MEETING

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

AIR RESOURCES BOARD

SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY AIR MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

AUDITORIUM

21865 E. COPLEY DRIVE

DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012

9:07 A.M.

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APPEARANCES

BOARD MEMBERS

Ms. Mary Nichols, Chairperson

Dr. John Balmes

Ms. Sandra Berg

Ms. Dorene D'Adamo

Mr. Hector De La Torre

Mr. Ronald Loveridge

Mrs. Barbara Riordan

Dr. Alex Sherriffs

STAFF

Mr. James Goldstene, Executive Officer

Mr. Tom Cackette, Chief Deputy Executive Officer

Mr. Richard Corey, Deputy Executive Officer

Ms. Lynn Terry, Deputy Executive Officer

Ms. Sarah Pittiglio, Ph.D., Air Pollution Specialist, 

Research Division

Ms. Annalisa Schilla, Climate Action and Research 

Planning, Research Division

Ms. Marcelle Surovik, Air Pollution Specialist, Energy 

Section, Stationary Source Division 
APPEARANCES CONTINUED

ALSO PRESENT

Mr. Brian Biering, Wildflower Energy

Mr. Bill Davis, SCCA/CCTA/CIAQC

Mr. Sean Edgar, Clean Fleets Net

Mr. Paul Shepard, Wildflower Energy, LP
INDEX

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Item 12-9-1

Chairperson Nichols 6

Item 12-9-2

Chairperson Nichols 8

Item 12-9-3

Chairperson Nichols 8

Executive Officer Goldstene 8

Staff Presentation 9

Item 12-9-4

Chairperson Nichols 28

Executive Officer Goldstene 28

Staff Presentation 28

Motion 44

Vote 44

Item 12-9-5

Chairperson Nichols 44

Executive Officer Goldstene 46

Staff Presentation 47

Mr. Shepard 58

Mr. Biering 60

Item 12-9-6

Chairperson Nichols 73

Public Comment

Mr. Davis 89

Mr. Edgar 93

Adjournment 96

Reporter's Certificate 97
PROCEEDINGS

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Good morning, everybody. 

This is the December 6th, 2012 public meeting of the Air 

Resources Board. I would ask you please to come to order. 

We will begin our meeting, as usual, with the 

Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. 

(Thereupon the Pledge of Allegiance was

Recited in unison.) 

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: The Clerk will please call 

the roll.

BOARD CLERK JENSEN: Dr. Balmes? 

BOARD MEMBER BALMES: Here. 

BOARD CLERK JENSEN: Ms. Berg? 

BOARD MEMBER BERG: Here

BOARD CLERK JENSEN: Ms. D'Adamo? 

BOARD MEMBER D'ADAMO: Here. 

BOARD CLERK JENSEN: Mr. De La Torre? 

BOARD MEMBER DE LA TORRE: Here. 

BOARD CLERK JENSEN: Mayor Loveridge? 

BOARD MEMBER LOVERIDGE: Here. 

BOARD CLERK JENSEN: Mrs. Riordan? 

BOARD MEMBER RIORDAN: Here. 

BOARD CLERK JENSEN: Supervisor Roberts? 

Dr. Sherriffs? 

BOARD MEMBER SHERRIFFS: Here. 

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BOARD CLERK JENSEN: Professor Sperling? 

Supervisor Yeager?

Chairman Nichols? 

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Here.

BOARD CLERK JENSEN: Madam Chairman, we have a 

quorum.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Great. Thank you. 

I want to say, I really like this room. And I'm 

wondering if the powers of eminent domain extend from the 

State to the regional level and we couldn't just sort of 

adopt this place. I like being lower down than when we 

are in the Haagen-Smit room way up on our dais there. And 

the sound system is very good here, too. So are the 

pictures. So I think we should consider that. 

We are very grateful to the Air Quality 

Management District for allowing the use of their room 

this morning. 

I have a couple of announcements for anybody who 

is not familiar with our routine. Anyone who wishes to 

testify and has not signed up online should fill out a 

request to speak card. They're available in the lobby 

outside the boardroom. And we appreciate it if you would 

turn it into the clerk, who is back in the corner over 

there in advance. 

If you've already taken advantage of the online 

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sign-up procedure, you do not need to fill out a request 

to speak card. But you must check in with the Clerk or 

your name will be removed from the Speaker's list. 

Also, speakers should be aware that the Board 

imposes a three-minute time limit. We appreciate it if 

you state your first and last name when you come up to the 

podium and then summarize your testimony, putting it into 

your own words as opposed to reading it. Because if you 

have prepared written testimony, we already have it. 

For safety reasons, please note the emergency 

exits that are in the rear and to the side here. We're 

required to evacuate this room immediately and go outside 

the building if there is an alert. 

Now, before we take up the calendar, the regular 

calendar, I wanted to mention a couple of things. First 

of all, in the wave of retirements that is going across 

the Air Resources Board and government in general, I 

should say, I want to take a moment to recognize the 

retirement of a long-time employee who is not with us 

today, and that's Dr. Linda Murchison. I believe Linda is 

listening on the broadcast. If you are, Linda, this is 

for you. 

Linda is retiring after more than 35 years with 

the Air Resources Board. Throughout that time, she has 

been a leader in exemplifying ARB's commitment to strong 

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technical analysis in policy development. Her dedication 

as well as her noted management skills and creativity have 

made her a key member of ARB's executive staff team. 

Linda directed the development of several major new ARB 

programs throughout her career. Let me just mention a 

couple that illustrate the breadth of her contribution. 

Linda joined the Air Resources Board in 1982 and 

quickly moved into management. Early on, she transformed 

ARB's emissions inventory into a modern database system 

for the first time. She was the first manager of ARB's 

toxic inventory program, developing our first regulatory 

reporting requirements for airborne toxics. She also 

built ARB's first community assessment and environmental 

justice programs, including a neighborhood scale air 

quality monitoring and modeling initiative. She was key 

to the drafting of our environmental justice policies and 

principles. And she oversaw the drafting of ARB's very 

much used land use handbook. 

More recently, Linda has turned her talents to 

our climate change programs. Under her leadership, ARB 

staff developed California's first comprehensive 

greenhouse gas emissions inventory. And then a year 

later, her staff developed and the Board adopted the 

mandatory reporting rule and the verification program. 

While taking on these challenges, she also 

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managed the very complex and important technical and 

policy issues involved in the SIP planning. 

Underlying all of these accomplishments is 

Linda's unwavering dedication to the scientific and 

technical integrity of ARB work. We will miss her. But 

we can also be assured that she leaves behind a legacy of 

excellence as well as some excellent people who she helped 

to train who will carry on. 

So Linda, hope you're listening. On behalf of 

myself and the Board members and all ARB staff, we want to 

say thank you. 

(Applause)

BOARD MEMBER RIORDAN: Madam Chair?

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Yes. 

BOARD MEMBER RIORDAN: I'd like to just say to 

Linda and hope she is listening how much I appreciated 

working with her over these many years that I've served on 

the Board, particularly in the area of environmental 

justice and the famous land use handbook. 

She really was wonderful at working with 

community groups and in some more controversial areas. 

And I just appreciated the calming and reasoning effect of 

her efforts. And I thank her. And I'm sure we're going 

to miss her terribly.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Thank you very much. 

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All right. The first item on this morning's 

calendar is a consent item. It's the public hearing to 

consider the approval of the San Diego 8-hour ozone SIP 

redesignation request and maintenance plan. And I'd like 

to ask the Clerk if any witnesses have signed up to 

testify on this item. 

No, they have not. 

Thank you. Are there any Board members who want 

to address this item or would like to have it removed from 

the consent calendar? If not, we have a motion to approve 

it. 

BOARD MEMBER BERG: I don't want to move it, but 

I would like to take one moment to say how refreshing it 

is that we're moving something into attainment. Hate to 

have that go unnoticed.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: I agree. 

I also wanted to introduce Bob Kard, if you're 

there. Bob is the Air Pollution Control Officer for San 

Diego. And since Supervisor Roberts isn't here, somebody 

has to make sure that we do the right thing. But you do 

not intend to address the Board, I believe? 

MR. KARD: Unless you'd like me to say ten words.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Sure. Come on forward. 

Might as well. This is a big day. 

MR. KARD: Chairman Nichols and Board members, 

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it's Bob Kard, the Air Pollution Control Officer in San 

Diego. 

I just wanted to say thank you, because this is a 

joint effort. CARB's support has been invaluable, I 

should say, just priceless in helping us get there. San 

Diego Board of Supervisors has been great. They have been 

supportive of what we do in even difficult economic times, 

as we're all aware of. And frankly, the staff at the APCD 

and again ARB staff, making this possible because it's 

great. 

2012, we had no ozone exceedances whatsoever of 

the 1997 standard. As compared to every day in the 

summertime, we had an exceedance in 1990. It's tremendous 

progress. We've gone up from 65 million vehicle miles 

traveled per day in 1990 to 87 million a day now, or in 

2011. This is tremendous progress. It's a credit to 

everyone who is involved with it. And I want to thank you 

for that.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: That's great. So we have a 

motion and a second. The record has been closed. 

All in favor, please say aye.

(Ayes)

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Any opposed? Passes 

unanimously. Thank you. 

Okay. Our second item is also a consent item. 

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Agenda Item 12-9-2, the public hearing to consider 

approval of the 2012 particulate matter 2.5 inventory 

submittal to the State Implementation Plan for the 

San Francisco Bay Area. 

I'd like to ask the Clerk again if there are any 

witnesses who signed up to testimony on this item. No. 

There are not. 

Are there any Board members who want to see this 

removed from the consent calendar? All right. If not, 

and there is no one here even representing the Bay Area, I 

see -- 

BOARD MEMBER RIORDAN: Move approval.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: We have a motion to 

approve. 

BOARD MEMBER DE LA TORRE: Second.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: And a second. 

All in favor please say aye. 

(Ayes) 

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Opposed? Great. All 

right. 

Now, moving on to the next item, we have an 

informational update on the Board's research program. And 

I'll ask our Executive Officer to introduce this item. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOLDSTENE: Thank you, Chairman 

Nichols. 

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ARB's research program supports our public health 

and climate goals through a combination of extramural 

research, in-house studies, and collaboration with other 

agencies. The program benefits from the expertise of the 

University of California system and other world class 

research institutions. ARB's research portfolio comprises 

studies involving a variety of scientific disciplines and 

approaches. Some of these studies are long term and build 

on unique data sets, while others address specific 

knowledge gaps. 

Today, staff will present a brief retrospective 

on ARB's research program and some key findings. Staff 

selected three research areas to highlight today: 

Children's health, diesel emissions, and greenhouse gases 

with high global warming potential. 

Dr. Sarah Pittiglio of the Research Division will 

now give the presentation. Dr. Pittiglio. 

(Thereupon an overhead presentation was 

presented as follows.)

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: Thank you, 

Mr. Goldstene. 

Good morning, Chairman Nichols and members of the 

Board. 

To improve our effort to communicate results, 

ARB's Research Program plans to provide periodic updates 

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to the Board on highlights from completed research 

studies.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: The goal of 

ARB's research program is to provide timely, scientific 

information efforts to adopt and attain health-based air 

quality standards, reduce community exposure to air 

toxics, and meet greenhouse gas reduction targets. 

To achieve these goals, ARB's research program 

has been and continues to be a collaborative effort with 

other agencies and top tier research institutions. Over 

the past four decades, the Research Program has gotten 

twice the value over time through matched and leveraged 

funding.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: ARB 

participates in several research coordination groups with 

other California State agencies to ensure that its 

research portfolio is non-duplicative and to identify 

opportunities to leverage the State's resources. 

Information is shared at all stages of ARB's 

annual research planning process. The process benefits 

from ongoing discussions with experts from coordination 

groups as well as with other institutions with scientific 

expertise or regulatory authority in air pollution and 

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related fields.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: ARB's 

Research Program was established in 1971. Over the past 

40 years, the program's research portfolio has been 

designed to meet ARB's evolving program needs in response 

to a broad change of legislative mandates. The results 

from this portfolio have provided vital information to 

determine how and when to implement regulations. 

This time line illustrates when we initiated the 

investigation of some key research topics. Many of these 

topics continue to be important parts of the program.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: However, for 

this presentation, we will focus only on highlights from 

the topics of children's health, diesel emissions, and 

greenhouse gas mitigation.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: ARB's health 

effect research has helped contributed to the scientific 

basis for the development of State and national ambient 

air quality standards. 

