SB 1206: Hydrofluorocarbon gases: sale or distribution.
- Session Year: 2021-2022
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2022-09-30
Existing law requires, no later than January 1, 2018, the State Air Resources Board to approve and begin implementing a comprehensive short-lived climate pollutant strategy to achieve a reduction in statewide emissions of methane by 40%, hydrofluorocarbon gases by 40%, and anthropogenic black carbon by 50% below 2013 levels by 2030. Existing law provides, among other things, that certain federal prohibitions on the use of class I and class II substances shall apply, except as otherwise provided in state statute or regulation. Existing law requires the state board to expeditiously initiate a rulemaking to conform its regulations to any action by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to approve a previously prohibited hydrofluorocarbon blend for foam blowing pursuant to specified federal laws.
This bill would prohibit a person from offering for sale or distribution, or otherwise entering into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed a specified global warming potential limit beginning January 1, 2025, and lower global warming potential limits beginning January 1, 2030, and January 1, 2033. The bill would specify that these provisions do not restrict the state boards authority to establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below these maximum levels. The bill would require the state board to initiate a rulemaking requiring low and ultra-low global warming potential alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons in a sector unless it is not practicable for entities in the sector to comply with the requirement. The bill would require penalties collected for a violation of these prohibitions to be deposited in the Air Pollution Control Fund. Because a violation of these prohibitions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would prohibit, beginning January 1, 2025, hydrofluorocarbons with a global warming potential greater than 750 that are not reclaimed from being used to replenish leaks or otherwise service stationary equipment owned or operated by the state.
This bill would require the state board to post an assessment on its internet website by January 1, 2025, specifying how to transition the states economy, by sector, away from hydrofluorocarbons and to ultra-low or no global warming potential alternatives no later than 2035, as specified.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law requires, no later than January 1, 2018, the State Air Resources Board to approve and begin implementing a comprehensive short-lived climate pollutant strategy to achieve a reduction in statewide emissions of methane by 40%, hydrofluorocarbon gases by 40%, and anthropogenic black carbon by 50% below 2013 levels by 2030. Existing law provides, among other things, that certain federal prohibitions on the use of class I and class II substances shall apply, except as otherwise provided in state statute or regulation. Existing law requires the state board to expeditiously initiate a rulemaking to conform its regulations to any action by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to approve a previously prohibited hydrofluorocarbon blend for foam blowing pursuant to specified federal laws.
This bill would prohibit a person from offering for sale or distribution, or otherwise entering into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed a specified global warming potential limit beginning January 1, 2025, and lower global warming potential limits beginning January 1, 2030, and January 1, 2033. The bill would specify that these provisions do not restrict the state boards authority to establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below these maximum levels. The bill would require the state board to initiate a rulemaking requiring low and ultra-low global warming potential alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons in a sector unless it is not practicable for entities in the sector to comply with the requirement. The bill would require penalties collected for a violation of these prohibitions to be deposited in the Air Pollution Control Fund. Because a violation of these prohibitions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would prohibit, beginning January 1, 2025, hydrofluorocarbons with a global warming potential greater than 750 that are not reclaimed from being used to replenish leaks or otherwise service stationary equipment owned or operated by the state.
This bill would require the state board to post an assessment on its internet website by January 1, 2025, specifying how to transition the states economy, by sector, away from hydrofluorocarbons and to ultra-low or no global warming potential alternatives no later than 2035, as specified.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law requires, no later than January 1, 2018, the State Air Resources Board to approve and begin implementing a comprehensive short-lived climate pollutant strategy to achieve a reduction in statewide emissions of methane by 40%, hydrofluorocarbon gases by 40%, and anthropogenic black carbon by 50% below 2013 levels by 2030. Existing law provides, among other things, that certain federal prohibitions on the use of class I and class II substances shall apply, except as otherwise provided in state statute or regulation. Existing law requires the state board to expeditiously initiate a rulemaking to conform its regulations to any action by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to approve a previously prohibited hydrofluorocarbon blend for foam blowing pursuant to specified federal laws.
This bill would prohibit a person from offering for sale or distribution, or otherwise entering into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed a specified global warming potential limit beginning January 1, 2025, and lower global warming potential limits beginning January 1, 2030, and January 1, 2033. The bill would specify that these provisions do not restrict the state boards authority to establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below these maximum levels. The bill would require the state board to initiate a rulemaking requiring low and ultra-low global warming potential alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons in a sector unless it is not practicable for entities in the sector to comply with the requirement. The bill would require penalties collected for a violation of these prohibitions to be deposited in the Air Pollution Control Fund. Because a violation of these prohibitions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would prohibit, beginning January 1, 2025, hydrofluorocarbons with a global warming potential greater than 750 that are not reclaimed from being used to replenish leaks or otherwise service stationary equipment owned or operated by the state.
This bill would require the state board to post an assessment on its internet website by January 1, 2025, specifying how to transition the states economy, by sector, away from hydrofluorocarbons and to ultra-low or no global warming potential alternatives no later than 2035, as specified.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law requires, no later than January 1, 2018, the State Air Resources Board to approve and begin implementing a comprehensive short-lived climate pollutant strategy to achieve a reduction in statewide emissions of methane by 40%, hydrofluorocarbon gases by 40%, and anthropogenic black carbon by 50% below 2013 levels by 2030. Existing law provides, among other things, that certain federal prohibitions on the use of class I and class II substances shall apply, except as otherwise provided in state statute or regulation. Existing law requires the state board to expeditiously initiate a rulemaking to conform its regulations to any action by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to approve a previously prohibited hydrofluorocarbon blend for foam blowing pursuant to specified federal laws.
This bill would prohibit a person from offering for sale or distribution, or otherwise entering into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed a specified global warming potential limit beginning January 1, 2025, and lower global warming potential limits beginning January 1, 2030, and January 1, 2033. The bill would specify that these provisions do not restrict the state boards authority to establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below these maximum levels. The bill would require the state board to initiate a rulemaking requiring low and ultra-low global warming potential alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons in a sector unless it is not practicable for entities in the sector to comply with the requirement. The bill would require penalties collected for a violation of these prohibitions to be deposited in the Air Pollution Control Fund. Because a violation of these prohibitions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would prohibit, beginning January 1, 2025, hydrofluorocarbons with a global warming potential greater than 750 that are not reclaimed from being used to replenish leaks or otherwise service stationary equipment owned or operated by the state.
This bill would require the state board to post an assessment on its internet website by January 1, 2025, specifying how to transition the states economy, by sector, away from hydrofluorocarbons and to ultra-low or no global warming potential alternatives no later than 2035, as specified.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law requires, no later than January 1, 2018, the State Air Resources Board to approve and begin implementing a comprehensive short-lived climate pollutant strategy to achieve a reduction in statewide emissions of methane by 40%, hydrofluorocarbon gases by 40%, and anthropogenic black carbon by 50% below 2013 levels by 2030. Existing law provides, among other things, that certain federal prohibitions on the use of class I and class II substances shall apply, except as otherwise provided in state statute or regulation. Existing law requires the state board to expeditiously initiate a rulemaking to conform its regulations to any action by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to approve a previously prohibited hydrofluorocarbon blend for foam blowing pursuant to specified federal laws.
This bill would prohibit a person from offering for sale or distribution, or otherwise entering into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed a specified global warming potential limit beginning January 1, 2025, and lower global warming potential limits beginning January 1, 2030, and January 1, 2033. The bill would specify that these provisions do not restrict the state boards authority to establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below these maximum levels. The bill would require the state board to initiate a rulemaking requiring low and ultra-low global warming potential alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons in a sector unless it is not practicable for entities in the sector to comply with the requirement. The bill would require penalties collected for a violation of these prohibitions to be deposited in the Air Pollution Control Fund. Because a violation of these prohibitions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would prohibit, beginning January 1, 2025, hydrofluorocarbons that are not reclaimed from being used to replenish leaks or otherwise service equipment owned or operated by the state.
This bill would require the state board to post an assessment on its internet website by January 1, 2025, specifying how to transition the states economy economy, by sector, away from hydrofluorocarbons and to ultra-low or no global warming potential alternatives no later than 2035, as specified.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law requires, no later than January 1, 2018, the State Air Resources Board to approve and begin implementing a comprehensive short-lived climate pollutant strategy to achieve a reduction in statewide emissions of methane by 40%, hydrofluorocarbon gases by 40%, and anthropogenic black carbon by 50% below 2013 levels by 2030. Existing law provides, among other things, that certain federal prohibitions on the use of class I and class II substances shall apply, except as otherwise provided in state statute or regulation. Existing law requires the state board to expeditiously initiate a rulemaking to conform its regulations to any action by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to approve a previously prohibited hydrofluorocarbon blend for foam blowing pursuant to specified federal laws.
This bill would prohibit a person from offering for sale or distribution, or otherwise entering into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed a specified global warming potential limit beginning January 1, 2025, and lower global warming potential limits beginning January 1, 2030, and January 1, 2033. The bill would specify that these provisions do not restrict the state boards authority to establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below these maximum levels. The bill would require the state board to initiate a rulemaking requiring low and ultra-low global warming potential alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons in all sectors where a sector unless it is not practicable for entities in the sector to comply with the requirement. The bill would require penalties collected for a violation of these prohibitions to be deposited in the Air Pollution Control Fund. Because a violation of these prohibitions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would prohibit, beginning January 1, 2025, hydrofluorocarbons that are not reclaimed from being used to replenish leaks or otherwise service equipment owned or operated by the state.
This bill would require the state board, in consultation with specified state agencies, to prepare and submit a proposal to the Legislature board to post an assessment on its internet website by January 1, 2024, 2025, specifying how to transition the states economy away from hydrofluorocarbons and to ultra-low or no global warming potential alternatives no later than 2035, as specified.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law requires, no later than January 1, 2018, the State Air Resources Board to approve and begin implementing a comprehensive short-lived climate pollutant strategy to achieve a reduction in statewide emissions of methane by 40%, hydrofluorocarbon gases by 40%, and anthropogenic black carbon by 50% below 2013 levels by 2030. Existing law provides, among other things, that certain federal prohibitions on the use of class I and class II substances shall apply, except as otherwise provided in state statute or regulation. Existing law requires the state board to expeditiously initiate a rulemaking to conform its regulations to any action by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to approve a previously prohibited hydrofluorocarbon blend for foam blowing pursuant to specified federal laws.
