3900 Air Resources Board
Major Program Changes
  • AB 32 - Global Warming Solutions - The Budget includes $24.4 million special funds and 100.6 positions to implement AB 32. This funding will enable the Air Board to develop: (1) a mandatory emissions reporting system, (2) an implementation plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, and (3) a market-based emissions trading program.

  • Hydrogen Highway - The Budget includes $6.03 million Motor Vehicle Account and 7.7 positions to continue development of the Hydrogen Highway. This funding will provide matching funds for up to eight publicly accessible hydrogen fueling stations and will prioritize funding for stations that generate hydrogen from promising renewable technologies, such as biomass, solar, and wind energy.

  • School Bus Replacements and Retrofits - The Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 1B) provides $200 million for the replacement and retrofit of high-polluting school buses. The Budget includes $96.5 million in Proposition 1B bond funds and 2.9 positions for the Air Board's Lower Emission School Bus Program.