The program also investigates emerging 

toxicological issues as they relate to public health, 

quantifies the health benefits of ARB's regulations, and 

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conducts research to verify the effectiveness of those 

regulations. 

While there are many program needs covered by the 

health research program, today we will focus on children's 

health.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: Research on 

children's health began in 1992 with the Children's Health 

Study. This study investigated the health impacts of air 

pollution on California's vulnerable youth population. 

This study had a sample of 5500 children who lived in 12 

communities in southern California that had different 

levels of air pollution. 

This work was initiated under ARB funding to 

follow these children from 4th to 12th grade. The study 

is still ongoing, currently funded by the National 

Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. 

This ground-breaking study added significantly to 

what is known about the impact of air pollution exposure 

on the respiratory health of children and is highly sited 

as one of the most significant research efforts undertaken 

in the field. 

Among the policy outcomes of this work was SB 25, 

the Children's Environmental Health Protection Act. 

Legislation requiring California to reassess its air 

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quality standards to ensure the health of infants and 

children.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: Major 

findings from the Children's Health Study include evidence 

from persistent reductions in lung growth from air 

pollution exposure, evidence that the risk of 

asthma-related symptoms increased near roadways, and 

linked air pollution to both the onset and severity of 

asthma. 

These findings set the stage for subsequent 

studies which confirmed and expanded on these results. 

These studies included quantifying exposures to 

air pollutants in ambient air at the neighborhood level, 

near roadways, and in a variety of enclosed environments, 

including homes, schools, and in vehicles. Findings 

included confirmation that in-vehicle exposure such as 

school buses was high and linked asthma onset to exposure. 

Current research focuses on mitigation options, such as 

filtration in vehicles, homes, and schools.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: 

ARB-sponsored research found that children living in 

communities with the highest levels of air pollution are 

more likely to have significantly reduced lung function 

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growth compared to those with lower exposure. The 

investigators also found that children who relocated from 

high to low PM community showed improved lung function, al 

though it is unclear whether the improvement in growth was 

sufficient to compensate for the adverse effects of 

previous exposures. 

The converse was also true that children who 

relocated from high low to high PM communities showed 

reduced lung function. 

In addition, based on findings from the 

Children's Health Study, we calculated in 2005 that an 

additional 1.7 million school absences were linked to 

ozone exposure and would be avoided if the current State 

ozone standard was attained.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: The 

Children's Health Study found that lung function was 

reduced in children living closest to freeways. This 

finding led to subsequent ARB-funded research on the 

health impacts of exposure to traffic emissions. 

Studies showed that even in areas with good 

regional air quality, proximity to traffic is associated 

with adverse respiratory health effects in children. 

These findings helped to support the reviews of our 

ambient air quality standards and inform our regulations 

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and guidelines, such as ARB's Land Use Handbook. 

Two ARB studies of vehicle-related pollutants in 

school buses identified the intrusion of the bus's own 

exhaust emissions into the passenger cabin as a 

significant source of exposure. The results supported 

ARB's lower emission school bus program to replace older, 

dirtier buses. 

The results also supported ARB's air toxic 

control measure that limits school bus idling. These 

research findings led ARB to put a research project into 

place last year to investigate the effectiveness of 

filters in reducing pollution exposures in school buses 

and cars.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: Research 

from the Children's Health Study showed an association 

between exposure to ozone and the initiation of new asthma 

cases. Associations between traffic pollution and 

wheezing, asthma prevalence, and increased asthma 

medication use were also found. 

Studies that followed found that exposure to 

traffic-related pollutants are also linked to asthma 

initiation. Results from the Fresno Asthmatic Children's 

Environment Study showed a worsening of the children's 

symptoms with increased exposure to polyaromatic 

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hydrocarbons, which are likely the result of traffic 

sources. 

The research program is currently following up 

with mitigation studies that examine the effectiveness of 

filtration in reducing particulate matter exposures in the 

homes of asthmatic children. Results from these projects 

are expected in 2016.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: The next 

portion of the presentation will focus on the research 

program's efforts to reduce diesel emissions. 

The research program has funded extensive studies 

to quantify vehicle emission rates and sources, test 

control technologies, and monitor the long-term impact of 

regulations for both light and heavy-duty vehicles. For 

today's presentation, we will focus only on emissions from 

heavy-duty vehicles.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: In this 

slide, we show the main components of ARB's regulatory 

program over the past 15 years to reduce emissions from 

trucks, starting in 1998, when diesel PM was designated a 

toxic air contaminant. ARB responded by developing and 

adopting the Diesel Risk Reduction Plan in the year 2000, 

with the goal of reducing diesel PM emissions by 85 

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percent by 2020. 

Subsequent rules to reduce PM emission from 

diesel started with a series of fleet rules in the 2000s 

that reduced emissions from captive fleets. Two new 

emissions standards were also passed to reduce PM and NOx, 

starting with the 2007 and 2010 model year engines, 

respectively. These rules by themselves, however, were 

not enough to achieve the goals laid out by the Diesel 

Risk Reduction Plan, nor to meet national ambient air 

quality standards for PM and ozone. Because diesel 

engines are very long lasting, ruled were needed to 

require retrofits or vehicle turn over of practically 

every diesel truck in the state over the next decade. The 

drayage rule has already cleaned up diesel trucks around 

the major ports in California, while the truck and bus 

rule will reduce PM and NOx as needed over the next 

decade.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: Here, we 

show the main components of ARB's diesel research over the 

last decade. The program was designed to inform and 

verify the effectiveness of the regulatory program and has 

played an important role in the success of the diesel 

rules. 

Beginning in 2000, a multi-agency collaboration 

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led by ARB measured tailpipe emissions from diesel and 

compressed natural gas fueled transit buses with different 

types of aftertreatment and under a range of operating 

conditions. Continued collaboration with our partners led 

to a major effort to characterize the effectiveness of 

retrofitting aftertreatment technologies on existing 

vehicles. 

Our current efforts are focused on measuring the 

real world effect of our major in-use diesel rules, such 

as the truck and bus rule, using biological and chemical 

assays to screen exhaust for overall toxicity, 

characterizing the effects of new fuels and technologies, 

and on achieving further NOx reductions.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: Such of our 

research is done in-house and in collaboration with the 

divisions that operate our emission testing laboratories. 

In these laboratories, heavy-duty trucks are placed on 

dynamometers where their exhaust is collected on filters 

for subsequent analysis. 

As an example of the effectiveness of diesel 

particulate filters, also shown as DPFs, this slide shows 

a filter sample collected from a diesel without a DPF on 

the left and with a DPF on the right. Once the diesel 

engines in the state have these filters, seeing a diesel 

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truck emitting black smoke such as the truck on the left, 

will be a thing of the past.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: Here, we 

show the reductions the program has observed with our 

laboratory studies for NOx, PM, and total hydrocarbon 

emissions. The comparison is made between 1998 model year 

trucks and trucks that meet the 2010 standards.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: The research 

division has also identified a suite of biological and 

chemical assays that, in aggregate, provide an important 

screening for toxicity. These assays measure markers that 

can be related to the ability of the exhaust or PM to 

cause oxidative stress, inflammation, or DNA damage. 

By consistently using the same assays in the same 

manner, this toxicity screening can be used to compare the 

exhaust from different types of vehicles, fuels, and 

aftertreatment technologies. 

The drastic reduction provided a significant 

indication that new technologies resulting in emissions 

that are less harmful on a per mile basis. These types of 

tests are also important in ensuring there are no 

unintended consequences of the new technology.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: In addition 

to measuring emissions in the our in-house laboratories, 

ARB has several projects underway to understand emissions 

as they occur on California's roadways. Shown here is the 

mobile monitoring platform we developed. It is an 

electric vehicle equipped with instrumentation to measure 

key gaseous and particle species with high spacial and 

time resolution. The platform is being used on major 

freeways in Los Angeles to measure the emission factor of 

vehicles traveling on those major roadways. 

The map on the right shows the mobile platforms 

path along the 710 freeway, which is a route that is 

heavily used by drayage trucks.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: Using the 

mobile monitoring platform on the 710 freeway, we were 

able to quantify the immediate benefits of the drayage 

truck rule. The step-wise reduction is due to a number of 

factors in addition to the drayage rule, including the 

gradual turnover of trucks from fleet rules and 

fluctuations in the economy. Although NOx was not a 

target of the drayage rule, this slide shows the 

co-benefit of the rule in reducing NOx emissions in just 

16 months.

--o0o--

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: Similarly, 

black carbon emissions on this drayage truck route have 

been reduced by 70 percent over the last several years as 

the drayage rule has been implemented. 

Similar work by U.C. Berkeley has shown 

reductions near the port of Oakland. These significant 

reductions in diesel-related pollutants in 

heavily-impacted communities, which includes the 

neighborhoods adjacent to ports in California, will 

hopefully reintroduce the prevalence of health-related 

impacts due to exposure of emissions.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: In addition 

to measuring the fleet-wide average emissions over time, 

measurements of individual trucks are needed. Seen in 

this video, a heavy-duty truck drives through a truck test 

tent at a weigh station. A perforated tube in the corner 

of the tent draws in a sample of the emissions, which 

allows the investigator to calculate an emission factor. 

Thousands of trucks can be tested at a weigh station in a 

relatively short time in this manner. 

With biannual measurements planned, we will be 

able to assess the durability, failure rates, and the 

degradation rates of the major aftertreatment technologies 

used in diesel engines over time. The Board will be asked 

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to fund a similar study in the next presentation.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: We'll now 

turn to ARB's climate change research, which began with an 

estimation of the effects of climate change on public 

health and the economy and has helped identify cap and 

trade options. 

The research program has expanded its climate 

research to include sources and potential mitigation 

strategies for greenhouse gases. These research efforts 

have led directly to some of the regulations and programs 

now in place to meet the 2020 greenhouse gas emission 

goals of AB 32. Here, we provide the highlights from the 

program's efforts to inventory and reduce non-CO2 

greenhouse gases, which is a growing faction of 

California's carbon footprint.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: The 

greenhouse gas inventory includes atmospheric constituents 

that trap heat in the atmosphere. Non-CO2 gases include 

high global warming potential gases, black carbon, 

methane, and nitrous oxide. These gases account for 25 

percent of California's greenhouse gas inventory. 

The research programs's focus on non-CO2 gases 

aims to explore potential new emission reduction 

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strategies, ways to improve emissions estimates, and 

method to verify emission reductions over time.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: Over the 

past five years, ARB has inventoried California's sources 

of high global warming potential gases. The inventory 

demonstrated that emissions of these gases are growing 

rapidly in California and are produced from a variety of 

sources. 

Several research projects highlighted the 

importance and cost effectiveness of reducing these 

emissions and led directly to the adoption of rules to 

reduce hydrofluorocarbons from commercial refrigeration, 

motor vehicle air conditioning systems, and other sources. 

These rules are expected to reduce annual 

statewide greenhouse gas emissions by eight million metric 

tons of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2020 at relatively 

low cost and in many cases, cost savings to industry. 

Finally, based on this research, ARB adopted a 

protocol to provide incentives to recover and destroy 

ozone-depleting substances as part of the Cap and Trade 

Program.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: ARB research 

on black carbon began with the creation of a California 

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inventory. Another ARB research study has observed a 

50 percent reduction in black carbon measured at 

monitoring sites throughout California over the past 

20 years. This agrees with the expected emissions 

reductions associated with California's diesel emission 

control program. Further reductions will likely be shown 

in the future due the ARB's Advanced Clean Car Program and 

district burning restrictions. 

The 50 percent reduction in black carbon 

accounted for a 25 percent decrease in atmospheric heating 

in California. Through our research collaboration with 

NOAA, we were able to produce direct measurements of this 

forcing in the atmosphere.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: The tower 

network represents one of our current research efforts to 

improve ARB's emission inventories for methane and nitrous 

oxide. Each yellow pin you see in the video represents a 

measurement site. The sites were established in 

coordination with NOAA and the Energy Commission. The 

objectives of the network are to improve air quality 

models, refine emission inventories, determine the 

effectiveness of new emission control technologies, and 

improve measurement methods. We have now zoomed into 

Mount Wilson Observatory, which is a measuring site that 

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is one of the first sites in the network.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: Monitoring 

and methane at Mount Wilson began in 2007. Measurements 

from the site helped develop a methane inventory for Los 

Angeles, which led to several peer-reviewed publications. 

The success at Mount Wilson led to the adoption of a 

statewide network. The monitoring at Mount Wilson is one 

of several methods currently being employed to understand 

sources of methane in Los Angeles basin. 

