Air resources: toxic air contaminants: criteria air pollutants: community emissions reduction programs: local community emissions reduction plans.

Entire Section 44391.6 was deleted. This section would have required cities and counties (including charter cities) to analyze the potential air quality impact of commercial or industrial development on sites of 5 acres or more before approval, if an approved community emissions reduction program or local plan existed for that location. It also required presenting findings at a duly noticed meeting of the governing body or planning commission.

Section 44391.8 (CalEPA interagency coordination) was narrowed: the Secretary for Environmental Protection now only needs to convene agencies and departments that have jurisdiction over pollution sources included in a community emissions reduction program, rather than all CalEPA agencies and departments.

Enforcement of community emissions reduction plans changed from permissive ('authorize the state board or the relevant air district to enforce') to mandatory ('require the state board or the relevant air district to enforce those plans, as provided').

The single enforcement provision was expanded into three subparts clarifying that provisions of a local plan adopted by a district are enforceable by the district, and provisions approved by the state board are enforceable by the state board.

Added language 'as determined by the district' to the provision about emissions objectives being achieved, giving the air district (rather than an external body) the authority to determine when a community's emissions reduction goals have been met.

Steering committee disbandment threshold lowered from two-thirds vote to a simple majority vote of members, making it easier to dissolve these committees after five years have passed since program adoption.

The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative document with line numbers and page headers into a web page layout, adding navigation elements (home, search, accessibility links) and removing the old formatting structure. The underlying legal language of SB 1075 is unchanged.

The state board's authority to audit districts and take corrective action if grant resources are improperly used was deleted from Section 44391.5(f). Only the list of eligible uses for grant funding remains.

A new subdivision (d) was added to Section 44391.6 stating that the requirement to consider community emissions reduction programs before approving commercial or industrial development on sites of five acres or more does not apply to developments that are residential only or that are residential and contain commercial uses.

Removed Section 44391.6 (old version) which required local governments with land use planning authority to align their general plans, zoning, siting, permitting, and transportation planning with approved community emissions reduction programs or local community emissions reduction plans. This included a requirement that the most health protective standard apply when inconsistencies exist among the program, plan, or environmental justice element.

Removed Section 44391.7 which required one additional member to be added to the governing board of an air district with a community selected for a community emissions reduction program. The member had to be from a bona fide environmental justice organization or a steering committee member, appointed by the state board in collaboration with the steering committee.

Removed the Attorney General de novo review mechanism that allowed a person living in a community with a community emissions reduction program to petition the Attorney General to review a land use decision that did not align with the program. The Attorney General could stay the decision, require additional analyses, or void the decision, and could bring enforcement actions seeking equitable, injunctive, and declaratory relief plus costs.

Narrowed the audit and corrective action provision in Section 44391.2(f) from applying to 'a district or other stakeholder' found to improperly use resources, to only 'a district' found to improperly use resources.

Removed the requirement that the state board update the statewide strategy on or before July 1, 2027, and every three years thereafter. The existing five-year update cycle remains but no specific date is now mandated.

Removed 'Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code' from the reporting requirement in Section 44391.9, eliminating the override of that specific Government Code provision regarding legislative reports.

The bill now amends Section 44391.2 and adds four new sections (44391.6, 44391.7, 44391.8, 44391.9) to the Health and Safety Code, expanding from a nonsubstantive revision to a substantial policy bill.

New Section 44391.7 requires one additional member on the governing board of any air district with a selected community, who must be a member of a bona fide environmental justice organization or a steering committee member, appointed by the state board in collaboration with the steering committee.

The bill now incorporates 'local community emissions reduction plans' developed under the Community Air Protection Blueprint (Section 44391.5), requiring them to be consistent with the statewide strategy, submitted for state board review and approval, and enforceable by the district and state board.

The definition of 'disadvantaged community' is expanded to include disadvantaged unincorporated communities as defined in Government Code Section 65302.10.

The statewide strategy update cycle changes from at least once every five years to on or before July 1, 2027, and every three years thereafter.

The deadline for air districts to adopt community emissions reduction programs after state board selection is extended from one year to two years.

New Section 44391.9 requires the state board to report to legislative budget subcommittees by June 30, 2027 and annually thereafter on implementation status, best practices, lessons learned, enforcement activities, outcome data including achieved emissions reductions, and expenditures.

New Section 44391.6 requires local governments with land use planning authority to align their land use decisions (general plans, zoning, siting, permitting, transportation planning) with approved community emissions reduction programs or local community emissions reduction plans and the environmental justice element of the general plan, and to prevent new or substantially expanded uses that contribute to poor air quality.

New steering committee requirements: committees must remain active until emissions objectives are achieved; all members must live, work, or own businesses in the community area with a majority being residents; and committees must use an open and transparent nomination process reflecting the diverse makeup of the community.

New Section 44391.8 requires the Secretary for Environmental Protection to periodically convene representatives of agencies within CalEPA to ensure coordination on pollution sources included in community emissions reduction programs.

New Section 44391.6 authorizes residents to petition the Attorney General for de novo review of land use decisions that do not align with the program or plan. The AG may stay a decision, require additional analyses, or void the decision, and may bring enforcement actions seeking equitable relief and costs.

New Section 44391.6 provides an exception allowing a local land use agency to make a non-aligned decision if it serves an essential environmental, health, or safety need of the community and there is no reasonable alternative, subject to a public meeting with notice.

Grant provisions are expanded to specify eligible uses including community-led deployment of technologies for measurable emissions reductions, local mitigation strategies, neighborhood- or household-level interventions, and other aligned initiatives. The state board is authorized to audit and take corrective action for improper use of grant resources.

Fiscal committee designation changes from 'no' to 'yes' and state-mandated local program designation changes from 'no' to 'yes,' reflecting the new obligations imposed on local agencies.

New Section 44391.6 requires a city or county to consider an approved community emissions reduction program or local community emissions reduction plan before approving commercial or industrial development on a site of five acres or more. 'Consider' is defined as analyzing whether the development would further contribute to poor air quality indicators and considering adopting mitigation measures from the program or plan. The city or county must adopt findings supporting its conclusions and present them at a duly noticed meeting of its governing body or planning commission.

Steering committees formed for community emissions reduction programs can now disband if more than five years have passed since adoption of the program AND two-thirds of committee members vote to disband. Previously, committees remained active indefinitely until emissions objectives were achieved with no exit mechanism.

Community monitoring efforts added as a fifth eligible use for grant funding provided by the state board under Section 44391.2(f).

Fiscal committee vote changed from 'no' to 'yes,' indicating the bill now carries fiscal implications requiring fiscal committee review, likely due to the new state-mandated local program duties imposed on cities and counties.

Removed duplicate words in statutory references: 'Section 44391.2 of of' corrected to 'Section 44391.2 of,' 'Section 39711. 39711' corrected to 'Section 39711,' and 'Section 42705.5. 42705.5' corrected to 'Section 42705.5.'

The legislative digest removed the statement that the bill would make 'nonsubstantive changes' to existing provisions and added language noting that expanding the definition of disadvantaged community expands district duties, plus a full description of the new commercial/industrial development consideration requirement as imposing a state-mandated local program.