Gas Ban; No More Combustible Engines In California. 2035

EXECUTIVE ORDER N-79-20
WHEREAS the climate change crisis is happening now, impacting
California in unprecedented ways, and affecting the health and safety of too
many Californians; and
WHEREAS we must accelerate our actions to mitigate and adapt to
climate change, and more quickly move toward our low-carbon, sustainable
and resilient future; and
WHEREAS the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the entire transportation
sector, bringing a sharp decline in demand for fuels and adversely impacting
public transportation; and
WHEREAS as our economy recovers, we must accelerate the transition to
a carbon neutral future that supports the retention and creation of high-road,
high-quality jobs; and
WHEREAS California’s long-term economic resilience requires bold action
to eliminate emissions from transportation, which is the largest source of
emissions in the State; and
WHEREAS the State must prioritize clean transportation solutions that are
accessible to all Californians, particularly those who are low-income or
experience a disproportionate share of pollution; and
WHEREAS zero emissions technologies, especially trucks and equipment,
reduce both greenhouse gas emissions and toxic air pollutants that
disproportionately burden our disadvantaged communities of color; and
WHEREAS California is a world leader in manufacturing and deploying
zero-emission vehicles and chargers and fueling stations for cars, trucks, buses
and freight-related equipment; and
WHEREAS passenger rail, transit, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, and
micro-mobility options are critical components to the State achieving carbon
neutrality and connecting communities, requiring coordination of investments
and work with all levels of governments including rail and transit agencies to
support these mobility options; and
WHEREAS California’s policies have contributed to an on-going reduction
in in-state oil extraction, which has declined by over 60 percent since 1985, but
demand for oil has not correspondingly declined over the same period of time;
and
WHEREAS California is already working to decarbonize the transportation
fuel sector through the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which recognizes the full life
cycle of carbon in transportation emissions including transport into the State;
and
WHEREAS clean renewable fuels play a role as California transitions to a
decarbonized transportation sector; and
WHEREAS to protect the health and safety of our communities and
workers the State must focus on the impacts of oil extraction as it transitions
away from fossil fuel, by working to end the issuance of new hydraulic fracturing
permits by 2024; and
WHEREAS a sustainable and inclusive economic future for California will
require retaining and creating high-road, high-quality jobs through sustained
engagement with communities, workers and industries in changing and growing
industries.
NOW THEREFORE, I, GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor of the State of California
by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the Constitution and the
statutes of the State of California, do hereby issue the following Order to pursue
actions necessary to combat the climate crisis.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. It shall be a goal of the State that 100 percent of in-state sales of new
passenger cars and trucks will be zero-emission by 2035. It shall be a
further goal of the State that 100 percent of medium- and heavy-duty
vehicles in the State be zero-emission by 2045 for all operations where
feasible and by 2035 for drayage trucks. It shall be further a goal of the
State to transition to 100 percent zero-emission off-road vehicles and
equipment by 2035 where feasible.
2. The State Air Resources Board, to the extent consistent with State and
federal law, shall develop and propose:
a) Passenger vehicle and truck regulations requiring increasing
volumes of new zero-emission vehicles sold in the State towards
the target of 100 percent of in-state sales by 2035.
b) Medium- and heavy-duty vehicle regulations requiring
increasing volumes of new zero-emission trucks and buses sold
and operated in the State towards the target of 100 percent of
the fleet transitioning to zero-emission vehicles by 2045
everywhere feasible and for all drayage trucks to be zeroemission by 2035.
c) Strategies, in coordination with other State agencies, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and local air districts, to
achieve 100 percent zero-emission from off-road vehicles and
equipment operations in the State by 2035.
In implementing this Paragraph, the State Air Resources Board shall act
consistently with technological feasibility and cost-effectiveness.
3. The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, in
consultation with the State Air Resources Board, Energy Commission,
Public Utilities Commission, State Transportation Agency, the 
Department of Finance and other State agencies, local agencies and
the private sector, shall develop a Zero-Emissions Vehicle Market
Development Strategy by January 31, 2021, and update every three
years thereafter, that:
a) Ensures coordinated and expeditious implementation of the
system of policies, programs and regulations necessary to
achieve the goals and orders established by this Order.
b) Outlines State agencies’ actions to support new and used zeroemission vehicle markets for broad accessibility for all
Californians.
