A member of the state board shall not be precluded from
voting or otherwise acting upon any matter solely because that member
has voted or acted upon the matter in his or her capacity as a
member of a district board, except that a member of the state board
who is also a member of a district board shall not participate in any
action regarding his or her district taken by the state board
pursuant to Sections 41503 to 41505, inclusive.