We have also deployed two mobile monitoring 

platforms to better understand local sources of methane. 

In collaboration with Scripps and NOAA, aerial 

passes over the L.A. basin have also increased our 

understanding of emissions and atmospheric processes in 

the area. 

Beginning in 2012, ARB intend to use its research 

tools to complement a five-year federally-funded 

greenhouse gas monitoring project to investigate the 

sources and trends of carbon dioxide and methane emissions 

in Los Angeles.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: The Los 

Angeles basin represents an urban setting and has distinct 

sources of emissions, such as natural gas pipe lines and 

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landfills. This contrasts with the other parts of 

California, such as rural areas that are common in the 

Central Valley. In rural areas, methane emissions are 

dominated by agriculture sources. To help define 

emissions in rural areas, another tower is located in 

Walnut Grove, which is approximately 30 miles south 

of sacramento.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: Similar to 

our study in the L.A. basin, we have developed another 

holistic research effort to determine methane and nitrous 

oxide sources in a rural setting. We have installed a 

suite of instruments on a radio tower in Walnut Grove, 

which is currently collecting measurements of methane and 

NOx. We have leveraged a significant amount of funding 

with the collaboration with the California Department of 

Food and Agriculture, CalRecycle, and California Energy 

Commission to determine nitrous oxide emissions from the 

application of fertilizer to a wide variety of 

economically important crops. 

The mobile monitoring platform is being used to 

understand specific local sources in the area. Flights 

have been conducted through the CalNext project. The 

flight pattern in the upper left corner of the slide was 

used over rice fields which are a significant source of 

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST PITTIGLIO: Today's 

presentation provided a few examples of how ARB's research 

projects work together to create a sophisticated research 

portfolio. Communicating these research results to the 

public has become a top priority. Links to outreach 

materials are available on the ARB research website and 

announced on the ARB list serve. These types of 

communication tools are necessary since the program 

produces many final reports each year. 

Projects from this year's annual research plan 

will be outlined in the next presentation. These projects 

will continue to build upon the strong research foundation 

that we have created over the past four decades. 

Thank you for your attention. I'm happy to 

answer any questions you.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Thank you. That is a good 

selection of a couple of key areas of our research. I 

welcome comments or questions from members of the Board. 

Dr. Balmes, would you like to begin? 

BOARD MEMBER BALMES: First off, I want to 

congratulate staff for embarking on this new effort to 

communicate both to the Board and to the public about our 

research, which has been phenomenal for years. But I 

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don't think we've done the best job of communicating that 

to the public at large. I think the scientific community 

has always recognized the quality of CARB's research. So 

I felt this was a really excellent presentation. And I 

look forward to more of these on a quarterly basis or 

something, semi-annual, an appropriate interval. But we 

have much more to do with regard to the public at large. 

But I think this is a good first step.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Great. Thank you. 

I want to particularly point to the work that's 

done on diesel, because that's been so controversial, to 

say that, you know, I think it's really impressive that 

we're not just looking at the harmful effects of diesel, 

but we're actually assessing on a continuing basis the 

effects of our work so that we can claim credit for the 

things that we've done that are good, but see the things 

that are not working and use that on a continuous feedback 

basis to really improve the program. I think that's the 

mark of a really successful program and one that's well 

integrated into the policy side of the organization. 

Any other comments or questions? 

If not, we have some research proposals to 

consider. And this will be a good backdrop for that. 

Mr. Goldstene, will you please introduce the 

item? 

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOLDSTENE: Thank you, Chairman 

Nichols. 

The research to be covered by the proposals 

before you today support ARB's regulatory priorities in 

three key areas: Foundational science, clean air 

strategies, and program effectiveness. Specifically, 

these projects include air quality and climate studies 

that will improve air quality models used for State 

implementation planning and inform the development of 

future strategies to meet California's climate and air 

quality goals. They'll support successful implementation 

of the Sustainable Communities Program and the Advanced 

Clean Cars Regulation and will investigate the technical 

potential and economic feasibility of further emission 

reductions from freight transport. They will also examine 

the effectiveness of ARB's existing programs to reduce 

emissions from the light and heavy duty vehicle fleets. 

These research projects were presented to you last June as 

concepts and have now been developed into full proposals. 

They've been reviewed by the Research Screening Committee 

as well as reviewers at other State agencies and 

funding organizations to promote coordination and avoid 

duplication. 

With that, Dr. Annalisa Schilla of the Research 

Division will describe the research studies. Dr. Schilla. 

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(Thereupon an overhead presentation was 

presented as follows.)

MS. SCHILLA: Thank you, Mr. Goldstene. 

Thank you, Chairman Nichols and members of the 

Board.

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MS. SCHILLA: This morning, we will be presenting 

nine research proposals for your consideration, which were 

developed in response to the 2012/2013 research plan that 

the Board approved last June. All of these proposals have 

been reviewed by ARB's Research Screening Committee and 

have been recommended for funding. 

Staff have also coordinated with other funding 

agencies, including air districts, the California Energy 

and Public Utilities Commissions, the Bureau of Automotive 

Repair, Caltrans, the U.S. EPA, and Department of Energy, 

and other states to avoid duplication and to identify 

cofunding opportunities wherever possible.

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MS. SCHILLA: The nine research proposals we are 

presenting today are designed to support the Board's 

efforts to attain air quality standards and meet climate 

goals. The majority of these new projects focus on 

transportation-related research needs. 

In spite of substantial improvements in 

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California's air quality over the past few decades, ozone 

and PM2.5 levels continue to exceed health-based air 

quality standards in both urban and downwind rural areas 

of California. ARB has numerous studies and 

collaborations to address key air quality research 

questions and will continue to fund research to support 

State Implementation Plans. 

In the research update, you just heard about the 

history of ARB's diesel program and the role that research 

played. Diesel emissions from heavy-duty vehicles and 

freight transport are major sources of criteria and toxic 

air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions in California. 

To meet long-term air quality and climate goals, 

emissions from these sectors will need to be significantly 

reduced beyond what is expected from already adopted 

regulations. Research will continue to examine new 

opportunities to further reduce emissions and will 

evaluate the effectiveness of ARB's existing diesel 

programs. 

Passenger travels is also a major source of 

criteria and toxic air pollutants and greenhouse gas 

emissions in California, and emissions from these vehicles 

will need to be significantly reduced to meet long-term 

air quality and climate goals. 

Research projects proposed this year will support 

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implementation of the advanced Clean Cars Program that the 

Board adopted in January and evaluate the long-term 

benefits of the Board's prior efforts to reduce passenger 

vehicle emissions through the low emission vehicle 

program. 

Achieving California's 2050 climate goal will 

require dramatic changes in transportation, land use, and 

community design. Research in this area will seek to 

improve land use and transportation strategies, support 

the development of community plans to meet SB 375 goals, 

and explore the linkages between air pollution exposure 

and compact development. 

These research projects will strengthen the 

scientific foundation that underpins air quality planning, 

support strategies to reduce emissions from the light and 

heavy duty fleets and from freight transport, and provide 

insights into the real world outcomes of sustainable 

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MS. SCHILLA: This first proposed project will 

update the photochemical air quality models that ARB uses 

to develop State Implementation Plans to reflect the most 

up-to-date understanding of atmospheric chemistry. In 

order to predict the impact of air pollution control 

strategies, these models must represent ozone and PM 

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formation as accurately as possible. These models are 

updated regularly to ensure that they remain state of the 

science. 

This research will improve predictions of the 

formation of ozone and the secondary organic carbon 

fraction of PM2.5 and will assess the impact of nitrogen 

and carbon chemistry on the formation of secondary PM. 

These improvements will ensure that ARB's regulatory 

efforts continue to be based on the most credible air 

quality models.

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MS. SCHILLA: The remaining proposals we will be 

presenting are transportation related. The first of these 

projects will study diesel emissions from heavy-duty 

vehicles. This project will measure emissions from trucks 

traveling through the Caldecott Tunnell in the San 

Francisco Bay Area in 2014, 2015, and 2017, corresponding 

to key implementation milestones for the truck and bus 

rule and will assess the effectiveness and durability of 

exhaust aftertreatment technologies over time. 

This study will complement related research 

examining heavy-duty trucks in the Los Angeles basin in 

order to characterize the statewide emissions from the 

heavy-duty truck fleet and to improve emissions forecasts. 

Results will be used to quantify the actual air quality 

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benefits of the truck and bus rule.

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MS. SCHILLA: The next four research projects 

will examine passenger vehicle emissions. 

The first three projects will support the 

Advanced Clean Cars Program, which is being implemented in 

close collaboration with the U.S. EPA and the National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 

These projects will help ARB staff address 

concerns raised by stakeholders related to consumer 

acceptance, vehicle usage, and emissions measurement from 

the very clean vehicles that are anticipated in response 

to the program. 

The fourth project will quantify the benefits of 

the Board's prior efforts to reduce emissions from 

passenger cars through the low emission vehicle program. 

This first advanced clean cars project will 

produce a statistically robust representation of the new 

car buying population in California and other partner 

states who may adopt California's rules in order to 

identify the factors that influence new vehicle purchase 

decisions. 

The study will survey and interview the diverse 

population of new car buyers to provide ARB with insights 

into the potential for policies, incentives, and outreach 

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the remove obstacles or enhance motivations for the 

adoption of zero and near-zero emission vehicles. 

The South Coast Air Quality Management District 

and other states are interested in administering the same 

survey and conducting similar interviews. And staff has 

identified at least $325,000, in likely co funding to 

expand the project to more households as a result of these 

partnerships.

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MS. SCHILLA: The next project will study the 

actual emissions benefits associated with transitioning to 

more electrified vehicles, accounting for the variability 

that results from individual consumer usage and charging 

behavior. This research topic was discussed at the 

Board's January meeting for the Advanced Clean Cars 

Program. 

Plug-in electric vehicles are expected to account 

for an increasingly large share of new light-duty vehicle 

sales in compliance with ARB's Advanced Clean Cars Program 

and the Governor's Executive Order on zero emission 

vehicles. The proposed project will collect detailed 

in-use vehicle data to quantify the share of miles driven 

with grid-based electricity. 

Unlike previous research, this study will 

evaluate an entire household's travel to determine, for 

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example, whether households shift miles to electric 

vehicles for shorter trips. Results will improve 

emissions estimates of various electric vehicle types as 

well as the overall light-duty fleet. 

This project will also assess the charging 

behavior of plug-in electric vehicle drivers in order to 

understand possible grid impacts from vehicle charging and 

the need for public charging infrastructure and is being 

closely coordinated with the California Energy and Public 

Utilities Commission and the U.S. EPA and the Department 

of Energy.

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MS. SCHILLA: This next proposed project will 

address the measurement challenges presented by the 

advanced clean cars particulate matter standards. 

At the Board's meeting in January, the Board 

requested that staff study whether PM could be reliably 

measured at such low levels. This project will augment a 

proposed coordinating Research Council project 

investigating possible improvement to PM measurements. 

ARB's funding contribution will ensure that 

researchers evaluate methods for measuring at the one 

milligram per mile level required by California's new 

standards.

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MS. SCHILLA: The last proposed light-duty 

project will quantify the benefits of ARB's Low Emission 

Vehicle Program. As older vehicles begin to exit the 

fleet in significant numbers, emissions from the 

light-duty fleet need to be monitored to assess emission 

reductions over time. The proposed study will employ 

remote-sensing devices to measure emissions from passenger 

cars at the La Brea Boulevard onramp to Interstate 10 in 

Los Angeles in 2013 and 2015. This study will build upon 

prior measurements from the same location which began 

characterizing passenger car emissions in 1999 in order to 

allow ongoing analysis of emissions trends. 

This project will evaluate the durability of 

emission reduction technologies and characterize the 

relative importance of high emitters to fleet average 

emissions and will also explore a potential new technique 

the identify gross evaporative emitters. 

This project is being conducted in coordination 

with the South Coast Air Quality Management District and 

the Bureau of Automotive Repair and results will improve 

ARB's emission inventory and quantify the benefits of the 

LEV program.

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MS. SCHILLA: Finally, three proposed research 

projects will investigate the air quality, climate, and 

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health impacts of sustainable communities strategies. 

The first proposed project in the research area 

will examine traffic management approaches and urban 

designs with the goal of identifying specific strategies 

that minimize air pollution exposures in heavily traveled 

urban corridors. 

