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LAO and stakeholders urge caution on broad CARB fee authority; board argues polluter‑pays model would relieve taxpayers
Summary
CARB proposed trailer‑bill language to authorize regulatory fee collection from regulated entities to recover the costs of regulation; the Legislative Analyst’s Office and multiple industry and association witnesses opposed the broad delegation and urged narrower, transparent, legislative authorization.
The Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 2 heard testimony and public comment on a proposed trailer‑bill that would authorize the California Air Resources Board to assess regulatory fees on regulated entities to recover reasonable costs of developing, implementing and enforcing regulations.
Ajay Mangat (filling in for CARB) described a process in which CARB designs regulatory work with an expected fee included in the regulatory package and then brings a budget…
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