Vehicles: retirement and replacement.

Existing law requires the State Air Resources Board, in consultation with the Bureau of Automotive Repair, to adopt a program that allows for the voluntary retirement of passenger vehicles and light- and medium-duty trucks that are high polluters. Existing establishes the Clean Cars 4 All Program, administered by the state board, to focus on achieving reductions in the emissions of greenhouse gases, improvements in air quality, and benefits to low-income state residents through the replacement of high-polluter motor vehicles with cleaner and more efficient motor vehicles or a mobility option, as specified. Existing law requires the state board to provide specified amounts of compensation for the retirement or replacement of eligible vehicles under those programs. This bill would require the state board to increase the compensation incentives provided pursuant to the Clean Cars 4 All Program by 50% if the recipient is a super commuter, as defined, and uses the incentive to replace an eligible vehicle with a zero-emission vehicle.