This bill would prohibit a person from offering for sale or distribution, or otherwise entering into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed a specified global warming potential limit beginning January 1, 2025, and a lower global warming potential limit limits beginning January 1, 2030. 2030, and January 1, 2033. The bill would specify that these provisions do not restrict the state boards authority to establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below these maximum levels. The bill would require the state board to initiate a rulemaking requiring low and ultra-low global warming potential alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons in all sectors where it is practicable for entities in the sector to comply with the requirement. Because a violation of these prohibitions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would prohibit, beginning January 1, 2025, hydrofluorocarbons that are not reclaimed from being used to replenish leaks or otherwise service equipment owned or operated by the state.
This bill would require the state board, in consultation with specified state agencies, to prepare and submit a proposal to the Legislature by January 1, 2024, specifying how to transition the states economy away from hydrofluorocarbons and to ultra-low or no global warming potential alternatives no later than 2035, as specified.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law requires, no later than January 1, 2018, the State Air Resources Board to approve and begin implementing a comprehensive short-lived climate pollutant strategy to achieve a reduction in statewide emissions of methane by 40%, hydrofluorocarbon gases by 40%, and anthropogenic black carbon by 50% below 2013 levels by 2030. Existing law provides, among other things, that certain federal prohibitions on the use of class I and class II substances shall apply, except as otherwise provided in state statute or regulation. Existing law requires the state board to expeditiously initiate a rulemaking to conform its regulations to any action by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to approve a previously prohibited hydrofluorocarbon blend for foam blowing pursuant to specified federal laws.
This bill would prohibit a person from offering for sale or distribution, or otherwise entering into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed a specified global warming potential limit beginning January 1, 2025, and a lower global warming potential limit beginning January 1, 2030. The bill would specify that these provisions do not restrict the state boards authority to establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below these maximum levels. The bill would require the state board to initiate a rulemaking requiring very low and ultra-low global warming potential alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons in all sectors no later than January 1, 2035. sectors where it is practicable for entities in the sector to comply with the requirement. Because a violation of these prohibitions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would require the state board, in consultation with specified state agencies, to prepare and submit a proposal to the Legislature by January 1, 2024, specifying how to transition the states economy away from hydrofluorocarbons and to ultra-low or no global warming potential alternatives no later than 2035. 2035, as specified.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law requires, no later than January 1, 2018, the State Air Resources Board to approve and begin implementing a comprehensive short-lived climate pollutant strategy to achieve a reduction in statewide emissions of methane by 40%, hydrofluorocarbon gases by 40%, and anthropogenic black carbon by 50% below 2013 levels by 2030. Existing law provides, among other things, that certain federal prohibitions on the use of class I and class II substances shall apply, except as otherwise provided in state statute or regulation. Existing law requires the state board to expeditiously initiate a rulemaking to conform its regulations to any action by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to approve a previously prohibited hydrofluorocarbon blend for foam blowing pursuant to specified federal laws.
This bill would prohibit a person from offering for sale or distribution, or otherwise entering into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed a specified global warming potential limit beginning January 1, 2025, and a lower global warming potential limit beginning January 1, 2030. The bill would authorize specify that these provisions do not restrict the state board boards authority to establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below these maximum levels. The bill would require the state board to initiate a rulemaking to establish deadlines for the adoption of new very low global warming potential refrigerant technology in the state as these become commercially available. requiring very low global warming potential alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons in all sectors no later than January 1, 2035. Because a violation of these prohibitions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would require the state board, in consultation with specified state agencies, to prepare and submit a proposal to the Legislature by January 1, 2024, specifying how to transition the states economy away from hydrofluorocarbons and to natural alternatives with a global warming potential of 15 or lower ultra-low or no global warming potential alternatives no later than 2035.
Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to consider developing a strategy for including low-global-warming-potential refrigerants in equipment funded by the energy efficiency programs overseen by the commission.This bill would require the commission to develop this strategy and would expand the strategy to include natural refrigerants.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law requires, no later than January 1, 2018, the State Air Resources Board to approve and begin implementing a comprehensive short-lived climate pollutant strategy to achieve a reduction in statewide emissions of methane by 40%, hydrofluorocarbon gases by 40%, and anthropogenic black carbon by 50% below 2013 levels by 2030. Existing law provides, among other things, that certain federal prohibitions on the use of class I and class II substances shall apply, except as otherwise provided in state statute or regulation. Existing law requires the state board to expeditiously initiate a rulemaking to conform its regulations to any action by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to approve a previously prohibited hydrofluorocarbon blend for foam blowing pursuant to specified federal laws.
This bill would prohibit a person from offering for sale or distribution, or otherwise entering into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed a specified global warming potential limit beginning January 1, 2025, and a lower global warming potential limit beginning January 1, 2030. The bill would authorize the state board to establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below these maximum levels. The bill would require the state board to initiate a rulemaking to establish deadlines for the adoption of new very low global warming potential refrigerant technology in the state as these become commercially available. Because a violation of these prohibitions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would require the state board, in consultation with specified state agencies, to prepare and submit a proposal to the Legislature by January 1, 2024, specifying how to transition the states economy away from hydrofluorocarbons and to natural alternatives with a global warming potential of 15 or lower no later than 2035.
Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to consider developing a strategy for including low-global-warming-potential refrigerants in equipment funded by the energy efficiency programs overseen by the commission.
This bill would require the commission to develop this strategy and would expand the strategy to include natural refrigerants.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing law requires, no later than January 1, 2018, the State Air Resources Board to approve and begin implementing a comprehensive short-lived climate pollutant strategy to achieve a reduction in statewide emissions of methane by 40%, hydrofluorocarbon gases by 40%, and anthropogenic black carbon by 50% below 2013 levels by 2030. Existing law provides, among other things, that certain federal prohibitions on the use of class I and class II substances shall apply, except as otherwise provided in state statute or regulation. Existing law requires the state board to expeditiously initiate a rulemaking to conform its regulations to any action by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to approve a previously prohibited hydrofluorocarbon blend for foam blowing pursuant to specified federal laws.
This bill would prohibit a person from offering for sale or distribution, or otherwise entering into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed a specified global warming potential limit beginning January 1, 2025, and a lower global warming potential limit beginning January 1, 2030. The bill would authorize the state board to establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below these maximum levels. Because a violation of these prohibitions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1)Short-lived climate pollutants, such as black carbon, hydrofluorocarbons, and methane, are powerful climate forcers that have a dramatic and detrimental effect on air quality, public health, and climate change.
(2)These pollutants create a warming influence on the climate that is many times more potent than that of carbon dioxide.
(3)Hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, are synthetic fluorinated gases that are used in a variety of applications, but mainly to replace ozone-depleting substances in aerosols, foams, refrigeration, and air-conditioning. HFCs have a powerful impact on climate as they trap heat in the atmosphere at a rate of up to thousands of times that of carbon dioxide. The most abundant hydrofluorocarbons are 3,790 times more damaging than carbon dioxide for the atmosphere on a 20-year timescale.
(4)Leaks of hydrofluorocarbons from air-conditioning and refrigeration units are a major source of statewide and global emissions, with an average supermarket refrigeration system leaking 25 percent of its total refrigerant charge annually, equivalent to 1,780 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, or emissions of nearly 400 passenger cars.
(5)Low-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases are available on the market today and, if used in the place of high-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases, could significantly minimize the climate impact of hydrofluorocarbons.
(6)Under Senate Bill 1383 (Chapter 395 of the Statutes of 2016) the state is required to reduce short-lived climate pollutants 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030, and to reduce hydrofluorocarbon emissions 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030. In accordance with this statute, the State Air Resources Board adopted several requirements to prohibit high-global-warming-potential hydrofluorocarbons in certain end uses.
(7)It is in the public interest to reduce the emissions of hydrofluorocarbons in California.
(b)It is the intent of the Legislature to support small businesses in the transition of the states economy to reclaimed refrigerants and alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons that have no or very low global warming impact as soon as possible.
SEC. 2.Section 39735 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39735.(a)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Bulk has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(2)Hydrofluorocarbons has the same meaning as defined in Section 39734.
(3)Global warming potential or GWP is a measure of how much energy the emissions of one ton of a gas will absorb over a given period of time, relative to the emissions of one ton of carbon dioxide. Global warming potential or GWP means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) in 2007, and if a relevant value is not contained in AR4, global warming potential means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the IPCC in its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) in 2013 or as determined by the state board in a regulation adopted pursuant to this section.
(4)Low GWP means GWP of less than 150.
(5)Person has the same meaning as defined in Section 39047.
(6)Reclaim has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended from time to time.
(7)Ultra-low GWP means GWP of less than 10.
(b)(1)A person shall not offer for sale or distribution, or otherwise enter into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed any of the global warming potential limits as specified in paragraph (2), (3), or (4).
(2)Beginning January 1, 2025, the global warming potential shall not exceed 2,200.
(3)Beginning January 1, 2030, the global warming potential shall not exceed 1,500.
(4)Beginning January 1, 2033, the global warming potential shall not exceed 750.
(c)Nothing in this section shall restrict the authority of the state board to establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below the maximum levels established in subdivision (b).
(d)(1)The prohibitions established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) shall not apply to either of the following:
(A)Hydrofluorocarbons that are reclaimed.
(B)(i)Hydrofluorocarbons that are exclusively for use in metered dose inhalers approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for medical purposes.
(ii)The exemption established pursuant to clause (i) shall become inoperative on December 27, 2030.
(2)For bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons, the global warming potential limits established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) apply to the global warming potential of the blended product and do not apply to any component of the blend in isolation.
(e)Beginning January 1, 2025, hydrofluorocarbons with a GWP greater than 750 that are not reclaimed shall not be used to replenish any leaks or otherwise service stationary equipment owned or operated by the state.
