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This bill makes several key changes to the State Air Resources Board (CARB), a California state agency responsible for regulating air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. First, it allows the Legislature to remove any CARB board member from office by concurrent resolution for reasons such as dereliction of duty, corruption, or incompetency. Second, for any proposed regulation that would cost California consumers more than $10 million, the bill requires CARB to submit the proposed regulation to the Legislative Analyst for an independent economic analysis, which will evaluate economic impacts like cost-effectiveness and distributional effects. CARB must then publish a written response to this analysis at least 30 days before adopting the regulation. Third, the bill mandates that CARB publish all final resolutions, supporting documents, and proposed regulations on its website at least 72 hours before a board vote, and prohibits any changes to these documents once published. These provisions aim to increase transparency, legislative oversight, and economic accountability in CARB's regulatory process, particularly for significant regulations related to greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution control.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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