Lower Emissions Cargo Handling Equipment Pilot program.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify the exact duration for the useful life of the equipment.

Lower Emissions Cargo Handling Equipment Pilot Program

This law creates a pilot program to fund lower-emission cargo handling equipment at seaports and intermodal yards in California, with specific requirements for the equipment's emissions and useful life.

What This Bill Does

• Creates a pilot program called 'Lower Emissions Cargo Handling Equipment' to reduce air pollution from freight movement.
• Requires that any equipment purchased through this program must meet strict emission standards of less than 1 g CO2/kWh or less than 1 g CO2/km.
• Specifies that the State Air Resources Board cannot ban the use of equipment bought under this pilot program before December 31, 2027.
• Requires manufacturers to certify and label equipment meeting these emission standards for participation in the program.

Who It Names or Affects

• Manufacturers of cargo handling equipment
• Seaports and intermodal yards in California
• The State Air Resources Board

Terms To Know

Emission specifications

Rules that set limits on how much pollution a piece of equipment can release.

Useful life

The period during which the equipment is expected to operate effectively and efficiently.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify exactly how long the useful life of the equipment must be.
• It does not detail how funds will be allocated for this program.
• The bill's effectiveness depends on future funding by the Legislature.

Official Summary Text

AB 605, as amended, Muratsuchi.
Lower Emissions
Cargo Handling
Equipment
at Seaports and Intermodal Yards Program.
Pilot program.
Existing law, upon the appropriation of funds by the Legislature, requires the State Air Resources Board to allocate funds on a competitive basis for projects that are shown to achieve the greatest emission reductions from each emission source identified, as specified, from activities related to the movement of freight along California’s trade corridors, commencing at the state’s airports, seaports, and land ports of entry.
This bill would enact the Lower Emissions
Cargo Handling
Equipment
at Seaports and Intermodal Yards Program.
Pilot program.
As
part of the
pilot
program, the state board would be prohibited from adopting a future regulation that prohibits or disallows for the use of its entire useful life
from the date of delivery
any cargo handling equipment, as defined, that is purchased pursuant to the
pilot
program before December 31,
2027.
2027, as specified. The bill would provide that a piece of cargo handling equipment has qualified for participation in and is subject to the pilot program when specified actions have occurred between the time the cargo handling
equipment is purchased and the cargo handling equipment is delivered, including that the manufacturer has certified that the equipment meets the emission specifications of less than 1 g CO2/kWh or less than 1 g CO2/km and that the manufacturer labels the equipment, as specified. The bill would require that a piece of cargo handling equipment subject to the pilot program include, at the time of delivery, a description, warrant, or both, of the useful life of the equipment from the manufacturer, and would prohibit the useful life from exceeding a specified number of years, as provided.

Current Bill Text

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