(f)To achieve the transition described in subdivision (a) of Section 39736, the state board shall initiate a rulemaking requiring low or ultra-low GWP alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons in a sector unless it is not practicable for entities in the sector to comply with the requirement.
(g)(1)Any violation of this section or any rule, regulation, order, or other measure adopted by the state board pursuant to this section may be enjoined pursuant to Section 41513, and the violation is subject to those penalties set forth in Section 38580 and Article 3 (commencing with Section 42400) of Chapter 4 of Part 4.
(2)Notwithstanding Section 42405 or any other law, penalties collected for a violation of this section shall be deposited in the Air Pollution Control Fund.
(h)The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
SEC. 3.Section 39736 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39736.(a)The state board shall post an assessment on its internet website by January 1, 2025, specifying how to transition the states economy, by sector, away from hydrofluorocarbons and to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives no later than 2035 through maximizing recovery and reclamation and increasing adoption of new low and ultra-low GWP alternative refrigerants.
(b)The assessment prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include all of the following:
(1)A list of all existing sources of incentives for reducing hydrofluorocarbon emissions to the levels specified in Section 39730.5, and whether the required global warming potential of the technology supported in these incentive programs should be lowered.
(2)(A)Proposals for additional incentives, safety testing, and demonstration projects that may be needed to aid the state in transitioning away from hydrofluorocarbons, in increasing availability and access to low GWP, ultra-low GWP, or no-GWP refrigerant technologies available in other countries in the California market, and in increasing refrigerant recovery and reclamation in California.
(B)The safety testing described in subparagraph (A) shall include any safety testing needed to assess proposals to update safety standards and codes for design and use of equipment using low or ultra-low GWPs. The state board may consult with expert agencies and organizations in carrying out this subparagraph.
(3)Suggested legislative or regulatory changes necessary to transition away from hydrofluorocarbons.
(4)Recommendations on any interim steps required to fully transition to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives, including recommendations for how to establish a robust reclamation system for hydrofluorocarbons with higher global warming potentials. The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall conduct an analysis of issues preventing high levels of hydrofluorocarbon reclamation today, which shall include an analysis of the reverse supply chain and interviews with appliance technicians servicing appliances using hydrofluorocarbons in the state and with refrigerant distributors and wholesalers to identify fundamental barriers to reclaiming refrigerant.
(5)Workforce training and certification recommendations to grow the workforce of technicians capable of handling ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives and servicing the new appliances that use these refrigerants.
(c)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Global warming potential or GWP has the same meaning as defined in Section 39735.
(2)Low GWP means GWP of less than 150.
(3)Ultra-low GWP means GWP of less than 10.
SEC. 4.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1)Short-lived climate pollutants, such as black carbon, hydrofluorocarbons, and methane, are powerful climate forcers that have a dramatic and detrimental effect on air quality, public health, and climate change.
(2)These pollutants create a warming influence on the climate that is many times more potent than that of carbon dioxide.
(3)Hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, are synthetic fluorinated gases that are used in a variety of applications, but mainly to replace ozone-depleting substances in aerosols, foams, refrigeration, and air-conditioning. HFCs have a powerful impact on climate as they trap heat in the atmosphere at a rate of up to thousands of times that of carbon dioxide. The most abundant hydrofluorocarbons are 3,790 times more damaging than carbon dioxide for the atmosphere on a 20-year timescale.
(4)Leaks of hydrofluorocarbons from air-conditioning and refrigeration units are a major source of statewide and global emissions, with an average supermarket refrigeration system leaking 25 percent of its total refrigerant charge annually, equivalent to 1,780 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, or emissions of nearly 400 passenger cars.
(5)Low-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases are available on the market today and, if used in the place of high-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases, could significantly minimize the climate impact of hydrofluorocarbons.
(6)Under Senate Bill 1383 (Chapter 395 of the Statutes of 2016) the state is required to reduce short-lived climate pollutants 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030, and to reduce hydrofluorocarbon emissions 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030. In accordance with this statute, the State Air Resources Board adopted several requirements to prohibit high-global-warming-potential hydrofluorocarbons in certain end uses.
(7)It is in the public interest to reduce the emissions of hydrofluorocarbons in California.
(b)It is the intent of the Legislature to support small businesses in the transition of the states economy to reclaimed refrigerants and alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons that have no or very low global warming impact as soon as possible.
SEC. 2.Section 39735 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39735.(a)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Bulk has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(2)Hydrofluorocarbons has the same meaning as defined in Section 39734.
(3)Global warming potential or GWP is a measure of how much energy the emissions of one ton of a gas will absorb over a given period of time, relative to the emissions of one ton of carbon dioxide. Global warming potential or GWP means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) in 2007, and if a relevant value is not contained in AR4, global warming potential means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the IPCC in its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) in 2013 or as determined by the state board in a regulation adopted pursuant to this section.
(4)Low GWP means GWP of less than 150.
(5)Person has the same meaning as defined in Section 39047.
(6)Reclaim has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended from time to time.
(7)Ultra-low GWP means GWP of less than 10.
(b)(1)A person shall not offer for sale or distribution, or otherwise enter into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed any of the global warming potential limits as specified in paragraph (2), (3), or (4).
(2)Beginning January 1, 2025, the global warming potential shall not exceed 2,200.
(3)Beginning January 1, 2030, the global warming potential shall not exceed 1,500.
(4)Beginning January 1, 2033, the global warming potential shall not exceed 750.
(c)Nothing in this section shall restrict the authority of the state board to establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below the maximum levels established in subdivision (b).
(d)(1)The prohibitions established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) shall not apply to either of the following:
(A)Hydrofluorocarbons that are reclaimed.
(B)(i)Hydrofluorocarbons that are exclusively for use in metered dose inhalers approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for medical purposes.
(ii)The exemption established pursuant to clause (i) shall become inoperative on December 27, 2030.
(2)For bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons, the global warming potential limits established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) apply to the global warming potential of the blended product and do not apply to any component of the blend in isolation.
(e)Beginning January 1, 2025, hydrofluorocarbons with a GWP greater than 750 that are not reclaimed shall not be used to replenish any leaks or otherwise service stationary equipment owned or operated by the state.
(f)To achieve the transition described in subdivision (a) of Section 39736, the state board shall initiate a rulemaking requiring low or ultra-low GWP alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons in a sector unless it is not practicable for entities in the sector to comply with the requirement.
(g)(1)Any violation of this section or any rule, regulation, order, or other measure adopted by the state board pursuant to this section may be enjoined pursuant to Section 41513, and the violation is subject to those penalties set forth in Section 38580 and Article 3 (commencing with Section 42400) of Chapter 4 of Part 4.
(2)Notwithstanding Section 42405 or any other law, penalties collected for a violation of this section shall be deposited in the Air Pollution Control Fund.
(h)The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
SEC. 3.Section 39736 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39736.(a)The state board shall post an assessment on its internet website by January 1, 2025, specifying how to transition the states economy, by sector, away from hydrofluorocarbons and to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives no later than 2035 through maximizing recovery and reclamation and increasing adoption of new low and ultra-low GWP alternative refrigerants.
(b)The assessment prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include all of the following:
(1)A list of all existing sources of incentives for reducing hydrofluorocarbon emissions to the levels specified in Section 39730.5, and whether the required global warming potential of the technology supported in these incentive programs should be lowered.
(2)(A)Proposals for additional incentives, safety testing, and demonstration projects that may be needed to aid the state in transitioning away from hydrofluorocarbons, in increasing availability and access to low GWP, ultra-low GWP, or no-GWP refrigerant technologies available in other countries in the California market, and in increasing refrigerant recovery and reclamation in California.
(B)The safety testing described in subparagraph (A) shall include any safety testing needed to assess proposals to update safety standards and codes for design and use of equipment using low or ultra-low GWPs. The state board may consult with expert agencies and organizations in carrying out this subparagraph.
(3)Suggested legislative or regulatory changes necessary to transition away from hydrofluorocarbons.
(4)Recommendations on any interim steps required to fully transition to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives, including recommendations for how to establish a robust reclamation system for hydrofluorocarbons with higher global warming potentials. The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall conduct an analysis of issues preventing high levels of hydrofluorocarbon reclamation today, which shall include an analysis of the reverse supply chain and interviews with appliance technicians servicing appliances using hydrofluorocarbons in the state and with refrigerant distributors and wholesalers to identify fundamental barriers to reclaiming refrigerant.
(5)Workforce training and certification recommendations to grow the workforce of technicians capable of handling ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives and servicing the new appliances that use these refrigerants.
(c)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Global warming potential or GWP has the same meaning as defined in Section 39735.
(2)Low GWP means GWP of less than 150.
(3)Ultra-low GWP means GWP of less than 10.
SEC. 4.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1)Short-lived climate pollutants, such as black carbon, hydrofluorocarbons, and methane, are powerful climate forcers that have a dramatic and detrimental effect on air quality, public health, and climate change.
(2)These pollutants create a warming influence on the climate that is many times more potent than that of carbon dioxide.
(3)Hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, are synthetic fluorinated gases that are used in a variety of applications, but mainly to replace ozone-depleting substances in aerosols, foams, refrigeration, and air-conditioning. HFCs have a powerful impact on climate as they trap heat in the atmosphere at a rate of up to thousands of times that of carbon dioxide. The most abundant hydrofluorocarbons are 3,790 times more damaging than carbon dioxide for the atmosphere on a 20-year timescale.
(4)Leaks of hydrofluorocarbons from air-conditioning and refrigeration units are a major source of statewide and global emissions, with an average supermarket refrigeration system leaking 25 percent of its total refrigerant charge annually, equivalent to 1,780 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, or emissions of nearly 400 passenger cars.
(5)Low-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases are available on the market today and, if used in the place of high-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases, could significantly minimize the climate impact of hydrofluorocarbons.
(6)Under Senate Bill 1383 (Chapter 395 of the Statutes of 2016) the state is required to reduce short-lived climate pollutants 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030, and to reduce hydrofluorocarbon emissions 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030. In accordance with this statute, the State Air Resources Board adopted several requirements to prohibit high-global-warming-potential hydrofluorocarbons in certain end uses.
(7)It is in the public interest to reduce the emissions of hydrofluorocarbons in California.