As California pursues increasingly compact 

development to reduce vehicle travel demand, the air 

pollution exposures of people living and walking in these 

areas may increase. In order to ensure that SB 375 

implementation is balanced with the need to protect public 

health, land use, and transportation planning must 

incorporate estimates of air pollution exposure. 

This study will modify the existing operational 

street pollution model, a model widely used in Europe to 

characterize street level air pollution dispersions to 

more accurately simulate the low rise and widely spaced 

urban landscapes that are typical of California. 

This project will also employ ARB's mobile 

monitoring platform to capture micro-scale street level 

emissions and meteorological data in multiple Los Angeles 

street environments. This data will be used both to 

validate the model and to quantify the exposure impacts of 

different traffic management strategies and community 

designs. Results will assist California planners in 

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designing and managing communities to minimize air 

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MS. SCHILLA: The next proposed project will 

assess changes in travel mode for households living in the 

vicinity of a new light rail line in Los Angeles. Many 

communities are working to improve Citizen's access to 

transit as part of their SB 375 planning. In Los Angeles 

alone, there are six light rail projects currently planned 

and a number of other regions are also planning or 

considering them. 

This project will collect travel mode choice data 

from the same households as those evaluated in a study 

that assessed the travel modes of approximately 250 

households before the line was opened. 

The pre-light rail study was partially funded by 

the U.C. Sustainable Transportation Program. Results of 

this research will help local governments and planning 

agencies better account for reductions in vehicle miles 

traveled and changes in other transportation mode choices 

related to the construction of light rail infrastructure, 

and to prioritize SB 375 strategies accordingly. These 

findings will also allow ARB the assess the actual 

emission benefits of SB 375 strategies.

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CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Could I interrupt with a 

question? Because it came up during our meeting that we 

had earlier this week with the representative of U.C. 

Irvine. 

We were talking about some efforts that they've 

been making to try to get light rail to bring people to 

and from the campus. We use the word "Los Angeles" 

loosely. Those of you from Sacramento tend to think of 

anything, you know, south of Santa Barbara as being Los 

Angeles, unless maybe it's San Diego. 

But I just want to make sure that this study 

isn't only looking literally at Los Angeles city or 

county, but is focused on the region as a whole, because 

SB 375 covers -- I mean, the sustainability plan covers 

the whole metro area. Does anybody know the answer to 

that question? 

MS. SCHILLA: It's only looking at one specific 

light rail line in this case. It's the expo line. 

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Just the expo line. 

MS. SCHILLA: Right. 

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Oh, I see. Okay. All 

right. Because I can't imagine that they're all the same. 

But maybe this is a -- can be used as a basis for other 

studies. 

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is to look in part about the behavioral aspects of a 

before and after in mode shift. So certainly in concept, 

the results could be useful elsewhere.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Right. I understand the 

value, and that's the controversial area. So it's good to 

have the data. Thank you. 

MS. SCHILLA: And the last proposed project will 

examine the measured emissions benefits of cool pavements. 

Pavement materials that absorb less of the sun's energy 

reduce urban heat islands, slow smog formation, reduce 

building energy use, and cool the earth's atmosphere. If 

cool pavements were used widely throughout the state, they 

could reflect enough sun to offset the equivalent of at 

least two million metric tons of CO2 and would have 

significant air quality benefits. 

This study will leverage and expand upon ongoing 

research on cool surfaces. ARB is currently co-funding a 

cool pavement demonstration project with the California 

Energy Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy and 

has funded related work to assess the reflectants of cool 

roofs, which are much better understood than cool 

pavement. 

The project will measure emissions of air 

pollutants from both cool and conventional pavement 

materials commonly used in California and will conduct 

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greenhouse gas life cycle assessment for cool pavements. 

This project will be cofunded by Caltrans and will support 

the recently signed bill AB 296 requiring Caltrans and 

Cal/EPA to work together to study cool pavement 

technologies. 

Results will inform the development of regionally 

appropriate guidelines for use of cool pavements and 

provide ARB insight into the actual climate and air 

quality benefits of these materials.

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MS. SCHILLA: The projects we have presented to 

you today benefit from nearly one million dollars in 

cofunding and funding for prior supporting research. They 

also reflect ongoing coordination with federal agencies 

and other funding organizations and will leverage 

multi-million dollar funding commitments from NASA, the 

National Institute of Standards and Technology, the U.S. 

EPA, and the coordinating Research Council for research 

that will directly support ARB's research needs. 

As noted in the research update that you just 

heard, staff have also been working hard to improve 

research coordination among State agencies and are 

involved in a number of research coordination efforts to 

ensure that ARB funds are spent prudently and 

strategically.

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MS. SCHILLA: We recommend that the Board approve 

these nine proposals, all of which support priority Board 

programs and decision making. 

Thank you.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Thank you. 

Does anybody have any questions or comments about 

any of the studies? Yes. 

BOARD MEMBER BALMES: Not about any specific 

study, but a general comment, if I might.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Sure. Of course. 

BOARD MEMBER BALMES: Well, again, I want to 

compliment staff. 

As some of you know, Chair Nichols appointed a 

subcommittee of the Board, Dr. Sperling, Dr. Sherriffs, 

and myself, to look at the research portfolio and 

strategic plan for the agency. And one of the things we 

came up with was to try to focus the research on the sort 

of immediate and short term as well as long term needs of 

the agency with regard to regulatory initiatives. I want 

to compliment staff. I think that this portfolio of 

research proposals hits the mark well in that regard. I'm 

sure Dr. Sperling would say the same thing -- 

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Good. 

BOARD MEMBER BALMES: -- since many of the 

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research proposals are in his area.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Well, I figured he had some 

opportunity to review them before we came here today. I'm 

seeing head nodding out there. Good. 

Anything else anyone would like to add? 

I think we can vote on these as a group then 

rather than having to go through them one by one. So I 

would request a resolution. 

BOARD MEMBER BERG: Madam Chair, I will move to 

move the nine research proposals. 

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: I don't think we have to 

read their numbers. They're sequential. 

BOARD MEMBER BERG: Yes. They're sequential. 

BOARD MEMBER LOVERIDGE: Second. 

BOARD MEMBER BERG: And Ron seconds. 

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Without further ado, then I 

don't think we need to have a single vote. We can just 

vote by voice. 

So all in favor, please say aye. 

(Ayes) 

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Any opposed? 

Any abstentions? Okay. Great. 

Congratulations. And thank you very much. 

All right. Our next agenda item this morning is 

an update on AB 32. And we have some -- obviously, you 

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have had some important milestones since the Board last 

met. We want to wrap up 2012 and look ahead to what we're 

going to be seeing in 2013. And this is a good 

opportunity to do it. 

Since its passage in 2006, as I think the world 

now knows, California has made great strides in 

implementing our global climate law. Many of the measures 

in the programs that were identified in the original 

Climate Change Scoping Plan have been adopted over the 

last five years. Implementation has begun for many of 

those. And we're getting reductions now that are putting 

us on track for meeting the 2020 greenhouse gas goals set 

by the legislation. 

For example, the State has adopted a cap and 

trade regulation, which will provide a limit on over 85 

percent of the state's greenhouse gases. And the first 

auction for this program was successfully conducted last 

month. 

In addition, cooperation and coordination among 

our sister agencies is at an all-time high, which is also 

helping us to get to the 2020 goal, particularly with 

respect to the electricity sector, and will serve us well 

as we tackle the longer-term greenhouse gas reduction 

goals for 2050. 

Mr. Goldstene, you'll please introduce this item. 

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And I know there is a report here as well. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOLDSTENE: Thank you, Chairman 

Nichols. 

Today, staff will provide an update on activities 

related to the Cap and Trade Program, the update to the 

Climate Change Scoping Plan, and AB 32 related items we 

plan to bring to the Board for your consideration next 

year. 

As you know, the first cap and trade auction was 

successfully conducted last month and staff will discuss 

the results of the auction and the next milestones. 

In addition, staff will describe our proposed 

approach to updating the State's Climate Change Scoping 

Plan which was first approved by the Board in 2008. That 

landmark plan stimulated a long list of successful State 

and local initiatives, including several ARB measures such 

as the low carbon fuel standard and advanced clean cars. 

AB 32 requires that the Scoping Plan be updated at least 

every five years. 

The 2013 update will define our climate 

priorities for the next five years to lay the groundwork 

to reach post-2020 goals. We plan to bring an updated 

Scoping Plan to the Board for your consideration next 

fall. 

Finally, we'll highlight the upcoming AB 32 

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related items that the Board will consider in 2013. With 

that, I'll ask Marcelle Surovik of the Stationary Source 

Division to begin the presentation. 

(Thereupon an overhead presentation was 

presented as follows.)

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST SUROVIK: Thank you, Mr. 

Goldstene. 

Good morning, Madam Chairman and members of the 

Board. 

Today, I will provide you with an update on AB 32 

related activities. 

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST SUROVIK: My 

presentation today will address activities related to the 

Cap and Trade Program, the update to the Climate Change 

Scoping Plan, and AB 32 related items we plan to present 

for your consideration in 2013.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST SUROVIK: I'll begin 

with an update on cap and trade related activities.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST SUROVIK: The first 

auction for the Cap and Trade Program was held on November 

14th. This slide summarizes the results. As can be seen 

in the slide, all of the 2013 vintage allowances were sold 

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at $10.09. Over five and a half million, or roughly 14 

percent, of the advanced 2015 allowances were sold at the 

$10 floor price.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST SUROVIK: At 10:00 this 

morning, ARB released additional statistics about the 

auction. These statistics are based on qualified bids or 

just those bids used to calculate the settlement price 

after the bids have been evaluated against the holding 

limit, the purchase limit, and bid guarantees against all 

the submitted bids. 

The most prominent difference between the 

statistics based on qualified and submitted bids is the 

ratio of total bids to the total 2013 allowances available 

for sale. It is lower when only qualified bids are 

considered. 

For the November 14th auction, a very small 

number of auction participants exceeded their purchase 

limit, holding limit, or bid guarantee, which led to a 

higher ratio for submitted bids. 

Before the Executive Officer certified the 

auction, ARB staff and the market monitor carefully 

evaluated all the bids and determined that the auction 

process complied with the regulatory requirements. These 

bids did not effect the final results of the auction 

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settlement.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST SUROVIK: There were 73 

entities approved to participate in the auction. The 

auction platform performed as designed, with no problems 

detected. Auction results were released on November 19th, 

five days after the auction was held. 

The financial settlements from participating 

entities for allocation purchases were due by November 

30th. The allowances will be transferred into entity's 

accounts tomorrow.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST SUROVIK: Staff released 

the auction reserve price for 2013 on December 3rd. 

Allowances cannot be sold for bid prices below the reserve 

floor price. The quarterly auction reserve price for the 

November 2012 auction was $10. This price will increase 

for auctions in 2013 by five percent, plus the rate of 

inflation, as specified in the cap and trade regulation to 

$10.71. 

The next quarterly auction of GHG allowances will 

be announced by December 21st and will take place on 

February 19th of next year. 

Starting January 1st of next year, greenhouse gas 

emissions from covered entities will count toward their 

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compliance obligation. Covered entities will need to turn 

in allowances and offsets for 30 percent of their 2013 

emissions in November 2014. 

And finally, the first quarterly allowance price 

containment reserve sale will be held on March 8th. These 

sales offer allowances at fixed prices to serve as a cost 

containment mechanism and are only open to covered 

entities.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST SUROVIK: The State 

proceeds from the auction will be invested as mandated by 

Assembly Bill 1532 and Senate Bill 535 and will be 

allocated through the State's budget process. 

Department of Finance, or DOF, must develop a 

three-year investment plan in consultation with ARB and 

submit the plan to the Legislature. 

ARB must hold public workshops in different 

regions of the state and a Board hearing on the investment 

plan before it is submitted to the Legislature. The funds 

generated from the auctions must facilitate the 

achievements of reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in 

the state. Twenty-five percent of the available funds 

must be allocated to projects that provide benefit to 

disadvantaged communities and ten percent of the funds 

must be spent in these communities. 

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Finally, the California Public Utilities 

Commission, or CPUC must determine how the proceeds from 

the sale of the state's investor-owned utilities 

allowances are used. CPUC released a proposed decision on 

use of utility proceeds in November, which is expected to 

be voted on by the end of this year.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST SUROVIK: Now I will 

discuss the 2013 update to the Climate Change Scoping 

Plan.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST SUROVIK: First, some 

background on the initial Scoping Plan. AB 32 required 

the ARB to develop and approve a Scoping Plan that 

describes the approach California will take to meet the 

2020 greenhouse gas emissions limit set forth in the law. 

