California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 3 - Air Resources Board › Chapter 11 - Clean Miles Standards › Section 2490.2 - Optional Credits

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In any
				given calendar year starting with 2023, TNCs subject to the requirements in
				Section 2490.1 may use optional
				CO2 credits as defined in this section for compliance
				with the annual GHG targets. Credits earned in this section must be used in the
				same year they are earned and cannot be banked for use in future
				years.
(b) Optional credits, upon
				being issued, may be incorporated into the GHG compliance equation as shown in
				Equation 3.
(c) Equation 3.
g CO
[SIGMA]
						  (
VMTP1,P2,P3 x CO2
						  factor
)
trip -
						  CO2 credit
-----
=
--------------------------------------------------
PMT
[SIGMA] (
VMTP3 x
						  occupancy
)
trip
Where:
PMT is passenger miles traveled
VMTP1,P2,P3 equals VMT in
				  miles (Periods 1, 2 and 3) of trips for all vehicles minus
				  eVMTP1,P2,P3 (Periods 1, 2, and 3 by BEVs and
				  FCEVs)
CO2 factor equals the
				  CO2 emission factor in grams CO2
				  per mile as provided in Table 2 and Table 3
CO2 credits are earned from
				  options as described in §
											2490.2(d) and (e)
VMTP3 equals period 3 VMT in
				  miles driven by all drivers using any vehicle type
Occupancy equals the compliance occupancy value in
				  the unit of passengers determined by Table 4
(d) CO2 credits from
				investment in bikeway and sidewalk infrastructure projects. TNCs may request
				optional CO2 credits as calculated using Equation 4
				through investments in bicycle and sidewalk infrastructure. Credits may be
				requested for the number of years the project is operational (i.e., project
				life) if the project meets the following requirements:
(1) For bikeway infrastructure projects, the
				investment funds a Class I bikeway, Class II bikeway, or Class IV bikeway, as
				defined in California Streets and Highways Code Section
				890.4.
(2) For sidewalk infrastructure projects, the
				investment funds construction or repair of a sidewalk. "Sidewalk" means a
				dedicated pedestrian path along a roadway, separated from motor vehicles by a
				curb. It does not include other infrastructure such as pedestrian overpass, bus
				bay or street furniture.
(3)
				Projects are identified in General Plans under Government Code section
				65301,
				Bicycle Transportation Plans under California Streets and Highways Code section
				891.2,
				or Regional Transportation Plans adopted in 2016 or later under Government Code
				section
				65080.
(4) The investment used to qualify for
				CO2 credits shall not be used to also fulfill any
				financial or other obligation of the TNC, including civil or criminal penalty
				agreements.
(5) Credits may only be
				earned beginning in the year the project becomes operational and can only be
				applied over the project life.
(6)
				The TNC shall submit all information required under Section
				2490.3(b).
(7) The CO2 credit to
				be applied shall be calculated using Equation 4.
(8) Equation 4.
Dollars invested ($) x
						  907,185(g/ton)
CO2 credit (g
						  CO2)
=
--------------------------------------------------
$128 per ton x Project Life
						  (years)
Where,
Dollars invested is the amount the TNC invests in the
				  local agency that leads the bikeway or sidewalk improvement
				  project
Project life is the operational period of the bikeway
				  or sidewalk in years