Bill > AB605

This bill establishes the Lower Emissions Cargo Handling Equipment Pilot Program, which aims to encourage the purchase and use of low-emission cargo handling equipment at California seaports and intermodal yards. The legislation allows cargo handling equipment (such as yard trucks, forklifts, and top handlers) that meets specific emission standards of less than 1 g CO2/kWh or less than 1 g CO2/km to be protected from future regulations that might prohibit its use before the end of its useful life. The bill requires manufacturers to certify the equipment's emissions, have the certification validated by an independent third party, and physically label the equipment indicating its participation in the pilot program. Manufacturers must also provide documentation of the equipment's useful life, which cannot exceed the average useful life designated in existing state emissions methodology. The program's broader goals include reducing toxic air contaminants, criteria pollutants, and greenhouse gas emissions, supporting California's goods movement industry, and providing a transitional pathway toward zero-emission technologies. By encouraging the adoption of low-emission equipment developed under international standards (specifically the European Union's regulations), the bill seeks to achieve early and significant emission reductions while protecting industry investments in cleaner technologies.

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

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