Community air protection programs: financial support.
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Two Thirds
Fiscal committee
No
Appropriation
No
Current location
Natural Resources
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- Introduced
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- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill allocates funds from the California Global Warming Solutions Act to support community air protection programs. Specifically, it continuously appropriates 10% of the fund’s annual proceeds to the State Board of Air Resources for grants, technical assistance, community engagement, and incentives for cleaner vehicles. The bill also provides funding for wildfire prevention and prescribed fire projects, and supports a plan for counties to inform residents about significant air quality events.
Key provisions
- Continuously appropriates 10% of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund proceeds to the State Board of Air Resources for air quality programs.
- Funds grants, technical assistance, and community participation in air quality initiatives.
- Provides incentives for purchasing or retrofitting vehicles that meet air quality standards.
- Allocates funds for wildfire prevention and prescribed fire projects, including fuel reduction and climate adaptation.
- Supports the development and implementation of a county-level plan to inform residents about significant air quality events.
- Provides funding for respiratory protection and equipment for vulnerable populations during air quality events.
- Establishes guidelines for counties to inform residents about air quality, the Air Quality Index, and health impacts.
- Allocates funds to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for healthy forest and fire prevention programs.
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