4. The State Air Resources Board, the Energy Commission, Public Utilities
Commission and other relevant State agencies, shall use existing
authorities to accelerate deployment of affordable fueling and
charging options for zero-emission vehicles, in ways that serve all
communities and in particular low-income and disadvantaged
communities, consistent with State and federal law.
5. The Energy Commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources
Board and the Public Utilities Commission, shall update the biennial
statewide assessment of zero-emission vehicle infrastructure required
by Assembly Bill 2127 (Chapter 365, Statues of 2018) to support the
levels of electric vehicle adoption required by this Order.
6. The State Transportation Agency, the Department of Transportation
and the California Transportation Commission, in consultation with the
Department of Finance and other State agencies, shall by July 15, 2021
identify near term actions, and investment strategies, to improve clean
transportation, sustainable freight and transit options, while continuing
a “fix-it-first” approach to our transportation system, including where
feasible:
a) Building towards an integrated, statewide rail and transit
network, consistent with the California State Rail Plan, to provide
seamless, affordable multimodal travel options for all.
b) Supporting bicycle, pedestrian, and micro-mobility options,
particularly in low-income and disadvantaged communities in
the State, by incorporating safe and accessible infrastructure
into projects where appropriate.
c) Supporting light, medium, and heavy duty zero-emission vehicles
and infrastructure as part of larger transportation projects, where
appropriate.
7. The Labor and Workforce Development Agency and the Office of
Planning and Research, in consultation with the Department of
Finance and other State agencies, shall develop by July 15, 2021 and
expeditiously implement a Just Transition Roadmap, consistent with the
recommendations in the “Putting California on the High Road: A Jobs
and Climate Action Plan for 2030” report pursuant to Assembly Bill 398
(Chapter 135, Statutes of 2017).
8. To support the transition away from fossil fuels consistent with the goals
established in this Order and California’s goal to achieve carbon
neutrality by no later than 2045, the California Environmental Protection
Agency and the California Natural Resources Agency, in consultation
with other State, local and federal agencies, shall expedite regulatory
processes to repurpose and transition upstream and downstream oil
production facilities, while supporting community participation, labor
standards, and protection of public health, safety and the
environment. The agencies shall report on progress and provide an
action plan, including necessary changes in regulations, laws or
resources, by July 15, 2021.
9. The State Air Resources Board, in consultation with other State
agencies, shall develop and propose strategies to continue the State’s
current efforts to reduce the carbon intensity of fuels beyond 2030 with
consideration of the full life cycle of carbon.
10. The California Environmental Protection Agency and the California
Natural Resources Agency, in consultation with the Office of Planning
and Research, the Department of Finance, the Governor’s Office of
Business and Economic Development and other local and federal
agencies, shall develop strategies, recommendations and actions by
July 15, 2021 to manage and expedite the responsible closure and
remediation of former oil extraction sites as the State transitions to a
carbon-neutral economy.
11. The Department of Conservation’s Geologic Energy Management
Division and other relevant State agencies shall strictly enforce
bonding requirements and other regulations to ensure oil extraction
operators are responsible for the proper closure and remediation of
their sites.
12. The Department of Conservation’s Geologic Energy Management
Division shall:
a) Propose a significantly strengthened, stringent, science-based
health and safety draft rule that protects communities and
workers from the impacts of oil extraction activities by December
31, 2020.
b) Post on its website for public review and consultation a draft rule
at least 60 days before submitting to the Office of Administrative
Law.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that as soon as hereafter possible, the Order be filed in
the Office of the Secretary of State and that widespread publicity and notice
be given of this Order.
This Order is not intended to, and does not, create any rights or benefits,
substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity, against the State of
California, its agencies, departments, entities, officers, employees, or any other
person.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Great Seal of the
State of California to be affixed this 23rd
day of September 2020.
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GAVIN NEWSOM
Governor of California
ATTEST:
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ALEX PADILLA
Secretary of State