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Assembly subcommittee debates giving CARB authority to propose regulatory fees
Summary
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 considered a trailer bill that would give the California Air Resources Board authority to propose fees on polluters to recover CARB’s costs for developing, implementing and enforcing air‑pollution regulations.
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 heard testimony on a trailer bill proposal to grant the California Air Resources Board statutory authority to propose and assess fees on emitters to recover its costs of developing, implementing and enforcing pollution regulations.
Supporters argued the change would allow a “polluter pays” approach and help CARB match regulatory costs to the entities that create them. David Garcia, legislative director for CARB, told the committee, “we would not be able to levy fees until we'd gone through the BCP process and the legislature actually approved the fee.” Brandon Merritt of the Department of Finance described the proposal as an enabling…
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