Clean Vehicle Rebate Project and Hybrid Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project.

Existing law designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with coordinating efforts to attain and maintain ambient air quality standards. Existing law generally designates the state board as the state agency with the primary responsibility for the control of vehicular air pollution. This bill would require the state board in implementing the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, with funds made available by the state board, to provide rebates for the purchase of eligible light-duty vehicles from a California manufacturer, as defined, in an amount 20% greater than the rebates made available for the purchase of eligible light-duty vehicles not from a California manufacturer. The bill also would require the state board in implementing the Hybrid Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project, with funds made available by the state board, to provide rebates for the purchase of eligible medium- or heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles from a California manufacturer, as defined, in an amount 20% greater than the rebates made available for the purchase of eligible medium- or heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles not from a California manufacturer.