The Scoping Plan was first approved by the Board in 2008 

and must be updated every five years. Consequently, staff 

plans to present an updated Scoping Plan for your 

consideration in the fall of 2013. 

The following slides will discuss staff's 

approach to updating the Scoping Plan and the various 

elements we envision in the update.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST SUROVIK: The objectives 

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of the 2013 update to the Scoping Plan are to: 

Highlight the State's progress toward meeting the 

2020 GHG emission reduction goals set forth in AB 32; 

Begin the transition for the State to meet the 

post-2020 goals set forth in Executive Orders; 

Provide a high level view of how the State can 

develop a long-term strategy for reducing GHG emissions 

beyond 2020; 

And define the State's climate priorities for the 

next five years.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST SUROVIK: To address the 

State's near-term and longer-term GHG goals, the update 

will have both the 2020 and the post-2020 element. 

The 2020 element will focus on State, regional, 

and local initiatives that are being implemented now to 

assist us in meeting the 2020 goal. Numerous measures and 

programs identified in the 2008 Scoping Plan have been 

successfully put in place and are well on their way to 

achieving full implementation by 2020. The Scoping Plan 

update will provide a status report of these programs and, 

where applicable, staff will present revised projected 

2020 emission reductions for them. 

We will also include an analysis and discussion 

of co-benefits of these measures, including reductions in 

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criteria pollutants and air toxics, green jobs, and the 

development of green technologies and renewable power. 

The update will also include a discussion of 

local and regional initiatives that are underway, such as 

those addressing land use and transportation planning, 

that will assist the State in meeting its GHG emission 

reduction goals. 

Finally, the 2020 element of the update will 

include a discussion on the latest climate science, 

including recent understanding of short-lived climate 

pollutants and brown carbon.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST SUROVIK: The post-2020 

element will provide a high level view of a long-term 

strategy for meeting the 2050 GHG goals. These goals 

include Governor's Brown goal for the transportation 

sector as set forth in his Executive Order signed last 

year. This order sets a 2050 goal of GHG emissions that 

are 80 percent less than the 1990 level for the sector. 

Staff plans to set a midpoint GHG emission 

reduction goal somewhere around the 2032 time frame to 

align line with the goals in the local air district's 

State Implementation Plans and the regional transportation 

plans. 

The post-2020 element will assume the 

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continuation of GHG reduction regulatory programs that 

have been adopted and fully implemented by 2020 and will 

build on those regulatory programs, developing a process 

and specific recommendations for moving forward on a 

long-term GHG reduction strategy for the state, including 

necessary federal, State, and local policies, research 

priorities, and changes to the infrastructure.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST SUROVIK: The update 

will emphasize the integration of statewide policies. A 

number of statewide planning tools, policies, and reports 

have been or are in the process of being developed that 

will assist California in transitioning to our longer-term 

GHG emission reduction goals, as well as adapting to 

climate change impacts that may occur in the state. 

These tools include the Governor's environmental 

goals and policies report, which is expected to be 

released next year, ARB's Vision for Clean Air Report, 

which takes a coordinated look at strategies to meet 

California's longer term air quality and climate change 

goals, the State Implementation Plan, the sustainable 

community strategies by the Regional Transportation 

Planning Agencies, ARB efforts in developing a sustainable 

freight strategy, California's Energy Commission's 

Integrated Energy Policy Report, Natural Resources Climate 

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Change adaptation strategy, and a number of other reports 

released by other agencies, such as Department of Water 

Resource Climate Action Plan and Caltrans Blueprint 

Report.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST SUROVIK: We plan to 

focus on the five key topics where competing policy needs 

may need to be resolved. These areas include the 

transportation sector, specifically fuels, infrastructure, 

and land use, the energy sector, including generation, 

transmission, and efficiency, the waste sector, the water 

sector, and the agriculture sector.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST SUROVIK: Staff also 

envisions a regional overlay element to compliment the 

development of the Scoping Plan update. The purpose of 

the regional approach is to focus on the local issues and 

concerns, such as transportation, infrastructure, and land 

use that are area-specific. The regional outreach efforts 

will focus on the northern, central, and southern 

California. They will occur through public forums that 

will have regional co-hosts. We expect opportunities for 

local leaders in these areas to take on key roles in 

formulating approaches to address these issues.

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AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST SUROVIK: Staff plans to 

hold initial public workshops early next year to discuss 

concepts for updating the Scoping Plan. 

Public forums hosted by regional and local 

entities will be held in targeted regions in the state. 

In addition, staff will be consulting with the 

Environmental Justice Advisory Committee as we develop the 

update to the Scoping Plan. 

Staff expects to release a preliminary draft of 

the updated Scoping Plan report for public review in the 

summer of 2013 and present a final version to the Board 

for approval next fall.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST SUROVIK: I will 

conclude my presentation with a highlight of upcoming AB 

32 related items that the Board will consider in 2013.

--o0o--

AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST SUROVIK: These items 

will include regulatory amendments, new measures and 

informational items addressing cap and trade, fuels 

sustainable freight, and incentives. 

In 2013, we plan to address linkage with Quebec 

and to present amendments to the cap and trade regulation 

to address Board direction given to staff in September, 

address potential changes to allocation, and to propose 

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new offset protocols. Two offset project types currently 

under review are the destruction of fugitive coal mine 

methane and the reduction in methane due to changes in 

rice cultivation. 

In addition, we continue to make progress on the 

adaptive management plan for the cap and trade regulation. 

We are working on methods to assess potential localized 

air quality impacts from the regulation. We are also 

undertaking efforts to address potential forest impacts 

from the compliance offset protocol and are expecting that 

recommendations for a monitoring system will be provided 

to ARB in September 2013. We expect to have public 

working group meetings on both parts of adaptive 

management in early 3013. 

The Board will see a number of fuel-related items 

next year. We plan to propose new biodiesel and renewable 

diesel fuel specifications as well as amendments to the 

low carbon fuel standard. 

In addition, we plan to present amendments to the 

E-85 fuel specifications and the engine certification fuel 

at the end of next year. 

Also, an Executive Officer hearing will be held 

next spring to add fuel pathways and crude oil carbon 

intensity to the low carbon fuel standard. 

Staff's sustainable freight efforts will be in 

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full gear next year and staff plans to report to the Board 

next summer on our progress in this area. 

And finally, we plan to present the investment 

plan for the cap and trade auction proceeds to the Board 

in the spring. Additional incentive funding for building 

efficiency programs will be available to the State from 

the passage last month of Proposition 39, which provides 

funding for clean energy projects. 

Coordinating these two incentive programs with 

funds from AB 118, the electric program investment charge 

program, and other sources, will allow the State to 

maximize its future GHG reduction opportunities. 

This concludes my presentation. I would be happy 

to answer any questions you may have.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Thank you. 

I'm expecting we'll have a considerable 

discussion. But before we do, we do have two people who 

have signed up to speak to us. So why don't we take them 

first, Paul Shepard and Brian Biering, both from 

Wildflower Energy. 

MR. SHEPARD: Hi. Good morning. My name is Paul 

Shepard. I'm the Director of Asset Management for 

Wildflower Energy, and I'm here to comment on the pre-AB 

32 contract issue. 

Wildflower is the owner of two peaking facilities 

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in southern California: Indigo, which is 138 megawatt 

peaking facility located in Palm Springs and the Larkspur, 

which is a 94 megawatt peaker in San Diego County. These 

facilities were approved under California's emergency 

siting procedures during the 2001 energy crisis. I 

believe Larkspur was the first and Indigo was the third. 

And both are currently operated under pre-AB 32 contract. 

As peaking facilities, Wildflower's plants are 

very flexible and can provide fast capability, energy 

capacity, and response in market demand. The facilities 

are needed to help ensure reliability in Southern 

California, particularly in light of a potential future 

energy constraints in southern California. 

Many energy sources in southern California, like 

once-through cooling and nuclear may not be available. 

And the availability of emission reduction credits will 

make it difficult to build new sources in southern 

California area or in the South Coast basin. It will be 

an increasing need for conventional sources like 

Wildflower to support the growing number of intermittent 

source, such as wind and solar. However, our facilities 

are in serious jeopardy. They are operated under a 

long-term pre-AB 32 contract with a power marketer 

third-party off taker that does not address greenhouse gas 

costs. 

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At the time, this type of long-term contract was 

strongly encouraged during the energy crisis to help 

stabilize California's power costs. We understand that 

the ARB's preferred method was for both parties to get 

together to try to renegotiate such contracts. And it 

seems to be working for the entities that have contracts 

with CPUC jurisdiction. But our counterparty is not 

subject to the CPUC's jurisdiction. And despite our 

numerous attempts to renegotiate the contract, our 

counterparty's simply unwilling to accept any 

responsibility for greenhouse gas costs. They have no 

incentive to re-negotiate the contract and, instead, have 

incentive to run our facilities even more than we normally 

would in our peaking capacity. They've indicated that 

will be in case starting in 2013. 

So we're here today to ask the Board's 

assistance, which my attorney Brian Biering, will detail 

in further comments.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Thank you. 

MR. BIERING: Good morning. My name is Brian 

Biering. I'm with the Law Firm Ellis and Schneider and 

Harris. I'm here today to speak on behalf of Wildflower 

Energy. 

The Board previously addressed this issue in the 

context of Resolution 1233 back in September. That 

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resolution did a couple of things. It directed staff to 

propose regulatory amendments to bring back to the Board 

in mid 2013, which would provide for transition assistance 

for these contracts. We certainly very much appreciate 

that direction by the Board. But what we're hoping today 

is that the Board can provide more clarity on that 

direction, specifically relating to three issues that we 

would have with the existing direction that the Board has 

provided. 

The first issue is about the timing. The 

resolution -- or the regulatory amendments come out in 

mid-2013. That means any free allocation or transition 

assistance really wouldn't take place until 2014. In the 

mean time, you know, we will need to assume that we 

wouldn't be receiving any sort of transition assistance. 

We need to move forward with procuring allowances. That's 

going to expose the projects to a significant cost and 

really could undermine their viability. 

The second issue is that in speaking with staff 

about what they're thinking with the transition assistance 

that they would propose something along the lines of a 

transition assistance that would basically be based on 

assumed efficiency rate. 

And the concern there is that our projects, as 

Mr. Shepard mentioned, are peaking facilities. As peaking 

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facilities, they have a higher heat rate. They start 

faster. They're designed to respond to market needs and 

fill in demand on a short-term basis. And because they 

have a higher heat rate, if any transition assistance was 

based on a lower heat rate, it would really leave a 

significant portion of our compliance obligation 

unsatisfied. 

The third concern is that the Board resolution 

directs the staff to work with the Public Utilities 

Commission. And while, you know, we agree with that and 

there's certainly been some progress at the Public 

Utilities Commission, we really believe the California ISO 

is the appropriate entity for staff to be working with, in 

part, because they're the ones that have direct 

jurisdiction over the power marketer we have a contract 

with and have a better sense I think of the potential for 

market manipulation in this case. 

So we've detailed these suggestions in the 

context of the suggested Board resolution, which we 

provided in a letter. And I've also brought copies of 

that letter if that would be helpful. So we would be 

happy to answer any questions, if you have any.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Thank you. Appreciate the 

issue. 

Before I recognize anybody else, I just want to 

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say we will respond to your letter. And we'll continue to 

work this issue. But we do understand that it's an issue. 

Mr. Loveridge. 

BOARD MEMBER LOVERIDGE: I just wondered if staff 

wants to make any initial comments. When they actually 

came to my office, their concern seemed reasonable to me. 

So I wanted to see if you can give any -- 

EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOLDSTENE: Edie Chang will 

give a quick response. 

ASSISTANT CHIEF CHANG: So we are, as the 

gentleman said, working through this. And the Board has 

directed us to handle the legacy contracts. 

We will be starting workshops next year to start 

looking at how to handle them. We are talking with Cal 

ISO, and we are aware of the unique role that peaker 

plants play and the grid liability within California. And 

those are things we're going to be considering as well as 

the specific situations that each these parties are in as 

we work through these legacy contracts.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: I would just underscore 

that the relationship that we've developed with the 

California independent system operators is close and 

intense and we are talking to them on a very regular basis 

about all the issues related to the electricity markets. 

Because everything about this program has a relationship 

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to the markets. And we want to make sure that everything 

we're doing is coordinated. 

Ms. Berg. 

BOARD MEMBER BERG: Thank you. 

