Motor vehicle pollution control devices: aftermarket parts: approval process.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary text specifies that the board must determine completeness within 30 days and make a decision within 60 days after receiving all necessary information, but it does not explicitly state that applicants will receive a refund if these timelines are missed. The candidate explanation includes this detail which is not supported by the official source material.

Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Devices: Aftermarket Parts Approval Process

This law sets a new process for the State Air Resources Board to review and approve applications for aftermarket parts that can exempt vehicles from certain pollution control requirements.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the State Air Resources Board to decide within 30 days if an application for an exemption of an aftermarket part is complete.
• Requires the board to make a decision on whether to approve or deny the application within 60 days after receiving all necessary information.
• Sets a timeline for reviewing amended applications, requiring decisions within 30 days of receipt.
• Refunds applicants 50% of fees if the State Air Resources Board does not meet the set deadlines.
• Requires the board to report on review and issuance timelines for executive orders related to aftermarket parts.

Who It Names or Affects

• The State Air Resources Board
• Applicants seeking exemptions for aftermarket vehicle parts

Terms To Know

State Air Resources Board

A state agency responsible for regulating air quality and pollution control.

Aftermarket Parts

Vehicle components that are installed after the original sale of a vehicle, often to improve performance or reduce emissions.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if an applicant disagrees with the board's decision.
• It is unclear how many applications will be affected by this new process.
• The effectiveness and impact of the refund policy are uncertain.

Official Summary Text

SB 1069, as amended, Grayson.
Motor vehicle pollution control devices: aftermarket parts: approval process.
Existing law prohibits the disconnection, modification, or alteration of required motor vehicle pollution control devices, except with respect to an alteration, modification, or modifying device, apparatus, or mechanism that is covered by a resolution of the State Air Resources Board that makes specified findings. Existing law requires the state board to undertake a public process to review the existing procedures for exempting parts
for on-highway vehicles
under those resolutions with the goal of streamlining the process for issuing executive orders. Existing law authorizes the state board to adopt a schedule of fees to cover all or a portion of the state board’s reasonable costs for the certification, audit, and compliance of aftermarket parts sold in the state, as
specified.
This bill would require the state board, within 30 days of the receipt of an application for the issuance of an executive order to exempt
an
certain
aftermarket
part
parts
and any associated fees, to determine whether the application is complete and, within 60 days of determining that an application is
complete,
complete and receiving any additional requested emissions testing data,
to
approve or deny the application, as specified. The bill would require the state board to approve or deny an amended application within 30 days of the
denial of the original
receipt of the amended
application. If the state board does not approve or deny an application within those timelines, the bill would require the state board to refund the applicant 50% of any fee collected for the application. The bill would also require the state board to submit a report to the Legislature on review and issuance timelines for executive orders issued to exempt
those
aftermarket parts on or before March 1, 2028, and biennially thereafter until March 1, 2034.

Current Bill Text

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