44274.25.
For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) “Air Quality Improvement Program” refers to the program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 44274).
(a)
(b) “Eligible vehicle” shall mean a light-duty motor vehicle, as defined in Section 415 of the Vehicle Code,
originally propelled by a gasoline- or diesel-powered engine, that is registered, or will be registered upon completion of the conversion, with the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(b)
(c) “Light-duty” has the same meaning as defined in Section 39035.
(c)
(d) “Motor vehicle” has the
same meaning as defined in Section 415 of the Vehicle Code.
(d)
(e) “Vehicle frame” has the same meaning as defined in Section 670.5 of the Vehicle Code.
(e)
(f) “Zero-emission vehicle” has the same meaning as defined in Section 44258.
44274.26.
(a) (1) The state board shall establish the Zero-Emission Aftermarket Conversion Project (ZACP) and shall allocate up to no less than a total of two million dollars ($2,000,000) annually from the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, Project or any other clean vehicle rebate program
established as part of the Air Quality Improvement Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 44274), Program, or from any other state or federal funding source, to provide an applicant who is a California resident with a rebate for an eligible vehicle that has been converted into a zero-emission vehicle. (2) If any moneys allocated from the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project Air Quality Improvement Program in a fiscal year for purposes of this section are
not expended by the end of each
the subsequent fiscal year, those moneys shall be may be retained for the ZACP, repaid to the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project. program they were transferred from, or made available for other zero-emission vehicle rebate programs.
(b) The state board shall develop guidelines for the program,
program that define qualifying conversion-types for used vehicles, define eligible replacement motors, power systems, and parts, establish warranty requirements, and establish minimum eligibility criteria for an applicant to be eligible for the rebate described in subdivision (a). The guidelines shall require a visual safety inspection, developed in conjunction with the Bureau of Automotive Repair, for rebate eligibility. The state board’s guidelines shall also include the following requirements:
(1) An eligible zero-emission vehicle shall
have a range of at least 100 miles.
(2) The equivalent of any manufacturer suggested retail price limit established for the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project for a comparable vehicle category shall apply, based on total zero-emission vehicle cost, including the value of the donor vehicle at the time of the conversion, the cost of the conversion, and the cost of any new vehicle frame that is installed to accommodate a vehicle conversion.
(3) Any income limits established for the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project shall apply.
(4)In establishing rebate amounts, the state board shall ensure that the rebate issued for a converted zero-emission vehicle provides cost-effective benefits to the state in reducing air pollution and
greenhouse gases that are equivalent to the benefits to the state in reducing air pollution and greenhouse gases with respect to the issuance of rebates for new zero-emission vehicles.
(c) (1) A rebate issued pursuant to the Zero-Emission Aftermarket Conversion Project ZACP shall be limited to one per vehicle and have a value of up to two
four thousand dollars ($2,000).
($4,000).
(2) In establishing rebate amounts, the state board shall ensure that the rebate issued for a converted zero-emission vehicle provides cost-effective benefits to the state in reducing air pollution and greenhouse gases that are equivalent to the benefits to the state in reducing air pollution and greenhouse gases with respect to the issuance of rebates for new zero-emission vehicles.
(d) A minimum of 25 percent of the rebates issued pursuant to the Zero-Emission Aftermarket Conversion Project ZACP shall be issued to those eligible for the Clean Cars 4 All program, as established in Section 44124.5.
individuals with household incomes at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty level.
(e) The state board shall coordinate the Zero-Emission Aftermarket Conversion Project ZACP with the enhanced fleet modernization program, program and the Clean Cars 4 All Program, established
pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 44124) of Chapter 5, the Charge Ahead California Initiative, established pursuant to Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 44258),
and the Zero-Emission Assurance Project and the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, established as part of the Air Quality Improvement Program established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 44274).