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Alaska |
Carbon Sequestration |
H.B. 196 |
Enacted |
Requires the Commissioner of Natural Resources, in consultation with the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation, to prepare and submit a report to the legislature regarding carbon sequestration. The report may include discussions of increased carbon stores in soil, methods for measuring net carbon sequestration, recommendations and assessments. |
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Arizona |
MTBE |
H.B. 2142 |
Enacted |
Provides that beginning on January 1, 2005, gasoline sold or supplied within the state for the fueling of motor vehicles shall not contain methyl tertiary butyl ether that exceeds 0.3 percent by volume. |
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California |
Motor Vehicle Emissions |
A.B. 1394 |
Enacted |
Expands the Carl Moyer Air Quality Standards Attainment Program to include heavy-duty fleet modernization projects that reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides or particulate matter. Makes any project that replaces an old engine or vehicle with a new engine or vehicle that meets more stringent emissions standards or provides the equivalent emission reductions of the replacement combined with the purchase of a specified new very-low or zero-emission vehicle, or fleet modernization project eligible for funding. |
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California |
Alternative Fuel |
A.B. 1966 |
Passed Assembly; in Senate Committee |
Would require the State Air Resources Board to adopt regulations establishing statewide guidelines for the production and licensing of hydrogen fuel cell refueling stations in the state, in collaboration with the Department of Transportation, the Public Utilities Commission and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission. |
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California |
Air Emissions |
A.B. 2042 |
Vetoed by Governor |
Would have required the South Coast Air Quality District to establish a baseline for air quality for the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The district, the two ports and the Air Resources Board would have been required to develop and enter into a memorandum of understanding to implement emission control measures at those ports. |
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California |
Alternative Fuel |
A.B. 2628 |
Enacted |
Would include a hybrid vehicle that meets the state's advanced technology partial zero-emission vehicle standard for criteria pollutant emissions and has a 45 miles per gallon or greater fuel economy highway rating, and a hybrid vehicle that was produced during the 2004 model year or earlier and has a 45 miles per gallon or greater fuel highway rating, and ultra and super ultra-low emission vehicles to the list of vehicles using high occupancy vehicle lanes and limited tolls. |
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California |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions;
Motor Vehicle Emissions |
A.B. 2906 |
Passed Assembly; in Senate Committee |
Would require the State Air Resources Board to revise regulations to require the smog index label on new motor vehicles to include, for 2009 and subsequent model year motor vehicles, the emission of global warming gases, as that term is defined in the bill, from passenger cars and light duty trucks for the same model year. Would require the label to be accompanied by a brief explanation of the cause of emission of such gases and how they can be reduced. |
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Colorado |
Ozone |
H.B. 1435 |
Enacted |
Requires the Air Quality Control Commission to request the governor to submit the plan the commission adopted on March 12, 2004, to reduce emissions of pollutants that create ozone pollution to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for approval and incorporation into the state implementation plan. |
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Connecticut |
Alternative Fuel
Motor Vehicle Emissions |
S.B. 119 |
Enacted |
Requires the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to implement California's low emission vehicle II program for motor vehicles beginning with the 2008 model year. |
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Connecticut |
Alternative Fuel |
S.B. 218 |
Enacted |
Extends the sales tax exemptions for clean and alternative fuel vehicles to July 1, 2008, for new motor vehicles exclusively powered by clean, alternative fuels, conversion equipment associated with converting vehicles to the exclusive use of clean alternative fuels or dual use of such fuel and any other fuel, equipment associated with compressed natural gas filling or electric recharging stations and high mileage motor vehicles. |
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Connecticut |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
S.B. 595 |
Enacted |
Establishes goals for 2010, 2020 and on a long-term basis for the reduction of greenhouse gases. Within the legislation there are established reporting requirements for the emission of greenhouse gases and a Governor's Steering Committee on Climate Change. The Department of Administrative Services is further required to maintain information about products, services and practices to be used by state government that minimize the impact on global warming. |
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Georgia |
Carbon Sequestration |
S.B. 356 |
Enacted |
Enacts the Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry Act. Provides for a registry of offsetting reductions in greenhouse gases obtained by carbon sequestration. The purpose of the registry is to encourage voluntary actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enable participants to voluntarily record carbon sequestrations made after January 1, 1990, ensure that sources in the state receive appropriate consideration for certified carbon sequestration results under any future federal or international regulatory regime relating to greenhouse gas emissions and to recognize, publicize and promote participants in the registry. |
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Michigan |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
H.B. 6150 |
In House Committee |
Would establish a greenhouse gas registry to be maintained by the state Department of Environmental Quality. The department would use the registry to collect, verify, record and analyze information on GHG emissions and to establish baselines for mandatory reporting facilities against which any future federal or state GHG emissions reduction requirements may be applied. |
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New Hampshire |
MTBE |
S.B. 19 |
Enacted |
Requires the notification of certain property owners, public water suppliers, and health officers when groundwater contamination is discovered and requires a report from the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Services relative to the department’s plan to opt out of the MTBE gasoline additive program. |
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New York |
Air Emissions;
Electric Utilities |
A.B. 5933 |
Passed Assembly; In Senate Committee |
Would regulate power plant emissions and set performance standards. Would direct the Department of Environmental Conservation to implement air pollution standards for power plants, including nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide and mercury. |
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New York |
Alternative Fuel |
S.B. 6502 |
In Senate Committee |
Would allow the operators of qualified hybrid vehicles to be permitted to travel in high occupancy vehicle lanes regardless of the number of passengers in the vehicle. |
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Pennsylvania |
MTBE |
S.B. 1116 |
In Senate Committee |
Would require the phase out of methyl tertiary butyl ether as a gasoline additive. |
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Tennessee |
Land Use |
H.B. 3216 |
Enacted |
Requires certain counties to promulgate zoning regulations applicable to unincorporated areas if the county is deemed to be non-compliant with state or federal air quality attainments standards. |
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Tennessee |
Motor Vehicle Emissions |
H.B. 3498 |
Enacted |
Expands provisions of the present law governing emissions testing for motor vehicles by authorizing the Air Pollution Control Board to promulgate rules providing conditions under which owners of motor vehicles that do not complete the emissions test may apply for waivers or variances. |
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Vermont |
MTBE |
H.J.R. 66 |
Enacted |
Requires the state of Vermont to work cooperatively with the other Northeastern states to ban methyl tertiary butyl ether from Vermont’s gasoline fuel products as soon as practicable. |
