Chapter 8 - Remote Sensing Pilot Program

California Health and Safety Code — §§ 39940-39944

Sections (5)

Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 574, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.

(a)The state board shall implement a pilot program to determine emissions from locomotives, using wayside remote sensing devices. The objectives of the pilot program are to determine whether remote sensing devices can accurately and replicably determine, with a reasonable level of precision:

(1)The levels of nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, and carbon monoxide emissions from locomotives.

(2)Whether a locomotive is subject to tier 0, 1, or 2 federal certification standards.

(3)Whether the measured results can be calibrated to determine whether the locomotive emissions are above or below the applicable federal emissions certification levels.

(b)The state board shall design and implement the pilot program in consultation with the advisory group established pursuant to Section 39941.

(c)The pilot program shall collect sufficient data to ensure that a representative sample of locomotives operating in the state are tested, so that there is a sufficient basis for the state board to meet the objectives and to make the determinations that are set forth in subdivision (a). Data collection shall, at a minimum, be performed under representative conditions in northern and southern California.

§ 39941

Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 398. Effective January 1, 2007.

The state board shall establish an advisory group to make recommendations to the state board regarding the design and implementation of the pilot program.

(a)The advisory group shall consist of an even number of members, not to exceed 14, as determined by the boards of the South Coast Air Quality Management District and the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District.

(b)The advisory group shall consist of recognized experts in the field of remote sensing and locomotive engine technology, and representatives of citizen community groups, representatives of the South Coast Air Quality Management District, and representatives of the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District. The advisory committee may also include representatives of the Union Pacific Railroad and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway.

(c)The advisory group shall be appointed by the South Coast Air Quality Management District and the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District. If the Union Pacific Railroad and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway choose to participate, 50 percent of the members of the advisory group shall be appointed by the Union Pacific Railroad and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and 50 percent shall be appointed by the South Coast Air Quality Management District and the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District.

§ 39942

Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 574, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.

The state board may contract with an independent entity to conduct the pilot program specified in Section 39940, and shall oversee the work of the independent entity. The state board shall implement the pilot program in consultation with the advisory group established pursuant to Section 39941 to review the design of the pilot program and to ensure quality control in collection, reporting, and evaluation of data.

§ 39943

Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 574, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.

(a)On or before December 31, 2006, the state board shall submit a report to the Legislature that includes both of the following:

(1)A summary of data acquired through the pilot program.

(2)The state board’s determination as to whether the remote sensing devices can meet the objectives of the pilot program stated in Section 39940.

(b)If the state board determines that remote sensing devices can be expected to meet objectives of the pilot program stated in Section 39940 to an extent reasonably sufficient to allow the state board to make the following projections and recommendations, the report shall also include both of the following:

(1)To the extent feasible, a projection of the amount, location, and timing of emission reductions that could be expected from the use of remote sensing devices to identify locomotives to be repaired or maintained.

(2)A projection of the cost to deploy, maintain, and use data from, a system of remote sensing devices in areas of high priority in the state, as determined by the state board, recommendations regarding the funding of such a program, and the expected cost-effectiveness of such a program compared to other opportunities for air quality improvement in the covered areas.

§ 39944

Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 574, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.

The South Coast Air Quality Management District, the Union Pacific Railroad, and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway shall each reimburse the state board for its costs of implementing the pilot program established pursuant to this chapter. The Union Pacific Railroad and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway shall reimburse the state board for 25 percent of those costs, but the reimbursement shall not to exceed a total of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for both railroads. The South Coast Air Quality Management District shall reimburse the state board for the balance of the costs of implementing the pilot program, but the reimbursement shall not exceed a total of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000). Funds provided by the Union Pacific Railroad and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway shall be used only to reimburse the state board for the costs of planning, implementing, evaluating, and reporting the results of, the pilot program as it relates to the testing of locomotives operated by those railroads.