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Committee advances low‑carbon transportation fuel bill after hours of technical testimony
Summary
Assembly Bill A3645, proposing a DEP‑administered low‑carbon transportation fuel standard, was amended and released by the Assembly Environment Committee after substantial testimony from industry, advocacy groups, labor and environmental justice organizations.
Assembly Bill A3645, which would direct the Department of Environmental Protection to establish a low‑carbon transportation fuel standard (LCFS) program, was amended and released from the Assembly Environment, Natural Resources and Solid Waste Committee after a lengthy hearing that drew industry representatives, environmental advocates and community groups.
The committee substitute and proposed amendments revised findings and definitions, delayed the DEP implementation timeline to 18 months after enactment, added a mechanism for generation of credits tied to lifecycle greenhouse‑gas calculations, and removed or revised several provisions that previously addressed credit allocation and voluntary opt‑in pathways.
Sponsor Assemblywoman Teneal McCoy opened with policy goals: reducing transportation emissions (which she said account for nearly 40% of state greenhouse‑gas emissions), stimulating employment in clean‑fuel industries and improving public health in overburdened communities. “A low carbon…
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