Vehicular air pollution: vehicle retirement.

Existing law creates an enhanced fleet modernization program for the retirement of high-polluting vehicles to be administered by the Bureau of Automotive Repair pursuant to guidelines adopted by the State Air Resources Board. Existing law requires the program's guidelines to be updated no later than June 30, 2015. Existing law requires the updated guidelines to ensure that all motor vehicle owners have the option of receiving compensation for both retiring and replacing their vehicles. This bill would require the state board, by July 1, 2018, to update the guidelines, as specified, that would be operative until July 1, 2022. Existing law establishes the Air Quality Improvement Program that is administered by the State Air Resources Board for the purposes of funding projects related to, among other things, the reduction of criteria air pollutants and improvement of air quality. Pursuant to its existing statutory authority, the state board has established the Plus-Up Pilot Project, as a part of the Air Quality Improvement Program, to provide financial assistance to low-income individuals to replace older polluting vehicles with cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles. This bill would require the state board, by July 1, 2018, to develop guidelines that would be operative until July 1, 2022, for the purposes of the pilot project.