(b)It is the intent of the Legislature to support small businesses in the transition of the states economy to reclaimed refrigerants and alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons that have no or very low global warming impact as soon as possible.
SEC. 2.Section 39735 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39735.(a)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Bulk has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(2)Hydrofluorocarbons has the same meaning as defined in Section 39734.
(3)Global warming potential or GWP is a measure of how much energy the emissions of one ton of a gas will absorb over a given period of time, relative to the emissions of one ton of carbon dioxide. Global warming potential or GWP means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) in 2007, and if a relevant value is not contained in AR4, global warming potential means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the IPCC in its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) in 2013 or as determined by the state board in a regulation adopted pursuant to this section.
(4)Low GWP means GWP of less than 150.
(5)Person has the same meaning as defined in Section 39047.
(6)Reclaim has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended from time to time.
(7)Ultra-low GWP means GWP of less than 10.
(b)(1)A person shall not offer for sale or distribution, or otherwise enter into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed any of the global warming potential limits as specified in paragraph (2), (3), or (4).
(2)Beginning January 1, 2025, the global warming potential shall not exceed 2,200.
(3)Beginning January 1, 2030, the global warming potential shall not exceed 1,500.
(4)Beginning January 1, 2033, the global warming potential shall not exceed 750.
(c)Nothing in this section shall restrict the authority of the state board to establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below the maximum levels established in subdivision (b).
(d)(1)The prohibitions established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) shall not apply to hydrofluorocarbons either of the following:
(A)Hydrofluorocarbons that are reclaimed.
(B)(i)Hydrofluorocarbons that are exclusively for use in metered dose inhalers approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for medical purposes.
(ii)The exemption established pursuant to clause (i) shall become inoperative on December 27, 2030.
(2)For bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons, the global warming potential limits established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) apply to the global warming potential of the blended product and do not apply to any component of the blend in isolation.
(e)Beginning January 1, 2025, hydrofluorocarbons with a GWP greater than 750 that are not reclaimed shall not be used to replenish any leaks or otherwise service stationary equipment owned or operated by the state.
(f)To achieve the transition described in subdivision (a) of Section 39736, the state board shall initiate a rulemaking requiring low or ultra-low GWP alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons in a sector unless it is not practicable for entities in the sector to comply with the requirement.
(g)(1)Any violation of this section or any rule, regulation, order, or other measure adopted by the state board pursuant to this section may be enjoined pursuant to Section 41513, and the violation is subject to those penalties set forth in Section 38580 and Article 3 (commencing with Section 42400) of Chapter 4 of Part 4.
(2)Notwithstanding Section 42405 or any other law, penalties collected for a violation of this section shall be deposited in the Air Pollution Control Fund.
(h)The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
SEC. 3.Section 39736 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39736.(a)The state board shall post an assessment on its internet website by January 1, 2025, specifying how to transition the states economy, by sector, away from hydrofluorocarbons and to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives no later than 2035 through maximizing recovery and reclamation and increasing adoption of new low and ultra-low GWP alternative refrigerants.
(b)The assessment prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include all of the following:
(1)A list of all existing sources of incentives for reducing hydrofluorocarbon emissions to the levels specified in Section 39730.5, and whether the required global warming potential of the technology supported in these incentive programs should be lowered.
(2)(A)Proposals for additional incentives, safety testing, and demonstration projects that may be needed to aid the state in transitioning away from hydrofluorocarbons, in increasing availability and access to low GWP, ultra-low GWP, or no-GWP refrigerant technologies available in other countries in the California market, and in increasing refrigerant recovery and reclamation in California.
(B)The safety testing described in subparagraph (A) shall include any safety testing needed to assess proposals to update safety standards and codes for design and use of equipment using low or ultra-low GWPs. The state board may consult with expert agencies and organizations in carrying out this subparagraph.
(3)Suggested legislative or regulatory changes necessary to transition away from hydrofluorocarbons.
(4)Recommendations on any interim steps required to fully transition to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives, including recommendations for how to establish a robust reclamation system for hydrofluorocarbons with higher global warming potentials. The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall conduct an analysis of issues preventing high levels of hydrofluorocarbon reclamation today, which shall include an analysis of the reverse supply chain and interviews with appliance technicians servicing appliances using hydrofluorocarbons in the state and with refrigerant distributors and wholesalers to identify fundamental barriers to reclaiming refrigerant.
(5)Workforce training and certification recommendations to grow the workforce of technicians capable of handling ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives and servicing the new appliances that use these refrigerants.
(c)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Global warming potential or GWP has the same meaning as defined in Section 39735.
(2)Low GWP means GWP of less than 150.
(3)Ultra-low GWP means GWP of less than 10.
SEC. 4.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1)Short-lived climate pollutants, such as black carbon, hydrofluorocarbons, and methane, are powerful climate forcers that have a dramatic and detrimental effect on air quality, public health, and climate change.
(2)These pollutants create a warming influence on the climate that is many times more potent than that of carbon dioxide.
(3)Hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, are synthetic fluorinated gases that are used in a variety of applications, but mainly to replace ozone-depleting substances in aerosols, foams, refrigeration, and air-conditioning. HFCs have a powerful impact on climate as they trap heat in the atmosphere at a rate of up to thousands of times that of carbon dioxide. The most abundant hydrofluorocarbons are 3,790 times more damaging than carbon dioxide for the atmosphere on a 20-year timescale.
(4)Leaks of hydrofluorocarbons from air-conditioning and refrigeration units are a major source of statewide and global emissions, with an average supermarket refrigeration system leaking 25 percent of its total refrigerant charge annually, equivalent to 1,780 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, or emissions of nearly 400 passenger cars.
(5)Low-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases are available on the market today and, if used in the place of high-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases, could significantly minimize the climate impact of hydrofluorocarbons.
(6)Under Senate Bill 1383 (Chapter 395 of the Statutes of 2016) the state is required to reduce short-lived climate pollutants 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030, and to reduce hydrofluorocarbon emissions 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030. In accordance with this statute, the State Air Resources Board adopted several requirements to prohibit high-global-warming-potential hydrofluorocarbons in certain end uses.
(7)It is in the public interest to reduce the emissions of hydrofluorocarbons in California.
(b)It is the intent of the Legislature to support small businesses in the transition of the states economy to reclaimed refrigerants and alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons that have no or very low global warming impact as soon as possible.
SEC. 2.Section 39735 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39735.(a)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Bulk has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(2)Hydrofluorocarbons has the same meaning as defined in Section 39734.
(3)Global warming potential or GWP is a measure of how much energy the emissions of one ton of a gas will absorb over a given period of time, relative to the emissions of one ton of carbon dioxide. Global warming potential or GWP means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) in 2007, and if a relevant value is not contained in AR4, global warming potential means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the IPCC in its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) in 2013 or as determined by the state board in a regulation adopted pursuant to this section.
(4)Low GWP means GWP of less than 150.
(5)Person has the same meaning as defined in Section 39047.
(6)Reclaim has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Regulations, as amended from time to time.
(7)Ultra-low GWP means GWP of less than 10.
(b)(1)A person shall not offer for sale or distribution, or otherwise enter into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed any of the global warming potential limits as specified in paragraph (2), (3), or (4).
(2)Beginning January 1, 2025, the global warming potential shall not exceed 2,200.
(3)Beginning January 1, 2030, the global warming potential shall not exceed 1,500.
(4)Beginning January 1, 2033, the global warming potential shall not exceed 750.
(c)Nothing in this section shall restrict the authority of the state board to establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below the maximum levels established in subdivision (b).
(d)(1)The prohibitions established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) shall not apply to either of the following: hydrofluorocarbons that are reclaimed.
(A)Hydrofluorocarbons that are reclaimed.(B)Hydrofluorocarbons that are exclusively for use in metered dose inhalers approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for medical purposes.(2)For bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons, the global warming potential limits established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) apply to the global warming potential of the blended product and do not apply to any component of the blend in isolation.
(e)Beginning January 1, 2025, hydrofluorocarbons with a GWP greater than 750 that are not reclaimed shall not be used to replenish any leaks or otherwise service stationary equipment owned or operated by the state.
(f)The To achieve the transition described in subdivision (a) of Section 39736, the state board shall initiate a rulemaking requiring low or ultra-low GWP alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons in a sector unless it is not practicable for entities in the sector to comply with the requirement.
(g)(1)Any violation of this section or any rule, regulation, order, or other measure adopted by the state board pursuant to this section may be enjoined pursuant to Section 41513, and the violation is subject to those penalties set forth in Section 38580 and Article 3 (commencing with Section 42400) of Chapter 4 of Part 4.
(2)Notwithstanding Section 42405 or any other law, penalties collected for a violation of this section shall be deposited in the Air Pollution Control Fund.
(h)The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
SEC. 3.Section 39736 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39736.(a)The state board shall post an assessment on its internet website by January 1, 2025, specifying how to transition the states economy, by sector, away from hydrofluorocarbons and to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives no later than 2035 through maximizing recovery and reclamation and increasing adoption of new low and ultra-low GWP alternative refrigerants.
(b)The assessment prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include all of the following:
(1)A list of all existing sources of incentives for reducing hydrofluorocarbon emissions to the levels specified in Section 39730.5, and whether the required global warming potential of the technology supported in these incentive programs should be lowered.
(2)(A)Proposals for additional incentives, safety testing, and demonstration projects that may be needed to aid the state in transitioning away from hydrofluorocarbons, in increasing availability and access to low GWP, ultra-low GWP, or no-GWP refrigerant technologies available in other countries in the California market, and in increasing refrigerant recovery and reclamation in California.
(B)The safety testing described in subparagraph (A) shall include any safety testing needed to assess proposals to update safety standards and codes for design and use of equipment using low or ultra-low GWPs. The state board may consult with expert agencies and organizations in carrying out this subparagraph.
(3)Suggested legislative or regulatory changes necessary to transition away from hydrofluorocarbons.
