Bill Text: CA SB600 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Drugs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-09-20 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 492, Statutes of 2014. [SB600 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SB600-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 600	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 8, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Lieu

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act  to add Section 43006.5 to the Health and Safety Code,
  relating to vehicular air pollution.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 600, as amended, Lieu. Vehicles: alternative fuel.
   Existing law generally designates the State Air Resources Board as
the state agency with the primary responsibility for the control of
vehicular air pollution. Existing law authorizes the State Air
Resources Board to certify the fuel system of any motor vehicle
powered by a fuel other than gasoline or diesel if it meets certain
standards and to adopt test procedures for that certification.

   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
subsequent legislation that simplifies and improves the alternative
fuel conversion certification program administered by the State Air
Resources Board.  
   This bill, commencing January 1, 2014, would require the state
board to use specified procedures for small volume manufacturers of
vehicles seeking to have alternative fuel conversion systems
certified by the state board. The bill would require the state board,
commencing January 1, 2014, to extend the life of a new vehicle or
engine certification until December 31 of the year following a given
vehicle model year. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
   
  SECTION 1.    It is the intent of the Legislature
to enact subsequent legislation that simplifies and improves the
alternative fuel conversion certification procedures administered by
the State Air Resources Board. 
   SECTION 1.    Section 43006.5 is added to the 
 Health and Safety Code   , to read:  
   43006.5.  (a) Commencing January 1, 2014, for purposes of small
volume manufacturers of vehicles seeking to have alternative fuel
conversion systems certified by the state board, the state board
shall do all of the following:
   (1) Use federal test procedures, as published in Number 68 of
Volume 76 of the Federal Register on April 8, 2011.
   (2) Certify to federal tailpipe emissions standards and On-Board
Diagnostics II (OBD II) standards so long as they meet or improve on
the standards to which the original equipment manufacturer certified
on the original fuel.
   (3) Automatically qualify new vehicle alternative fuel conversion
certifications for after-market certifications if requested. Requests
may be made with a one-page letter and additional documentation
necessary for labeling and warranty.
   (4) Use commercially available fuel for all required emissions
testing.
   (5) Conduct only evaporative emissions testing on the added
alternative fuel system when seeking to certify a dual-fuel
conversion.
   (b) Commencing January, 1, 2014, the state board shall extend the
life of a new vehicle or engine certification until December 31 of
the year following a given vehicle model year.