Bill > AB30

This bill allows gasoline blends containing 10.5% to 15% ethanol by volume to be sold in California as a transportation fuel until two specific conditions are met: first, the California Environmental Policy Council completes and publicly posts its multimedia evaluation findings for these ethanol blends, and second, the State Air Resources Board (CARB) either adopts a formal regulation specifying the blends or posts an assessment on its website demonstrating that creating such a specification is not possible. The bill is designed to provide flexibility in fuel specifications and potentially help reduce gasoline prices, with an urgency clause that allows it to take effect immediately. Notably, the bill does not permanently change existing regulations but creates a temporary pathway for these specific ethanol blends while waiting for a comprehensive review and potential formal regulation. The bill maintains CARB's authority to adopt and enforce transportation fuel specifications for other fuels and retains the ability to regulate these specific ethanol blends after the specified review process is complete.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

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