(4)Recommendations on any interim steps required to fully transition to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives, including recommendations for how to establish a robust reclamation system for hydrofluorocarbons with higher global warming potentials. The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall conduct an analysis of issues preventing high levels of hydrofluorocarbon reclamation today, which shall include an analysis of the reverse supply chain and interviews with appliance technicians servicing appliances using hydrofluorocarbons in the state and with refrigerant distributors and wholesalers to identify fundamental barriers to reclaiming refrigerant.
(5)Workforce training and certification recommendations to grow the workforce of technicians capable of handling ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives and servicing the new appliances that use these refrigerants.
(6)A list of all areas where the state owns or operates appliances that use hydrofluorocarbons, and a proposal for the most cost-effective way to improve refrigerant management, including leak detection and reduction and reclamation during decommissioning, and to transition those appliances to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives.(c)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Global warming potential or GWP has the same meaning as defined in Section 39735.
(2)Low GWP means GWP of less than 150.
(3)Ultra-low GWP means GWP of less than 10.
SEC. 4.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1)Short-lived climate pollutants, such as black carbon, hydrofluorocarbons, and methane, are powerful climate forcers that have a dramatic and detrimental effect on air quality, public health, and climate change.
(2)These pollutants create a warming influence on the climate that is many times more potent than that of carbon dioxide.
(3)Hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, are synthetic fluorinated gases that are used in a variety of applications, but mainly to replace ozone-depleting substances in aerosols, foams, refrigeration, and air-conditioning. HFCs have a powerful impact on climate as they trap heat in the atmosphere at a rate of up to thousands of times that of carbon dioxide. The most abundant hydrofluorocarbons are 3,790 times more damaging than carbon dioxide for the atmosphere on a 20-year timescale.
(4)Leaks of hydrofluorocarbons from air-conditioning and refrigeration units are a major source of statewide and global emissions, with an average supermarket refrigeration system leaking 25 percent of its total refrigerant charge annually, equivalent to 1,780 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, or emissions of nearly 400 passenger cars.
(5)Low-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases are available on the market today and, if used in the place of high-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases, could significantly minimize the climate impact of hydrofluorocarbons.
(6)Under Senate Bill 1383 (Chapter 395 of the Statutes of 2016) the state is required to reduce short-lived climate pollutants 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030, and to reduce hydrofluorocarbon emissions 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030. In accordance with this statute, the State Air Resources Board adopted several requirements to prohibit high-global-warming-potential hydrofluorocarbons in certain end uses.
(7)It is in the public interest to reduce the emissions of hydrofluorocarbons in California.
(b)It is the intent of the Legislature to support small businesses in the transition of the states economy to reclaimed refrigerants and alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons that have no or very low global warming impact as soon as possible.
SEC. 2.Section 39735 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39735.(a)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Bulk has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(2)Hydrofluorocarbons has the same meaning as defined in Section 39734.
(3)Global warming potential or GWP is a measure of how much energy the emissions of one ton of a gas will absorb over a given period of time, relative to the emissions of one ton of carbon dioxide. Global warming potential or GWP means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) in 2007, and if a relevant value is not contained in AR4, global warming potential means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the IPCC in its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) in 2013 or as determined by the state board in a regulation adopted pursuant to this section.
(4)Low GWP means GWP of less than 150.
(5)Person has the same meaning as defined in Section 39047.
(6)Reclaim has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(7)Ultra-low GWP means GWP of less than 10.
(b)(1)A person shall not offer for sale or distribution, or otherwise enter into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed any of the global warming potential limits as specified in paragraph (2), (3), or (4).
(2)Beginning January 1, 2025, the global warming potential shall not exceed 2,200.
(3)Beginning January 1, 2030, the global warming potential shall not exceed 1,400. 1,500.
(4)Beginning January 1, 2033, the global warming potential shall not exceed 750.
(c)Nothing in this section shall restrict the authority of the state board to establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below the maximum levels established in subdivision (b).
(d)(1)The prohibitions established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) shall not apply to either of the following:
(A)Hydrofluorocarbons that are reclaimed.
(B)Hydrofluorocarbons that are exclusively for use in metered dose inhalers approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for medical purposes.
(2)For bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons, the global warming potential limits established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) apply to the global warming potential of the blended product and do not apply to any component of the blend in isolation.
(e)Beginning January 1, 2025, hydrofluorocarbons that are not reclaimed shall not be used to replenish any leaks or otherwise service equipment owned or operated by the state.
(f)The state board shall initiate a rulemaking requiring low or ultra-low GWP alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons in a sector unless it is not practicable for entities in the sector to comply with the requirement.
(g)(1)Any violation of this section or any rule, regulation, order, or other measure adopted by the state board pursuant to this section may be enjoined pursuant to Section 41513, and the violation is subject to those penalties set forth in Section 38580 and Article 3 (commencing with Section 42400) of Chapter 4 of Part 4.
(2)Notwithstanding Section 42405 or any other law, penalties collected for a violation of this section shall be deposited in the Air Pollution Control Fund.
(h)The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
SEC. 3.Section 39736 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39736.(a)The state board shall post an assessment on its internet website by January 1, 2025, specifying how to transition the states economy economy, by sector, away from hydrofluorocarbons and to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives no later than 2035 through maximizing recovery and reclamation and increasing adoption of new low and ultra-low GWP alternative refrigerants.
(b)The assessment prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include all of the following:
(1)A list of all existing sources of incentives for reducing hydrofluorocarbon emissions to the levels specified in Section 39730.5, and whether the required global warming potential of the technology supported in these incentive programs should be lowered.
(2)(A)Proposals for additional incentives, safety testing, and demonstration projects that may be needed to aid the state in transitioning away from hydrofluorocarbons, in increasing availability and access to low GWP, ultra-low GWP, or no-GWP refrigerant technologies available in other countries in the California market, and in increasing refrigerant recovery and reclamation in California.
(B)The safety testing described in subparagraph (A) shall include any safety testing needed to assess proposals to update safety standards and codes for design and use of equipment using low or ultra-low GWPs.
(3)Suggested legislative or regulatory changes necessary to transition away from hydrofluorocarbons.
(4)Recommendations on any interim steps required to fully transition to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives, including recommendations for how to establish a robust reclamation system for hydrofluorocarbons with higher global warming potentials. The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall conduct an analysis of issues preventing high levels of hydrofluorocarbon reclamation today, which shall include an analysis of the reverse supply chain and interviews with appliance technicians servicing appliances using hydrofluorocarbons in the state and with refrigerant distributors and wholesalers to identify fundamental barriers to reclaiming refrigerant.
(5)Workforce training and certification recommendations to grow the workforce of technicians capable of handling ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives and servicing the new appliances that use these refrigerants.
(6)A list of all areas where the state owns or operates appliances that use hydrofluorocarbons, and a proposal for the most cost-effective way to improve refrigerant management, including leak detection and reduction and reclamation during decommissioning, and to transition those appliances to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives.
(c)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Global warming potential or GWP has the same meaning as defined in Section 39735.
(2)Low GWP means GWP of less than 150.
(3)Ultra-low GWP means GWP of less than 10.
SEC. 4.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1)Short-lived climate pollutants, such as black carbon, hydrofluorocarbons, and methane, are powerful climate forcers that have a dramatic and detrimental effect on air quality, public health, and climate change.
(2)These pollutants create a warming influence on the climate that is many times more potent than that of carbon dioxide.
(3)Hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, are synthetic fluorinated gases that are used in a variety of applications, but mainly to replace ozone-depleting substances in aerosols, foams, refrigeration, and air-conditioning. HFCs have a powerful impact on climate as they trap heat in the atmosphere at a rate of up to thousands of times that of carbon dioxide. The most abundant hydrofluorocarbons are 3,790 times more damaging than carbon dioxide for the atmosphere on a 20-year timescale.
(4)Leaks of hydrofluorocarbons from air-conditioning and refrigeration units are a major source of statewide and global emissions, with an average supermarket refrigeration system leaking 25 percent of its total refrigerant charge annually, equivalent to 1,780 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, or emissions of nearly 400 passenger cars.
(5)Low-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases are available on the market today and, if used in the place of high-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases, could significantly minimize the climate impact of hydrofluorocarbons.
(6)Under Senate Bill 1383 (Chapter 395 of the Statutes of 2016) the state is required to reduce short-lived climate pollutants 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030, and to reduce hydrofluorocarbon emissions 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030. In accordance with this statute, the State Air Resources Board adopted several requirements to prohibit high-global-warming-potential hydrofluorocarbons in certain end uses.
(7)It is in the public interest to reduce the emissions of hydrofluorocarbons in California.
(b)It is the intent of the Legislature to support small businesses in the transition of the states economy to reclaimed refrigerants and alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons that have no or very low global warming impact as soon as possible.
SEC. 2.Section 39735 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39735.(a)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Bulk has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(2)Hydrofluorocarbons has the same meaning as defined in Section 39734.
(3)Global warming potential or GWP is a measure of how much energy the emissions of one ton of a gas will absorb over a given period of time, relative to the emissions of one ton of carbon dioxide. Global warming potential or GWP means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) in 2007, and if a relevant value is not contained in AR4, global warming potential means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the IPCC in its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) in 2013 or as determined by the state board in a regulation adopted pursuant to this section.
(4)Low GWP means GWP of less than 150.
(5)Person has the same meaning as defined in Section 39047.
(6)Reclaim has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(7)Ultra-low GWP means GWP of less than 10.
(b)(1)A person shall not offer for sale or distribution, or otherwise enter into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed any of the global warming potential limits as specified in paragraph (2), (3), or (4).
(2)Beginning January 1, 2025, the global warming potential shall not exceed 2,200.
(3)Beginning January 1, 2030, the global warming potential shall not exceed 1,400.
(4)Beginning January 1, 2033, the global warming potential shall not exceed 750.
(c)Nothing in this section shall restrict the authority of the state board to establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below the maximum levels established in subdivision (b).
(d)(1)The prohibitions established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) shall not apply to hydrofluorocarbons either of the following:
(A)Hydrofluorocarbons that are reclaimed.
(B)Hydrofluorocarbons that are exclusively for use in metered dose inhalers approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for medical purposes.
(2)For bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons, the global warming potential limits established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) apply to the global warming potential of the blended product and do not apply to any component of the blend in isolation.