I would also like to encourage staff to look at 

who controls what here. Enforcement is critical. But if 

you have plants that were owned by a party who sold it to 

another party who has a contract that has all of the say 

as to how that plant runs, I'm not sure the operator is 

the person we should be regulating here. 

So I think there is a set of circumstances, and I 

would really appreciate if legal would take a look at if 

we aren't sandwiching an entity or a group of people that 

truly do not have the ability to -- of their -- they don't 

have control of their own destiny. And I'm really 

concerned about that.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Okay. Any other comments 

or questions on this one? If not, thank you, gentlemen. 

Hope to be back with you soon. And we'll get this 

resolved. 

So back to the more general prospects for the 

coming year and what we've done to date. I just wanted to 

mention a couple of things. 

The first was I'd like to go back to that slide 

that showed the various State plans and reports that are 

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being issued in the coming year, because it's pretty 

dramatic, actually. Thirteen, can you put slide 13 back 

up? Whoever is in control of this. Thank you. 

So obviously the multiplicity of these items 

leads to several questions. Like, are these coordinated? 

Does anybody have a sort of an overarching strategy for 

these things? And the answer is a little bit better than 

you might think. All of these reports and documents are 

required by one or another statutes or directives that 

we're involved in. 

But, actually, the Scoping Plan is in a pretty 

good position to integrate all of them in one place. And 

the good news is that the Governor's Office of Planning 

and Research has specifically asked us to do this. It is 

they're tracking what we're doing. They are interested in 

having us roll up these other items into the plan. And so 

I'm actually quite optimistic that for maybe the first 

time ever, at least the first time that I can recall, the 

State will, in fact, have in one place the air and 

transportation and energy strategies, at least the basics 

of what we're doing, as well as the relationship with 

local/regional land use planning. Not necessarily one 

gigantic master plan. I think that would be probably 

counterproductive because these things are developed for 

different audiences and different purposes. But at least 

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one place that a person could go to that will track all of 

the other plans and sort of parallel them as well. 

And obviously, this is something that hasn't been 

done before. It's a challenge for our staff. It's also a 

tribute I think to ARB that people think we can do this. 

And we're going to be getting help as well as from other 

agencies, of course. 

But still, it's a pretty remarkable undertaking. 

So while this may not be kind of at the top of anybody's, 

you know, press campaigns as they talk about AB 32, it's 

just I think a pretty remarkable element to come out. 

Really, my only regret about this is that Scoping 

Plan, this doesn't sound all that exciting. It's not the 

thing everybody is going to get excited about. Oh, boy, a 

Scoping Plan. 

But the reality is that the last Scoping Plan 

that we did, which led to where we are now, had enormous 

impact. And I think this one, if we do it right, could be 

even more influential in kind of subtle ways. You know, 

not that we get to tell everybody else what to do, but 

just that we get to actually figure out how these 

different policies could work together. So I just wanted 

to really underscore that item, especially for those who 

have been involved in multiple planning efforts over the 

years, which many of our Board members have. I hope that 

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we'll be able to bring back some interesting milestones. 

Yes, Mayor Loveridge. 

BOARD MEMBER LOVERIDGE: If I just could add a 

couple of sentences to the Chairman's comments. This 

should not simply be a technical document that you declare 

a success and it fills up a series of papers and says 

we've integrated it all. 

It seems to me I saw the Scoping Plan as one of 

the most important things the State has done. And somehow 

this update I think needs to have a similar kind of 

status. This is not just a technical document, but a 

document that's trying to define the future choices for 

the state. So the success of this is not that it puts 

everything together, but the success of it is the story 

that it tells. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOLDSTENE: Right. Our 

expectation is both in the development of the plan over 

the next year and the actual publication that will drive 

the discussion and inspire and motivate and direct the 

action in all these areas.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: So just another comment 

from me, since everybody else seems to be quiet today, is 

going back to the issue of what's next on our existing 

programs, as I think we kind of skated over this gently, 

there is a lot of work left to be done on the cap and 

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trade rule. And there are going to be multiple points in 

the coming year where we're going to be looking at 

specific items. 

The comment here today just illustrated one issue 

that staff has to grapple with over the course of this 

first compliance period, as well as looking ahead to the 

next stages of the program. And the efforts to make sure 

that the revenues that are coming in both from the Cap and 

Trade Program and from Prop. 39, which also covers 

somewhat similar territory and needs to be also integrated 

in the planning, are going to consume a lot of our staff 

time and effort over the coming year. 

Yes. 

BOARD MEMBER BERG: As we're looking at that, 

too, the research is going to be critical because as we're 

encouraging behavioral changes and also giving choices, we 

really need to spend these dollars wisely to be sending 

signals to the citizens of the state of California as to 

their choices and benefits for those choices. So that 

adds another element. So there is, once again, a lot of 

work to be done. It's an exciting time.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Just in case anyone thought 

they could take a quiet break for next year, want to put 

you on notice. 

All right. Does anybody else have anything 

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they'd like to ask or add? If not, thank you very much. 

Appreciate the update. 

We are going to be moving next to the 

presentation of the Haaen-Smit Clean Air Awards. But 

before we do that, I wanted to take this moment because we 

have a resolution, which the Board members have seen, 

recognizing Tom Cackette on his retirement. And I spoke 

about Linda Murchison earlier and mentioned that there was 

a wave of retirements. Well, at the head of that wave or 

the crest of the wave, or whatever, is our long time and 

very highly prized head of our mobile source program, 

Deputy Executive Officer Tom Cackette. And since I 

frequently take credit for having been part of recruiting 

him to the Air Resources Board, it's now my obligation to 

also be part of his departure from us at the end of this 

month. 

We are noting Tom's contributions, his 

substantive contributions to air quality. We will be 

doing that in a few minutes. But we also have a 

Resolution from the Board, which will be presented to him 

in a nicer version with a seal on it and in a frame 

suitable for hanging in his study or whenever he chooses 

to, that I thought would be good to read and have the 

Board formally endorse. 

So I'm going to do that right now. This is Board 

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Resolution 12-52. 

"Whereas, Mr. Thomas Arthur Cackette is 

retiring from public service after a 

distinguished 30-year career with the Air 

Resources Board, faithfully serving five 

Governor's, eight Chairs, and four Executive 

Officers. 

"Whereas, Tom started his career as a 'real 

rocket scientists,' at Rocketdyne and then worked 

for eight years for the United States 

Environmental Protection Agency in their motor 

vehicle emissions laboratory in Ann Arbor, 

Michigan, before joining the Air Resources Board 

in 1982 as a new program consultant and quickly 

rising to his current position as Chief Deputy 

Executive Officer in 1987. 

"Whereas, Tom is leaving an extraordinary 

legacy of establishing precedent-setting 

emissions standards for all types of mobile 

sources that are technically and economically 

feasible and has effectively communicated these 

findings in a variety of forums, including Board 

meetings, and an untold number of public 

workshops, legislative hearings, and regulatory 

hearings at the State, federal, and international 

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level. 

"Whereas, Tom's accomplishments include the 

implementation of many first-in-the-world clean 

air programs, such as the first low emission 

vehicle and zero emission vehicle regulations, 

the nation's first hydrogen fueling network, the 

invention of on-board diagnotic systems, and the 

first exhaust and evaporative standards for small 

engines." 

And he will tell you that he didn't do all this 

by himself and that's true. But never the less, he was 

the person in charge when all of these things happened and 

played a very significant role. That's not in the text. 

I'm just editorializing here. 

"Whereas, Tom's crowing achievement was to 

usher the world's first greenhouse gas standards 

for passenger vehicles in 2004, which President 

Obama then adopted nationally. 

"Then Tom did it again in 2012, negotiating 

with federal agencies, automotive manufacturers, 

and others to adopt the second phase of 

greenhouse gas standards for passenger vehicles 

that became the template for the 2012 final 

federal regulations, establishing a new 54.5 mile 

per gallon national fuel economy standard for 

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2025 passenger cars and light trucks. 

"Whereas, Tom's efforts to develop and 

improve the smog check program are legendary, 

particularly considering that for many years he 

drove a diesel Volkswagon Rabbit, which 

coincidentally was exempted from the program. 

"Whereas, Tom wisely recognized that 

regulations alone are not always the best 

solution for reducing air pollution, and 

therefore, championed and guided the investment 

of over a billion dollars of incentive funds that 

have been used to dramatically accelerate the 

cleanup of diesel engines and advance the use of 

clean fuel vehicles. 

"Whereas, Tom's vision turned ARB's 

Haagen-Smit laboratory in El Monte to a 

world-class research center that has generated a 

tremendous amount of first-of-its-kind policy 

relevant data critical to demonstrating technical 

and economic feasibility of new air quality and 

greenhouse gas regulations and has further 

enhanced ARB's excellent scientific reputation. 

"Whereas, Tom's life work clearly reflects 

his unique and expert ability to bridge the 

seemingly irreconcilable worlds of highly 

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technical information with policy setting in a 

way that pushes innovation and drives the 

development of new technologies, resulting in 

both substantial public health benefits and lower 

consumer costs. 

"Whereas, Tom's easy going demeanor and 

pragmatic problem solving approach earned him the 

utmost respect from the Board and staff, 

regulated industry, environmental advocates, and 

the air pollution control community, by 

particularly the collective staff of the Mobile 

Source Operations Division, Monitoring and 

Laboratory Division, and Mobile Source Control 

Divisions that he effectively led for so many 

years. 

"And whereas, Tom's legacy is embodied in the 

vastly superior motor vehicles on the road today 

as well as the substantial improvements yet to 

come. 

"ARB's enhanced scientific credibility, the 

clean transportation policies around the world 

that carry California's imprint, the talented 

staff and managers that have developed under his 

mentoring, and the improved public health and 

welfare of every Californian resulting from 

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improved air quality. 

"Now, therefore, be it resolved, that the 

Board gives tribute to Mr. Thomas Arthur Cackette 

for his contribution to the people of California 

and extends a heartfelt thank you for his 

accomplishments and the significant role he 

played in shaping ARB into the world leader in 

clean transportation. 

"Be it further resolved that the Board 

directs Tom to fully and thoroughly enjoy his 

retirement with his wife, Helen, and children, 

Laura and David, while continuing to find 

significant pleasure in poker nights, fine wine, 

sushi, and from time to time a PB&J sandwich. 

"Executed at Los Angeles, California on this 

of 6th day of December, 2012." 

May I ask your unanimous consent for this 

Resolution? Thank you. 

(Applause)

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: You are allowed three 

minutes of response time, if you would like. Yes, please. 

CHIEF DEPUTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER CACKETTE: Well, 

thank you very much. That was a very impressive Executive 

Order for me, and I greatly appreciate it. And I'll find 

a place on the wall for it. And I greatly appreciate it. 

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The thing I wanted to say, working for this Board 

has been an honor. It's been something that's been -- 

made my life pleasureful. In addition, you have an 

unbelievable staff of people. I've been lucky to have 

Patty working for me and making my life so much easier 

these last few years. It's that sort of team spirit that 

I think is all the way through the Board to pull off 

things like the AB 32 Cap and Trade Program. When I first 

heard about this, I thought, this is never going to work. 

This is so much more complicated than the Advanced Clean 

Car Program. And it was. But they pulled it off like it 

was nothing. 

So I think I'm really proud to be associated with 

that for so many years. And certainly know that you're 

probably be associated with the staff and the team here 

that supports the goal of clean air and climate 

improvement for the future. 

I do want to say one thing about the diesel 

rabbit though. Just so you know that there is always 

balance here. That while I didn't have to take that to 

smog check, Dr. Balmes and I who drive diesels today, we 

have to go when the car is two years old and you have only 

to go when the car is six years old. I'm atoning for the 

sins here of having that little puffer from the past. 

Other than that note, again, thank you very much. 

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And it's been a great, great honor to be working for the 

Board. 

(Applause)

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Thank you, Tom. 

Tom has had to endure -- and he's done it with 

very good grace -- a whole series of events. And it's not 

over yet. He's not leaving until the end of the month, 

and the staff in Sacramento haven't had their chance to 

wish him a farewell yet either. So this is just going to 

continue rolling forward, Tom. We're not done with you 

yet. 

Not to mention what happens after you retire, 

because we know where you live and we know how to find 

you. 

