Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Pilot Program.

Existing law generally designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency with the primary responsibility for the control of vehicular air pollution and air pollution control and air quality management districts with the primary responsibility for the control of air pollution from all sources other than vehicular sources. This bill would establish until January 1, 2025, the Wildfire Smoke Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable Populations Incentive Pilot Program, to be administered by the state board, to provide funding through a grant program to retrofit ventilation systems to create a network of clean air centers in order to mitigate the adverse public health impacts due to wildfires and other smoke events, as specified. The bill would specify that moneys for the program would be available upon appropriation, and that the implementation of these provisions is contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute for this purpose.