(e)Beginning January 1, 2025, hydrofluorocarbons that are not reclaimed shall not be used to replenish any leaks or otherwise service equipment owned or operated by the state.
(f)The state board shall initiate a rulemaking requiring low or ultra-low GWP alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons in all sectors where a sector unless it is not practicable for entities in the sector to comply with the requirement.
(g)(1)Any violation of this section or any rule, regulation, order, or other measure adopted by the state board pursuant to this section may be enjoined pursuant to Section 41513, and the violation is subject to those penalties set forth in Section 38580 and Article 3 (commencing with Section 42400) of Chapter 4 of Part 4.
(2)Notwithstanding Section 42405 or any other law, penalties collected for a violation of this section shall be deposited in the Air Pollution Control Fund.
(g)(h)The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
SEC. 3.Section 39736 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39736.(a)The state board, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the Department of Industrial Relations, the Contractors State License Board, and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, board shall prepare and submit a proposal to the Legislature post an assessment on its internet website by January 1, 2024, 2025, specifying how to transition the states economy away from hydrofluorocarbons and to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives no later than 2035 through maximizing recovery and reclamation and increasing adoption of new low and ultra-low GWP alternative refrigerants.
(b)The proposal assessment prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include all of the following:
(1)A list of all existing sources of incentives for reducing hydrofluorocarbon emissions to the levels specified in Section 39730.5, and whether the required global warming potential of the technology supported in these incentive programs should be lowered.
(2)(A)Proposals for additional incentives, safety testing, and demonstration projects that may be needed to aid the state in transitioning away from hydrofluorocarbons, in increasing availability and access to low GWP, ultra-low GWP GWP, or no-GWP refrigerant technologies available in other countries in the California market, and in increasing refrigerant recovery and reclamation in California.
(B)The safety testing described in subparagraph (A) shall include any safety testing needed to assess proposals to update safety standards and codes for design and use of equipment using low or ultra-low GWPs.
(3)Suggested legislative or regulatory changes necessary to transition away from hydrofluorocarbons.
(4)Recommendations on any interim steps required to fully transition to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives, including recommendations for how to establish a robust reclamation system for hydrofluorocarbons with higher global warming potentials. The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall conduct an analysis of issues preventing high levels of hydrofluorocarbon reclamation today, which shall include an analysis of the reverse supply chain and interviews with appliance technicians servicing appliances using hydrofluorocarbons in the state and with refrigerant distributors and wholesalers to identify fundamental barriers to reclaiming refrigerant.
(5)Workforce training and certification recommendations to grow the workforce of technicians capable of handling ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives and servicing the new appliances that use these refrigerants.
(6)A list of all areas where the state owns or operates appliances that use hydrofluorocarbons, and a proposal for the most cost-effective way to improve refrigerant management, including leak detection and reduction and reclamation during decommissioning, and to transition those appliances to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives.
(c)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Global warming potential or GWP has the same meaning as defined in Section 39735.
(2)Low GWP means GWP of less than 150.
(3)Ultra-low GWP means GWP of less than 10.
(d)(1)The proposal to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(2)Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2028.SEC. 4.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1)Short-lived climate pollutants, such as black carbon, hydrofluorocarbons, and methane, are powerful climate forcers that have a dramatic and detrimental effect on air quality, public health, and climate change.
(2)These pollutants create a warming influence on the climate that is many times more potent than that of carbon dioxide.
(3)Hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, are synthetic fluorinated gases that are used in a variety of applications, but mainly to replace ozone-depleting substances in aerosols, foams, refrigeration, and air-conditioning. HFCs have a powerful impact on climate as they trap heat in the atmosphere at a rate of up to thousands of times that of carbon dioxide. The most abundant hydrofluorocarbons are 3,790 times more damaging than carbon dioxide for the atmosphere on a 20-year timescale.
(4)Leaks of hydrofluorocarbons from air-conditioning and refrigeration units are a major source of statewide and global emissions, with an average supermarket refrigeration system leaking 25 percent of its total refrigerant charge annually, equivalent to 1,780 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, or emissions of nearly 400 passenger cars.
(5)Low-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases are available on the market today and, if used in the place of high-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases, could significantly minimize the climate impact of hydrofluorocarbons.
(6)Under Senate Bill 1383 (Chapter 395 of the Statutes of 2016) the state is required to reduce short-lived climate pollutants 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030, and to reduce hydrofluorocarbon emissions 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030. In accordance with this statute, the State Air Resources Board adopted several requirements to prohibit high-global-warming-potential hydrofluorocarbons in certain end uses.
(7)It is in the public interest to reduce the emissions of hydrofluorocarbons in California.
(b)It is the intent of the Legislature to support small businesses in the transition of the states economy to reclaimed refrigerants and alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons that have no or very low global warming impact as soon as possible.
SEC. 2.Section 39735 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39735.(a)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Bulk has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(2)Hydrofluorocarbons has the same meaning as defined in Section 39734.
(3)Global warming potential or GWP is a measure of how much energy the emissions of one ton of a gas will absorb over a given period of time, relative to the emissions of one ton of carbon dioxide. Global warming potential or GWP means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) in 2007, and if a relevant value is not contained in AR4, then Global Warming Potential global warming potential means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the IPCC in its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) in 2013, 2013 or as determined by the state board in a regulation adopted pursuant to this section.
(4)Low GWP means GWP of less than 150.
(5)Person has the same meaning as defined in Section 39047.
(6)Reclaim has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(7)Ultra-low GWP means GWP of less than 10.
(b)(1)A person shall not offer for sale or distribution, or otherwise enter into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed any of the global warming potential limits as specified in paragraphs (2) and (3). paragraph (2), (3), or (4).
(2)Beginning January 1, 2025, the global warming potential shall not exceed 1,400. 2,200.
(3)Beginning January 1, 2030, the global warming potential shall not exceed 750. 1,400.
(4)Beginning January 1, 2033, the global warming potential shall not exceed 750.
(c)Nothing in this section shall restrict the authority of the state board to establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below the maximum levels established in subdivision (b).
(d)(1)The prohibitions established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) shall not apply to hydrofluorocarbons that are reclaimed.
(2)For bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons, the global warming potential limits established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) apply to the global warming potential of the blended product and do not apply to any component of the blend in isolation.
(e)Beginning January 1, 2025, hydrofluorocarbons that are not reclaimed shall not be used to replenish any leaks or otherwise service equipment owned or operated by the state.
(e)(f)The state board shall initiate a rulemaking requiring low or ultra-low GWP alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons in all sectors where it is practicable for entities in the sector to comply with the requirement.
(f)(g)The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
SEC. 3.Section 39736 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39736.(a)The state board, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the Department of Industrial Relations, the Contractors State License Board, and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, shall prepare and submit a proposal to the Legislature by January 1, 2024, specifying how to transition the states economy away from hydrofluorocarbons and to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives no later than 2035 through maximizing recovery and reclamation and increasing adoption of new low and ultra-low GWP alternative refrigerants.
(b)The proposal prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include all of the following:
(1)A list of all existing sources of incentives for reducing hydrofluorocarbon emissions to the levels specified in Section 39730.5, and whether the required global warming potential of the technology supported in these incentive programs should be lowered.
(2)(A)Proposals for additional incentives, safety testing, and demonstration projects that may be needed to aid the state in transitioning away from hydrofluorocarbons, in increasing availability and access to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP refrigerant technologies available in other countries in the California market, and in increasing refrigerant recovery and reclamation in California.
(B)The safety testing described in subparagraph (A) shall include any safety testing needed to assess proposals to update safety standards and codes for design and use of equipment using low or ultra-low GWPs.
(3)Suggested legislative or regulatory changes necessary to transition away from hydrofluorocarbons.
(4)Recommendations on any interim steps required to fully transition to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives, including recommendations for how to establish a robust reclamation system for hydrofluorocarbons with higher global warming potentials. The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall conduct an analysis of issues preventing high levels of hydrofluorocarbon reclamation today, which shall include an analysis of the reverse supply chain and interviews with appliance technicians servicing appliances using hydrofluorocarbons in the state and with refrigerant distributors and wholesalers to identify fundamental barriers to reclaiming refrigerant.
(5)Workforce training and certification recommendations to grow the workforce of technicians capable of handling ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives and servicing the new appliances that use these refrigerants.
(6)A list of all areas where the state owns or operates appliances that use hydrofluorocarbons, and a proposal for the most cost-effective way to improve refrigerant management, including leak detection and reduction and reclamation during decommissioning, and to transition those appliances to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives.
(c)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Global warming potential or GWP has the same meaning as defined in Section 39735.
(2)Low GWP means GWP of less than 150.
(3)Ultra-low GWP means GWP of less than 10.
(d)(1)The proposal to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(2)Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2028.
SEC. 4.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1)Short-lived climate pollutants, such as black carbon, hydrofluorocarbons, and methane, are powerful climate forcers that have a dramatic and detrimental effect on air quality, public health, and climate change.
(2)These pollutants create a warming influence on the climate that is many times more potent than that of carbon dioxide.
(3)Hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, are synthetic fluorinated gases that are used in a variety of applications, but mainly to replace ozone-depleting substances in aerosols, foams, refrigeration, and air-conditioning. HFCs have a powerful impact on climate as they trap heat in the atmosphere at a rate of up to thousands of times that of carbon dioxide. The most abundant hydrofluorocarbons are 3,790 times more damaging than carbon dioxide for the atmosphere on a 20-year timescale.
(4)Leaks of hydrofluorocarbons from air conditioning air-conditioning and refrigeration units are a major source of statewide and global emissions, with an average supermarket refrigeration system leaking twenty five 25 percent of its total refrigerant charge annually, equivalent to 1,780 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, or emissions of nearly 400 passenger cars.
(5)Low-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases are available on the market today and, if used in the place of high-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases, could significantly minimize the climate impact of hydrofluorocarbons.
(6)Under Senate Bill 1383 (Chapter 395 of the Statutes of 2016) the state is required to reduce short-lived climate pollutants 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030, and to reduce hydrofluorocarbon emissions 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030. In accordance with this statute, the State Air Resources Board adopted several requirements to prohibit high-global-warming-potential hydrofluorocarbons in certain end uses.
