After having successfully moved AB 363 (Medina) through the Legislature up to its final policy committee hearing, by clearing all opposition, building a support coalition of over 20 organizations, and experiencing strong legislative support from Members of both Houses, the Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee decided to hold the bill in her committee to […]
June 2, 2021 – AB 363 (Medina) has been overwhelmingly approved by the California State Assembly. This CNGVC-sponsored bill received bi-partisan support and was passed by a 64 to 3 vote, well beyond the 41 votes it needed to successfully advance. It now moves to the State Senate for further consideration. The bill originally made […]
Great news out of the Port of Long Beach as its Board of Harbor Commissioners voted to exempt low NOx trucks from the Clean Truck Fund Rate. The exemption applies to trucks picking up or dropping off loaded containers at the port that use natural gas engines meeting the 0.02 grams of nitrogen oxides per […]
AB 363 (Medina) was passed yesterday by the Assembly Transportation Committee with overwhelming, bipartisan support. The vote was 12-0 with two Committee Members abstaining and it had a “do pass” recommendation from Chairwoman Laura Friedman. This is an important step towards improving California’s air quality by achieving near-term emission reductions – a goal that is […]
On April 16, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) staff presented to the Mobile Source Committee their latest Proposed Rule 2305 – Warehouse Indirect Source Rule (PR2305). This rule is intended to capture area emission sources associated with a warehouse inside the South Coast air basin. CNGVC members successfully petitioned for the inclusion […]
The CNGVC-sponsored AB 363 (Medina) will be heard in Assembly Transportation Committee on Monday, April 26th at 2:30 pm. This bill will modernize and streamline the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program to reduce inherent barriers to clean truck adoption and make it easier for all fuel types to be used. The bill […]
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