But we are left -- one of the things that isn't 

really mentioned in the Resolution, but that I think maybe 

those of us who have been following what goes on in some 

of the corporate board rooms these days ought to take note 

of the fact that one of the things that's been a hallmark 

of the ARB I think in recent years is the care and effort 

that's gone into managing transitions, that knowing that 

we were going to be experiencing a demographic change as 

people get older and retire, our senior staff has done a 

really phenomenal job of teaching, training, cultivating, 

exposing the talent that we have. 

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And so Tom's departure leaves behind a number of 

extraordinary people whose careers he helped to shape and 

mentor. Obviously, his successor, Alberto Ayala, who is 

extremely well positioned to come in and take the program 

onto the next steps, but also I know people like Eric 

White who is right behind him and Edie Chang is another 

and Bob Cross, of course, from El Monte and Annette Hebert 

and all the people that have worked with him and have been 

part of the same experience. So it's not that they all 

shared in the accomplishments, which they did you, it's 

also they really are all ready to carry on. And I think 

that speaks extremely well of the organization and of 

Tom's leadership as well. 

This is a big day for recognizing people. And I 

guess that's a good thing at the end of this year. But 

this is the Board meeting at which we're going to be 

presenting the Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards. And we have 

a slide presentation that goes with this. 

And I guess since we didn't rehearse this, I'm 

just going to read the text and the slides will be there. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOLDSTENE: They will magically 

appear.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Somebody else usually does 

it. Okay. I'll do it. 

(Thereupon an overhead presentation was 

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presented as follows.)

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: So the last item on our 

agenda is the ARB Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards. 

So it's a privilege to present this annual award, 

where we recognize today's leaders in air pollution 

research, technology, and policy. The Haagen-Smit Clean 

Air Awards are made in honor of the late professor Arie J. 

Haagen-Smit and his important contributions to air 

pollution science and the significance of his career as 

ARB's first Chairman. 

Today's presentation will highlight the history 

of the award program and the accomplishments of the 2012 

award recipients.

--o0o--

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Arie Haagen-Smit, a native 

of the Netherlands, was a biochemistry professor at the 

California Institute of Technology, Cal Tech, in Pasadena 

for 16 years before beginning his air pollution research 

in 1948. 

It was his research that found that most of 

California's smog resulted from photochemistry, when 

exhaust from motor vehicles and industrial facilities 

react with sunlight to create ozone. This break-through 

provided the scientific foundation for the development of 

California's and the nation's air pollution control 

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programs. 

Leaving his plant studies behind, he continued 

working in the field of air pollution research and 

control, taking the smog problems in L.A. head on and 

becoming ARB's first Chairman in 1968. 

In 1973, in recognition of his contribution, Dr. 

Haagen-Smit received the National Metal of Science, this 

country's highest scientific honor. Dr. Haagen-Smit 

passed away 35 years ago, but his legacy lives on. 

I actually had the opportunity to meet Mr. 

Haagen-Smit on a couple of difference occasions. He was a 

very strong-minded individual and somebody who always was 

pushing for what he believed was right. He also had the 

license plate "ARB1" on his car, which I've envied. I 

don't know what happened to it. But it was quite 

distinctive. But he drove around with that on his car.

--o0o--

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Since 2001, the Air 

Resources Board has sponsored the Haagen-Smit Clean Air 

Awards. Over the last 11 years, 31 distinguished people 

have received the award. I have, too. 

I'm pleased to announce the three recipients of 

the 201 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award. 

I'm going to read the information about these 

folks, and then we'll present them with their actual 

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awards at the end. 

So perhaps not surprisingly, in light of all that 

we've said about him, the first recipient of the award 

today is Tom Cackette for his work in the area of 

environmental policy. 

The next is Andrea Hricko for her work in the 

area of public education. 

And then Dr. Ron Loveridge for his work in the 

area of environmental policy. 

After I highlight their accomplishments, they'll 

come up to the podium and receive their awards. 

Although, Andrea Hricko is not able to be with us 

today. She contacted me in early hours of this morning. 

She was taken sick on her way back in the middle of the 

night from an asthma talk that she was giving in 

San Francisco, and her plane was canceled, which didn't 

make it any better, four hours of sitting at the airport. 

So I hope we'll have a chance to recognize her in 

person at a later Board meeting. But we're going to talk 

about her anyway. I said we would promise to say nice 

things in her absence. 

As you heard at the beginning of the meeting just 

a little bit ago, Tom has been with the ARB since 1982 and 

has served as its Chief Deputy Executive Officer, managing 

some of the Board's key programs ranging from motor 

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vehicles emissions controls to the air monitoring and 

laboratory operations. 

He's been involved in many areas of air pollution 

control since the 1970s, but he's most widely recognized 

for his guidance and perseverance in mobile source control 

regulations, many that have influenced national and 

international policies. His most recent contributions, of 

course, are the low emission vehicle and zero emission 

vehicle regulations, along with the incentive programs 

that have become so embedded in the framework of our 

operations. 

In 1993, he was instrumental in developing the 

new heavy-duty vehicle standards, leading to dramatic 

reductions in diesel particulate, sulfur oxides, and 

nitrogen oxides. In this program, he has held together 

throughout the past two decades resulting in new 

developments in fuels, engine technologies, and in 

unprecedented levels of industry and government 

collaboration. 

Under Tom's leadership, the Low Emission Vehicle 

Program, which was first adopted in 1990, paved the way 

for numerous clean air vehicle technologies. And Tom has 

now worked not just once, but twice with federal agencies 

to expand California's light duty vehicle programs to the 

national level. Thanks to these advanced clean cars 

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programs, new vehicles in 2025 will be emitting 75 percent 

less smog-forming pollution than they do today. And 

that's after previous waves of reductions in emissions, 

which brings us to the point where it's not true that the 

air coming out of most cars is cleaner than what goes in. 

But it's close to being true. Very close to being true. 

Carrying on from the work that he began in 

inspection and maintenance programs at U.S. EPA, Tom has 

been fundamental in reforming that program. And it's one 

that still -- although most people are barely aware of its 

existence -- at least if you drive newer cars, the fact is 

it still is responsible for some of the largest emissions 

reductions in California. And through his leadership and 

persistence in working with the Bureau of Automotive 

Repair and the Legislature, new smog check testing 

procedures are set to roll out next year, 2013, that will 

continue to ensure an estimated 70 tons of pollutants per 

day are reduced, while saving consumers an estimated $64 

million annually. 

Tom not only understands the political, economic, 

and technological barriers and possibilities in air 

pollution control, he has a knack for working with all 

stakeholders in a very productive way. He's brought 

clarity in air quality issues in a broad range of forums 

throughout his career as Chief Deputy Executive Officer. 

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He's dedicated his time openly to sharing his knowledge 

and mentoring staff, assuring the legacy of highly 

qualified committed professionals who will carry on his 

work. Although he's retiring from the Board this year, 

his work and his passion to improve California's air will 

continue to be a legacy. And we thank him for his work. 

The next person that will be receiving the award, 

Andrea Hricko, as I mentioned is not able to be here 

today. Many of you, however, know Andrea or have met her 

in other occasions. She is a professor of clinical and 

preventative medicine at the Keck School of Medicine at 

the University of Southern California, as well as Director 

of the Community Outreach and Education Program of the 

Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center, 

a partnership between USC and UCLA, something that many 

people don't think can be done, but she has done it. 

She also directs the Community Outreach and 

Translation Core of the USC, UCLA Children's Environmental 

Health Center funded by the National Institute of 

Environmental Health Sciences and U.S. EPA. 

Her current work involves environmental justice 

topics surrounding public health impacts from goods 

movement in the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. She 

served on the U.S. EPA's National Environmental Justice 

Committee's Working Group on Ports and Goods Movement, the 

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Governor of California's Cabinet level Goods Movement 

Action Plan and the Southern California Association of 

Government Goods Movement Task Force, helping to formulate 

more sustainable, transportation, and goods movement 

policies. 

She's also the founder of the Impact Project, a 

nationwide, community and academic partnership focused on 

reducing the health impacts at international trade. She 

is widely regarded as an inspiration to the youth and 

community members she serves and for empowering 

community-based organizations to educate their communities 

and local policy makers about the health effects of air 

pollution and more effectively advocate for cleaner air 

and better land use decision making. 

Ms. Hricko has been recognized by South Coast 

AQMD with an Environmental Stewardship Award by Physicians 

for Social Responsibility, with an Environmental Health 

Champion Award, and by the nonprofit Coalition for Clean 

Air with an Environmental Leadership Award for her long 

time efforts to help the public understand the science of 

air pollution's public health impacts. We are honored to 

add the Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award to this list. 

And we thank her for her dedication to the 

community and for improving California's clean air legacy. 

So we are going to make sure she gets that award presented 

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to her.

--o0o--

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: And finally, our last award 

goes to our own Dr. Ronald Loveridge. We always call him 

Mayor, but we could call him doctor, too. He has served 

on the Air Resources Board for eight years and has been 

Mayor of Riverside since 1994, serving on the South Coast 

Air Quality Management District's governing Board since 

1995. He's also an associate professor in political 

science at the University of California Riverside where he 

has taught since 1965. 

His accomplishments as mayor of regent, including 

implementing A Strategic Action Plan to make Riverside a 

Model Clean Air City in 2002. And in 2005, Riverside was 

recognized with an award by the South Coast Air Quality 

Management District as a Model Clean Air Community. 

Also, in 2005, Mayor Loveridge appointed a Clean 

and Green Task Force for the city. And in 2007, this Task 

Force, with the Mayor's endorsement, put forth a 

sustainable Riverside policy detailing eight main 

directives including: Urban forestry, solar initiatives, 

alternative transportation modes, green building efforts, 

and water and air quality improvements. 

In 2009, Riverside was officially designated as 

the First Emerald City by the California Department of 

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Conservation. 

As an ARB Board member, he's been a longstanding 

champion of plug-in electric vehicles and community EV 

readiness. He's been instrumental in achieving emissions 

reductions from rail yards in the South Coast and 

maintaining the integrity of the 2005 rail yard agreement 

throughout his membership on the Board. He's also 

frequently served as the Board's resident expert on local 

government issues. 

Dr. Loveridge was President of the League of 

California Cities, a member of the Regional Council of the 

Southern California Association of Governments, and has 

been honored by the American Lung Association for his 

leadership in protecting public health from air pollution. 

He has been recently recognized by the Southern California 

Association of Governments for his material and 

significant contributions to the regional, transportation, 

housing, land use, and environmental planning. 

Ron Loveridge has the intellectual integrity of a 

true leader. His professional and approachable demeanor 

is irreplaceable and is going to be missed on this Board, 

but it's not going to be happening just yet, I'm happy to 

say. He will continue to serve for a while longer until a 

successor is appointed. And so we're not saying goodbye 

to him just yet. 

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I do want to add, though, that he is stepping 

down from his post as Mayor, relinquishing the gavel to a 

successor who seems to be quite capable also of carrying 

on and going back to teaching at U.C. Riverside. But I 

had the opportunity to listen to some of his fellow 

citizens recognize him a couple of nights ago at the 

Riverside City Council meeting. And if you think that 

he's been spending all of his time on all of those air 

quality and environmental initiatives that I mentioned, 

you would be wrong, because in addition to that, he has 

been apparently back in Riverside playing a very 

significant role in human relations, in youth development, 

in model programs for the deaf, in work with senior 

citizens, in arts awareness programs, not to mention being 

a leader in the Sister Cities Movement, which seems to 

have sent him to many corners of the globe and gotten 

Riverside on the map as a leading international city as 

well. 

So this is not a person who has limited his 

activities to one issue area. But we are very blessed 

that he has chosen to spend so much of his time with us on 

the Air Resources Board. 

So I'd like to now call the winners up to get 

their awards and have a photo with the Board. We can do 

that up here. And we could have public testimony, but why 

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would we do that? Nobody is going to object, as far as I 

know. So okay. I think the record is closed on this 

item. 

And I'm going to call Tom up and Ron is here. We 

will take a photo. 

Tom, it's my great pleasure to present to you the 

Haagen-Smit Award for Outstanding Contributions to 

Environmental Policy. Here you go. 

(Applause) 

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Do you want to say a few 

words? 

CHIEF DEPUTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER CACKETTE: Well, 

again, I'm just really honored to get this. And it's 

humbling to be part of this group of incredibly great 

people that have received this award, including Dr. 

Loveridge. And it will be something I'll be looking at 

for many days and the rest of my life, sitting on the 

credenza somewhere. It's really appreciated. 

Thank you so much, Mary. Thanks for hiring me, 

too. That was probably one the necessary requisite.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: That's true. We had to 

lure you out here. I think the weather was the main thing 

as I recall. 