(7)To the extent possible, efforts to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants should focus on areas of the state that are disproportionately affected by poor air quality.(8)(7)It is in the public interest to restrict reduce the sale emissions of hydrofluorocarbons in California to only fluorinated gases with a low global warming potential. California.
(b)It is the intent of the Legislature to support small businesses in the transition of the states economy to reclaimed refrigerants and alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons that have no or very low global warming impact as soon as possible.
SEC. 2.Section 39735 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39735.(a)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Bulk has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(2)Hydrofluorocarbons has the same meaning as defined in Section 39734.
(3)Global warming potential or GWP is a measure of how much energy the emissions of one ton of a gas will absorb over a given period of time, relative to the emissions of one ton of carbon dioxide. Global warming potential or GWP means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) in 2007, and if not contained in AR4, then Global Warming Potential means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the IPCC in its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) in 2013, or as determined by the state board in a regulation adopted pursuant to this section.
(4)Low GWP means GWP of less than 150.
(4)(5)Person has the same meaning as defined in Section 39047.
(5)(6)Reclaim has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(6)Very low(7)Ultra-low GWP means GWP of less than 150. 10.
(b)(1)A person shall not offer for sale or distribution, or otherwise enter into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed the global warming potential limits in paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2)Beginning January 1, 2025, the global warming potential shall not exceed 1,400.
(3)Beginning January 1, 2030, the global warming potential shall not exceed 750.
(c)Nothing in this section shall restrict the authority of the state board to establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below the maximum levels established in subdivision (b).
(d)(1)The prohibitions established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) shall not apply to hydrofluorocarbons that are reclaimed.
(2)For bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons, the global warming potential limits established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) apply to the global warming potential of the blended product and do not apply to any component of the blend in isolation.
(e)The state board shall initiate a rulemaking requiring very low or ultra-low GWP alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons in all sectors no later than January 1, 2035. sectors where it is practicable for entities in the sector to comply with the requirement.
(f)The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
SEC. 3.Section 39736 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39736.(a)The state board, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, shall prepare and submit a proposal to the Legislature by January 1, 2024, specifying how to transition the states economy away from hydrofluorocarbons and to ultra-low GWP or no GWP no-GWP alternatives no later than 2035. 2035 through maximizing recovery and reclamation and increasing adoption of new low and ultra-low GWP alternative refrigerants.
(b)The proposal prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include all of the following:
(1)A list of all existing sources of incentives for reducing hydrofluorocarbon emissions to the levels specified in Section 39730.5, and whether the required global warming potential of the technology supported in these incentive programs should be lowered.
(2)(A)Proposals for additional incentives incentives, safety testing, and demonstration projects that may be needed to aid the state in transitioning away from hydrofluorocarbons and hydrofluorocarbons, in increasing availability and access to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP refrigerant technologies available in other countries in the California market. market, and in increasing refrigerant recovery and reclamation in California.
(B)The safety testing described in subparagraph (A) shall include any safety testing needed to assess proposals to update safety standards and codes for design and use of equipment using low or ultra-low GWPs.
(3)Suggested legislative or regulatory changes necessary to transition away from hydrofluorocarbons.
(4)Recommendations on any interim steps required to fully transition to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives, including recommendations for how to establish a robust reclamation system for hydrofluorocarbons with higher global warming potentials. The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall conduct an analysis of issues preventing high levels of hydrofluorocarbon reclamation today, which shall include an analysis of the reverse supply chain and interviews with appliance technicians servicing appliances using hydrofluorocarbons in the state. state and with refrigerant distributors and wholesalers to identify fundamental barriers to reclaiming refrigerant.
(5)Workforce training recommendations to grow the workforce of technicians capable of handling ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives and servicing the new appliances that use these refrigerants.
(6)A list of all areas where the state owns or operates appliances that use hydrofluorocarbons, and a proposal for the most cost-effective way to improve refrigerant management, including leak detection and reduction and reclamation during decommissioning, and to transition those appliances to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives.
(c)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Global warming potential or GWP has the same meaning as defined in Section 39735.
(2)Low GWP means GWP of less than 150.
(2)(3)Ultra-low GWP means GWP of less than 10.
(d)(1)The proposal to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(2)Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2028.
SEC. 4.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1)Short-lived climate pollutants, such as black carbon, hydrofluorocarbons, and methane, are powerful climate forcers that have a dramatic and detrimental effect on air quality, public health, and climate change.
(2)These pollutants create a warming influence on the climate that is many times more potent than that of carbon dioxide.
(3)Hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, are synthetic fluorinated gases that are used in a variety of applications, but mainly to replace ozone-depleting substances in aerosols, foams, refrigeration, and air-conditioning. HFCs have a powerful impact on climate as they trap heat in the atmosphere at a rate thousands of times that of carbon dioxide. The most abundant hydrofluorocarbons are 3,790 times more damaging than carbon dioxide for the atmosphere on a 20-year timescale.
(4)Leaks of hydrofluorocarbons from air conditioning and refrigeration units are a major source of statewide and global emissions, with an average supermarket refrigeration system leaking twenty five percent of its total refrigerant charge annually, equivalent to 1,780 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, or emissions of nearly 400 passenger cars.
(5)Low-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases are available on the market today and, if used in the place of high-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases, could significantly minimize the climate impact of hydrofluorocarbons.
(6)Under Senate Bill 1383 (Chapter 395 of the Statutes of 2016) the state is required to reduce short-lived climate pollutants 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030, and to reduce hydrofluorocarbon emissions 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030. In accordance with this statute, the State Air Resources Board adopted several requirements to prohibit high-global-warming-potential hydrofluorocarbons in certain end uses.
(7)To the extent possible, efforts to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants should focus on areas of the state that are disproportionately affected by poor air quality.
(8)It is in the public interest to restrict the sale of hydrofluorocarbons in California to only fluorinated gases with a low global warming potential.
(b)It is the intent of the Legislature to transition the states economy to alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons that have no or very low global warming impact as soon as possible.
SEC. 2.Section 39735 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39735.(a)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Bulk has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(2)Hydrofluorocarbons means fluorinated gases used primarily as refrigerants in refrigeration, air-conditioning equipment, foam expansion agents, aerosol propellants, solvents, and fire suppressants. has the same meaning as defined in Section 39734.
(3)Global warming potential or GWP is a measure of how much energy the emissions of one ton of a gas will absorb over a given period of time, relative to the emissions of one ton of carbon dioxide. Global warming potential or GWP means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) in 2007, and if not contained in AR4, then Global Warming Potential means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the IPCC in its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) in 2013, or as determined by the state board in a regulation adopted pursuant to this section.
(4)New very low GWP refrigerant technology includes air conditioning with GWP of less than 150, heat pumps and heat pump water heaters using refrigerants of less than 50 GWP, cryogenic transport refrigeration unit technology with GWP of less than 15, vending machines with a GWP refrigerant under 15, and refrigeration and air conditioning equipment with a charge of propane between 300 and 500 grams.(5)(4)Person has the same meaning as defined in Section 39047.
(6)(5)Reclaim has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(6)Very low GWP means GWP of less than 150.
(b)(1)A person shall not offer for sale or distribution, or otherwise enter into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed the global warming potential limits in paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2)Beginning January 1, 2025, the global warming potential shall not exceed 1,400.
(3)Beginning January 1, 2030, the global warming potential shall not exceed 750.
(c)The Nothing in this section shall restrict the authority of the state board may to establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below the maximum levels established in subdivision (b).
(d)(1)The prohibitions established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) shall not apply to hydrofluorocarbons that are reclaimed.
(2)For bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons, the global warming potential limits established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) apply to the global warming potential of the blended product and do not apply to any component of the blend in isolation.
(e)The state board shall initiate a rulemaking to establish deadlines for the adoption of new very low GWP refrigerant technology in the state as these become commercially available. requiring very low GWP alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons in all sectors no later than January 1, 2035.
(f)The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
SEC. 3.Section 39736 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39736.(a)The state board, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, shall prepare and submit a proposal to the Legislature by January 1, 2024, specifying how to transition the states economy away from hydrofluorocarbons and to natural alternatives with a global warming potential of 15 or lower ultra-low GWP or no GWP alternatives no later than 2035.
(b)The proposal prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include all of the following:
(1)A list of all existing sources of incentives for reducing hydrofluorocarbon emissions to the levels specified in Section 39730.5, and whether the required global warming potential of the technology supported in these incentive programs should be lowered.
(2)Proposals for additional incentives that may be needed to aid the state in transitioning away from hydrofluorocarbons. hydrofluorocarbons and in increasing availability and access to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP refrigerant technologies available in other countries in the California market.
(3)Suggested legislative or regulatory changes necessary to transition away from hydrofluorocarbons.
(4)Incentives to bring manufacture and sales of natural alternatives with a global warming potential of 15 or lower available in other countries to the California market.(5)(4)Recommendations on any interim steps required to fully transition to natural ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives, including recommendations for how to establish a robust reclamation system for hydrofluorocarbons with higher global warming potentials. The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall conduct an analysis of issues preventing high levels of hydrofluorocarbon reclamation today, which shall include interviews with appliance technicians servicing appliances using hydrofluorocarbons in the state.
(6)(5)Workforce training recommendations to grow the workforce of technicians capable of handling natural ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives with a global warming potential of 15 or lower and servicing the new appliances that use these refrigerants.
(7)(6)A list of all areas where the state owns or operates appliances that use hydrofluorocarbons, and a proposal for the most cost-effective way to transition those appliances to natural alternatives with a global warming potential of 15 or lower. ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives.
(c)For purposes of this section, global the following definitions apply:
(1)Global warming potential or GWP has the same meaning as defined in Section 39735.
(2)Ultra-low GWP means GWP of less than 10.
(d)(1)The proposal to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(2)Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2028.
SEC. 4.Section 76002 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:76002.The Public Utilities Commission shall develop a strategy for including low-GWP and natural refrigerants in equipment funded by the energy efficiency programs overseen by the Public Utilities Commission.SEC. 5.SEC. 4.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a)(1)Short-lived climate pollutants, such as black carbon, hydrofluorocarbons, and methane, are powerful climate forcers that have a dramatic and detrimental effect on air quality, public health, and climate change.
