3900 Air Resources Board
Major Program Changes
  • Heavy-Duty Vehicle Regulatory Implementation - The Budget includes $1.6 million Motor Vehicle Account and 4.8 positions to provide compliance assistance and outreach to businesses and individuals subject to new heavy-duty diesel-powered vehicle regulations aimed at reducing toxic air contaminant and criteria pollutant emissions to meet federal clean air standards.

  • Greenhouse Gas Reporting-Emission Verification - The Budget includes $362,000 Air Pollution Control Fund and one position to ensure the correctness of emission reduction credits used to meet the requirements of greenhouse gas regulations and to oversee and validate the third-party verification of greenhouse gas emissions from major sources beginning January 1, 2010.