CHIEF DEPUTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER CACKETTE: That 

was something.

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CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Anyway, you got to stay 

around. So all right. And we have also a photo for Ron 

here. I've already told you a lot about Ron Loveridge, so 

I'm not going to say much more. 

But the Haagen-Smit award is obviously something 

that means a lot to ARB and people who follow the history 

of air quality. So I hope this will take its place among 

your many other awards. 

(Applause)

BOARD MEMBER LOVERIDGE: Well, first, I join Tom 

in recognizing who is on this list and join those being 

recognize today. 

As you exit, Tom must have the seem feeling. 

You're not only looking forward, but also looking back. 

I would make just a couple personal comments. I 

remember growing up in the Bay Area and doing grad work 

there was a disc jockey who talked about air quality in 

Southern California. He had a name Don Sherwood. He had 

a can of clean air that on occasion he would send down to 

southern California. I thought that was kind of amusing. 

I remember coming down to be interviewed in the 

wintertime at U.C. Riverside. And when I came back up, 

someone said, "The air is not good down in Southern 

California, not good in the inland area." I said, "It 

didn't seem too bad to me at the wintertime." 

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And then I remember my wife, after turning in her 

dissertation the last day at Stanford, we packed what we 

had in the car and came to the Tejon Pass. And we looked 

at each other and said, "My God, what is that?" And 

literally my first day on the UCR campus, I went up to the 

air pollution lab and talked to a fellow named John 

Middleton who became the first head of smog control at the 

federal level and I asked, "What is this stuff? And how 

do people take it?" And I was interested particularly in 

terms of a political scientist in terms of the public and 

the community accepting what was something I didn't 

realize quite what was there. 

I remember one particular comment later on from 

attending a conference where Arie Haagen-Smit was speaking 

and someone was asking how does a world class scientist 

decide decisions on the Air Resources Board. And I still 

remember his answer. He kind of smiled and said he 

listens very carefully to what people say. And then when 

he decides to paint his reel, he stops. That was his 

instructions he was giving by way of explanation. 

I did a little research on what was the Clean Air 

Act and how California got the exemption we did. It was 

Senator George Murphy introduced it in the Senate, but the 

critical action was in the House. This had to go through 

the Commerce Committee, which John Dingle was a long time 

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and powerful Chair of this House Commerce Committee. And 

there was an effort where the Southern California 

particularly, but northern California also, sort of 

rallied. It was republicans and democrats. It was a 

State rally that, in effect, took this to the House floor 

and Dingle was turned back and the California exception 

was included. 

I remember talking to John Dingle and he said he 

hoped California would be cut off and float out in the 

Pacific Ocean. He was not happy by losing that vote that 

day. 

But I became interested in the policy process, 

not so much the public health, but the policy process. 

And after elected as Mayor and as council member, I 

thought our city needed to be -- since we were a downwind 

place, we needed to be a leader California in terms of 

being green and being a leader in air quality measures. 

So I take some pride as I leave is that we're one 

of I think the greenest cities in California. We competed 

with Santa Monica and Jersey City and ourselves in a 

contest by the Chamber last year. Santa Monica edged us 

out. But we regard ourselves as competitive. 

And then in the air quality area, as Barry 

Wallerstein is sitting in the back will know, I've been a 

champion of using AB 2766, not simply handing it to staff 

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to fill budget holes, but rather to see it as a policy 

opportunity for electeds. And I think we've taken a 

number of major steps from transits free for college 

students. We reduced it for seniors. Last month, we 

received the title of having the greenest public fleet in 

the country. We worked very hard to use AB 27 in ways hat 

reduce air pollution. 

But I think the start of all this and maybe a way 

of getting me out of a field and worrying about place was 

that initial response to air quality, which in 1965 there 

were 200 first stage smog alerts. There were 65 second 

stage. It was a wall that you not only saw but felt. And 

it did seem to me that one had an obligation to change 

what one found. 

So I'm honored to be a part of this award and 

also honored to serve on the Air Quality Board locally in 

the state. And one hopes one's helped to move the ball 

down the field. But thank you to all those who have been 

involved in this effort. Life and air is much better here 

in southern California in 2012 than when I came in 1965. 

(Applause)

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: In my enthusiasm, I 

neglected to recognize that we are actually in a formal 

meeting here. So we will move now to the public comment 

period. We have two people who have signed up to testify. 

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So let's begin with Bill Davis. Mr. Davis, are 

you here? 

MR. DAVIS: I am.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Okay. Good. And then Sean 

Edgar is our other witness. And again three minutes. 

MR. DAVIS: I've heard that before. 

Good morning, Chairman Nichols and members of the 

Board. Welcome to what we normally call sunny Southern 

California. The clouds will probably be gone by the time 

you guys leave for lunch. Please accept our best wishes 

for the holiday season and for the coming new year. 

Mrs. Riordan, also please accept our sincere 

condolences for the loss of your husband. 

I'm Bill Davis. I'm now the editor of the 

Southern California Contractors Association and California 

Construction Trucking Association Publications. And I'm 

an active member of the Construction Industry Air Quality 

Coalition. 

I'm here today in my role as reporter to report 

to you a major problem that's emerging in the portable 

engine registration program. CIAQC has a special standing 

to discuss issues related to the PERP, as we were the 

organization that got the enabling legislation passed in 

Sacramento in the mid '90s. And we've been an active 

partner in working with the Air Resources Board in 

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developing the original regulation and its many subsequent 

amendments. 

We needed the PERP to help the construction 

industry cope with the crazy quilt of conflicting local 

air district regulation of this category of diesel and 

large spark ignition engine equipment. And the 

Legislature heard our plea in the '90s. We're here today 

to report that the local air districts are back in the 

business of setting their own, often conflicting, 

regulations on our equipment. This problem surfaced 

nearly two years ago in San Diego and is now spreading. 

We're getting reports of new requirements in the south 

coast and San Joaquin. We're sure that more will follow. 

And our industry, as you all know, has suffered 

rather severely during the great recession. I'm happy to 

report that this year our industry is up about seven 

percent from where it's been, which is good news. But 

seven percent brings us from a decline of 50 percent to a 

decline of 43 percent. So we're still in trouble. And in 

July of this year, all the construction activity you're 

seeing on the highways is going to be reduced by roughly 

50 percent as Caltrans' budget gets cut by that amount. 

We brought this problem with the local air 

districts to your staff and the PERP unit. We want to 

particularly commend Mike Tollstrup his help. He was 

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helpful in arranging a series of meetings with the 

California Air Pollution Control Officer Association. But 

after a year-and-a-half of meetings with CAPCOA, I'm sorry 

to say we have reached impasse and have been met with 

intransigeance and indifference. We have not gone to 

these meetings alone. CIAQC has built a coalition of at 

least ten other industries who were impacted by the local 

district approach to the PERP. 

Our coalition is prepared to continue the effort 

to return PERP to its core mission of adequate regulation 

of this equipment on a statewide basis, but not a 

confusing collection of conflicting rules. 

We're here today to ask the Board to appoint a 

special subcommittee to investigate this issue, get input 

from your staff from industry and CAPCOA on possible 

solutions and, if necessary, draft additional amendments 

to the program to strengthen the statewide approach that's 

worked so well for the past 15-plus years. 

Thank you.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Thank you. 

We can't take action on this item today, I 

believe, because it's not a noticed agenda item. But I 

think we can direct staff to look into and to report back 

to us. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOLDSTENE: We'd like to give 

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you a report about the work we've done to date and then 

come up with some ideas about next steps.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: All right. And if 

appropriate, we certainly would consider the Committee 

approach. But we would like to know more. 

MR. DAVIS: Absolutely appropriate. And we're 

happy to also participate in any future activity.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Great. The next step will 

be then for the staff to report back to us, which 

hopefully will happen before the next Board meeting. 

MR. DAVIS: Okay. Great. Thank you.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Thank you for coming. Mr. 

Edgar. 

MR. EDGAR: Good morning, Chair Nichols and Board 

members. I'm Sean Edgar, the Director of Cleanfleets.Net. 

In my twelve years of appearing before the Board, it's the 

first time I've actually seen Tom Cackette actually blush. 

So well wishes to you, Tom. Thanks for working for many 

of issues. I've been fortunate primarily on behalf fleet 

associations over the last twelve years to work on 

implementing the Diesel Risk Reduction Plan. We've had a 

lot of issues that Tom and I have worked through, and Eric 

and the rest of the staff. I'm sure Dr. Ayala will carry 

on a fine tradition. Looking forward to working with him. 

I have two brief items to share with you. 

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First -- both relate to the public outreach. So I'm 

pleased to report that under contract ARB cleanfleets.net 

has been out doing training on truck and bus rule 

primarily in rural counties throughout California. So to 

date, we've been fortunate to educate about 3,000 fleet 

owners in about 50 counties throughout California. And 

we're proceeding also in five western states as part of 

the Board's effort to make sure that fleets that are 

impacted by the truck and bus rule know that. I'm wanted 

to report some success there. 

And we've been particularly successful in getting 

to small fleets, conducting some bilingual training, and 

also conducting training in the border zone. We had 

several bilingual sessions in the border zone, including 

we have one next week on December 11th. And actually we 

may ask Dr. Ayala to come down and help with his bilingual 

skills there. So we might find another opportunity for 

his many talents to come help us on the outreach. 

So we've made a lot of progress on outreach. 

There is one item that is time sensitive I wanted to bring 

to your attention relating to the TRU transportation 

refrigeration unit. Staff recently released a guidance 

document on about November 15th that has some deadlines 

here at the end of the month. And we had several 

stakeholders that attended our training say we're more 

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than happy to do deal with this issue. And I won't bore 

you with all the minutia except to say this relates to 

electric standby. 

What that means is folks that have invested in 

infrastructure to be able to plug in units when they're at 

a central facility are being asked to do more. And those 

folks that have communicated with us as part of our 

training have said they're happy to do more. The only 

challenge is over the next 30 days they're being asked to 

make some very big strides relative to electronics being 

installed on those vehicles. So they're willing to do it. 

It just seems the timing wasn't favorable relative to the 

Board amendments of 2011 being noticed and stakeholders 

being informed. That was one item we'd ask your staff 

to -- we've communicated with SSD, Stationary Source 

Division, on the issue. And we'd like a little bit of 

perhaps direction to do some revisions and some additional 

items that staff is amenable to. As an example, purchase 

orders by the end of the month would satisfy a 

requirement. And also there was staff was offering to do 

a four-month lead time similar to the truck rule where an 

operator had four months' lead time. Unfortunately, with 

the timing of the advisory coming out in the November 15th 

time frame, it doesn't allow that four months. So some 

direction or understanding with staff we'd like to work 

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with just to make sure the effected fleets who just got 

notice would be able to have some adequate time. 

That's my singular request for today. But 

staying within the tradition of my three minutes, which 

are just about up. 

I just wanted to say thank you so much to Mr. 

Cackette and Dr. Loveridge. You inspire me. I feel very 

young and old at the same time because I've been in front 

of the Board for 12 years. And when you started at U.C. 

Riverside, it was just about the time I was born. So 

thank you for your contributions over many, many decades.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Thank you. Thank you. 

And one of the things about being a teacher is 

that your work product is out there in front of you 

oftentimes for a long time to come. 

Staff have any comment or reaction on the 

presentation? 

DEPUTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER COREY: This is Richard 

Corey. 

I want to follow up with Mr. Edgar and staff in 

terms of the timetable issues that he brought, work 

through and have a clear understanding and see what some 

options are. We'll evaluate that. 

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: This education program 

we're doing with the truckers on these rules is incredibly 

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important. So definitely don't want any glitches there. 

Okay. Any further comments? I see no one else 

has signed up to speak. Then with no objection, we will 

be adjourned. Thank you. 

(Whereupon the Air Resources Board adjourned 

at 11:17 p.m.)

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CERTIFICATE OF REPORTER

I, TIFFANY C. KRAFT, a Certified Shorthand 

Reporter of the State of California, and Registered 

Professional Reporter, do hereby certify:

That I am a disinterested person herein; that the 

foregoing hearing was reported in shorthand by me, 

Tiffany C. Kraft, a Certified Shorthand Reporter of the 

State of California, and thereafter transcribed into 

typewriting.

I further certify that I am not of counsel or 

attorney for any of the parties to said hearing nor in any 

way interested in the outcome of said hearing.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand 

this 16th day of December, 2012.

 

TIFFANY C. KRAFT, CSR, RPR

Certified Shorthand Reporter

License No. 12277 

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