OVERVIEW OF AB 617 COMMUNITY AIR PROTECTION PROGRAM

OVERVIEW OF AB 617 COMMUNITY AIR PROTECTION PROGRAM ICAC CLEAN AIR SUMMIT: MAY 9, 2018 1

MOTIVATION FOR AB 617 • Historical focus on regional air quality • Significant improvement, but disproportionate burdens remain • Need for community-level focus • Address cumulative exposure • Take advantage of advances in monitoring technologies EJ Communities Non-EJ Communities 2

FOCUS ON COMMUNITY ACTION AB 617 Element s Community emissions reduction programs Accelerated retrofit of pollution controls on industrial facilities Community-level air quality monitoring Enhanced emissions reporting Increased penalty provisions Grants to local community groups 3

MAJOR MILESTONES September 2018 • CARB: Select initial communities and adopt planning framework January 2019 • Air Districts: Adopt expedited schedule for implementation of for monitoring and emissions reduction programs Best Available Retrofit Control Technology (BARCT) July 2019 • Air Districts: Deploy community air monitoring October 2019 • Air Districts: Adopt community emissions reduction programs Fall 2019 • CARB: Select additional communities (and annually thereafter) December 2023 • Air Districts: Implement BARCT requirements 4

PROGRESS TO DATE 5

SELECTING INITIAL COMMUNITIES 1 Identification of Potential Communities 2 Assessment of Exposure Burdens 3 Selection of Initial Communities § Small number of communities in first year of program § Reflect variety of regions and pollution sources § Serve as models for other communities 6

COMMUNITY EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM ELEMENTS AB 617 REQUIREMENTS ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS • Emission reduction targets • Metrics to track progress • Specific reduction strategies • Community steering committee • Implementation schedule • Enforcement plan • Public engagement plan 7

COMMUNITY AIR MONITORING PROGRAM ELEMENTS Assess capabilities of air monitoring technologies Review existing community air monitoring networks Provide criteria for community air monitoring Support data display and communication 8

ADDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION ELEMENTS TECHNOLOGY CLEARINGHOUSE Best available control technologies Stationary, areawide, and mobile sources EMISSIONS REPORTING RESOURCE CENTER Annual reporting for specified facilities Land use and transportation best practices Development of uniform methodologies Community air monitoring resources Education and outreach 9

EARLY FUNDING TO BENEFIT COMMUNITIES $250 Million for Incentive Funding to Support Immediate Reductions $5 Million for Community Air Grants Funding to support: ü Capacity building and training ü Technical assistance ü Community engagement Solicitation released late February 10 Awards announced early

CONTINUING FORWARD April 2018 • Initial community lists submitted by air districts May 2018 • Draft planning documents June 2018 • CARB Board Update July 2018 • Final community recommendations submitted by air districts August 2018 September 2018 • Final planning documents • CARB Board Meeting to consider community selection & final planning documents 11 11