(b)(2)These pollutants create a warming influence on the climate that is many times more potent than that of carbon dioxide.
(c)(3)Hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, are synthetic fluorinated gases that are used in a variety of applications, but mainly to replace ozone-depleting substances in aerosols, foams, refrigeration, and air-conditioning. HFCs have a powerful impact on climate as they trap heat in the atmosphere at a rate thousands of times that of carbon dioxide. The most abundant hydrofluorocarbons are 3,790 times more damaging than carbon dioxide for the atmosphere on a 20-year timescale.
(d)(4)Leaks of hydrofluorocarbons from air conditioning and refrigeration units are a major source of statewide and global emissions, with an average supermarket refrigeration system leaking twenty five percent of its total refrigerant charge annually, equivalent to 1,780 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, or emissions of nearly 400 passenger cars.
(e)(5)Low-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases are available on the market today and, if used in the place of high-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases, could significantly minimize the climate impact of hydrofluorocarbons.
(f)(6)Under Senate Bill 1383 (Chapter 395 of the Statutes of 2016) the state is required to reduce short-lived climate pollutants 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030, and to reduce hydrofluorocarbon emissions 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030. In accordance with this statute, the State Air Resources Board adopted several requirements to prohibit high-global-warming-potential hydrofluorocarbons in certain end uses.
(g)(7)To the extent possible, efforts to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants should focus on areas of the state that are disproportionately affected by poor air quality.
(h)(8)It is in the public interest to restrict the sale of hydrofluorocarbons in California to only fluorinated gases with a low global warming potential.
(b)It is the intent of the Legislature to transition the states economy to alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons that have no or very low global warming impact as soon as possible.
SEC. 2.Section 39735 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39735.(a)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Bulk has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(2)Hydrofluorocarbons means fluorinated gases used primarily as refrigerants in refrigeration, air-conditioning equipment, foam expansion agents, aerosol propellants, solvents, and fire suppressants.
(3)Global warming potential or GWP is a measure of how much energy the emissions of one ton of a gas will absorb over a given period of time, relative to the emissions of one ton of carbon dioxide. Global warming potential or GWP means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) in 2007, and if not contained in AR4, then Global Warming Potential means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the IPCC in its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) in 2013, or as determined by the state board in a regulation adopted pursuant to this section.
(4)New very low GWP refrigerant technology includes air conditioning with GWP of less than 150, heat pumps and heat pump water heaters using refrigerants of less than 50 GWP, cryogenic transport refrigeration unit technology with GWP of less than 15, vending machines with a GWP refrigerant under 15, and refrigeration and air conditioning equipment with a charge of propane between 300 and 500 grams.
(4)(5)Person has the same meaning as in Section 39047.
(5)(6)Reclaim has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(b)(1)A person shall not offer for sale or distribution, or otherwise enter into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed the global warming potential limits in paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2)Beginning January 1, 2025, the global warming potential shall not exceed 1,400.
(3)Beginning January 1, 2030, the global warming potential shall not exceed 600. 750.
(c)The state board may establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below the maximum levels established in subdivision (b).
(d)(1)The prohibitions established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) shall not apply to hydrofluorocarbons that are reclaimed.
(2)For bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons, the global warming potential limits established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) apply to the global warming potential of the blended product and do not apply to any component of the blend in isolation.
(e)The state board shall initiate a rulemaking to establish deadlines for the adoption of new very low GWP refrigerant technology in the state as these become commercially available.
(e)(f)The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
SEC. 3.Section 39736 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39736.(a)The state board, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, shall prepare and submit a proposal to the Legislature by January 1, 2024, specifying how to transition the states economy away from hydrofluorocarbons and to natural alternatives with a global warming potential of 15 or lower no later than 2035.
(b)The proposal prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include all of the following:
(1)A list of all existing sources of incentives for reducing hydrofluorocarbon emissions to the levels specified in Section 39730.5, and whether the required global warming potential of the technology supported in these incentive programs should be lowered.
(2)Proposals for additional incentives that may be needed to aid the state in transitioning away from hydrofluorocarbons.
(3)Suggested legislative or regulatory changes necessary to transition away from hydrofluorocarbons.
(4)Incentives to bring manufacture and sales of natural alternatives with a global warming potential of 15 or lower available in other countries to the California market.
(5)Recommendations on any interim steps required to fully transition to natural alternatives, including recommendations for how to establish a robust reclamation system for hydrofluorocarbons with higher global warming potentials. The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall conduct an analysis of issues preventing high levels of hydrofluorocarbon reclamation today, which shall include interviews with appliance technicians servicing appliances using hydrofluorocarbons in the state.
(6)Workforce training recommendations to grow the workforce of technicians capable of handling natural alternatives with a global warming potential of 15 or lower and servicing the new appliances that use these refrigerants.
(7)A list of all areas where the state owns or operates appliances that use hydrofluorocarbons, and a proposal for the most cost-effective way to transition those appliances to natural alternatives with a global warming potential of 15 or lower.
(c)For purposes of this section, global warming potential has the same meaning as defined in Section 39735.
(d)(1)The proposal to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(2)Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2028.
SEC. 4.Section 76002 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:76002.The Public Utilities Commission shall consider developing develop a strategy for including low-GWP and natural refrigerants in equipment funded by the energy efficiency programs overseen by the Public Utilities Commission.
SEC. 3.SEC. 5.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a)Short-lived climate pollutants, such as black carbon, hydrofluorocarbons, and methane, are powerful climate forcers that have a dramatic and detrimental effect on air quality, public health, and climate change.
(b)These pollutants create a warming influence on the climate that is many times more potent than that of carbon dioxide.
(c)Hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, are synthetic fluorinated gases that are used in a variety of applications, but mainly to replace ozone-depleting substances in aerosols, foams, refrigeration, and air-conditioning. HFCs have a powerful impact on climate as they trap heat in the atmosphere at a rate thousands of times that of carbon dioxide. The most abundant hydrofluorocarbons are 3,790 times more damaging than carbon dioxide for the atmosphere on a 20-year timescale.
(d)Leaks of hydrofluorocarbons from air conditioning and refrigeration units are a major source of statewide and global emissions, with an average supermarket refrigeration system leaking twenty five percent of its total refrigerant charge annually, equivalent to 1,780 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, or emissions of nearly 400 passenger cars.
(e)Low-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases are available on the market today and, if used in the place of high-global-warming-potential fluorinated gases, could significantly minimize the climate impact of hydrofluorocarbons.
(f)Under Senate Bill 1383 (Chapter 395 of the Statutes of 2016) the state is required to reduce short-lived climate pollutants 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030, and to reduce hydrofluorocarbon emissions 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030. In accordance with this statute, the State Air Resources Board adopted several requirements to prohibit high-global-warming-potential hydrofluorocarbons in certain end uses.
(g)To the extent possible, efforts to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants should focus on areas of the state that are disproportionately affected by poor air quality.
(h)It is in the public interest to restrict the sale of hydrofluorocarbons in California to only fluorinated gases with a low global warming potential.
SEC. 2.Section 39735 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:39735.(a)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)Bulk has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(2)Hydrofluorocarbons means fluorinated gases used primarily as refrigerants in refrigeration, air-conditioning equipment, foam expansion agents, aerosol propellants, solvents, and fire suppressants.
(3)Global warming potential is a measure of how much energy the emissions of one ton of a gas will absorb over a given period of time, relative to the emissions of one ton of carbon dioxide. Global warming potential means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) in 2007, and if not contained in AR4, then Global Warming Potential means the 100-year global warming potential values published by the IPCC in its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) in 2013, or as determined by the state board in a regulation adopted pursuant to this section.
(4)Person has the same meaning as in Section 39047.
(5)Reclaim has the same meaning as defined in Section 84.3 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(b)(1)A person shall not offer for sale or distribution, or otherwise enter into commerce in the state, bulk hydrofluorocarbons or bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons that exceed the global warming potential limits in paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2)Beginning January 1, 2025, the global warming potential shall not exceed 1,400.
(3)Beginning January 1, 2030, the global warming potential shall not exceed 600.
(c)The state board may establish by regulation maximum allowable global warming potential levels for hydrofluorocarbons entered into commerce in the state below the maximum levels established in subdivision (b).
(d)(1)The prohibitions established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) shall not apply to hydrofluorocarbons that are reclaimed.
(2) For bulk blends containing hydrofluorocarbons, the global warming potential limits established pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) apply to the global warming potential of the blended product and do not apply to any component of the blend in isolation.
(e)The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
SEC. 3.No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
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| Sep 30, 2022 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 884, Statutes of 2022. |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. |
| Aug 18, 2022 | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 4898.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| Aug 15, 2022 | In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. |
| Aug 15, 2022 | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 8. Page 5891.) Ordered to the Senate. |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Read third time and amended. |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| Aug 3, 2022 | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 3). |
| Jun 15, 2022 | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Jun 14, 2022 | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 13). |
| Jun 7, 2022 | June 13 hearing postponed by committee. |
| Jun 6, 2022 | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. |
| Jun 2, 2022 | Referred to Com. on NAT. RES. |
| May 26, 2022 | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| May 25, 2022 | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 3923.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| May 23, 2022 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| May 19, 2022 | From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3788.) (May 19). |
| May 13, 2022 | Set for hearing May 19. |
| Apr 18, 2022 | April 18 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file. |
| Apr 7, 2022 | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Apr 5, 2022 | Set for hearing April 18. |
| Mar 29, 2022 | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Mar 28, 2022 | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3239.) (March 28). |
| Mar 14, 2022 | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Set for hearing March 28. |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Referred to Com. on E.Q. |
| Feb 18, 2022 | From printer. |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
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| Aug 18, 2022 | Unfinished Business SB1206 Skinner et al. Concurrence | Senate Floor |
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| Aug 15, 2022 | SB 1206 Skinner Senate Third Reading By Irwin | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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| May 25, 2022 | Senate 3rd Reading SB1206 Skinner | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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