AB 1714

Bill Subjects

Abstract

(1) Existing law generally designates air pollution control and air quality management districts with the primary responsibility for the control of air pollution from all sources other than vehicular sources. Existing law requires each air district to attain ambient air standards for specified air pollutants, including, among others, ozone. This bill would require the State Air Resources Board to convene a working group with a specified membership for the purposes of reviewing the state of air pollution control technologies, operational or maintenance standards, and work practices that may be applied to wine fermentation tanks, and the costs and benefits of those technologies, standards, and practices. The bill also would require the state board to review options for the reduction of emissions from wine fermentation tanks that, to the maximum extent feasible, preserve and protect the quality, taste, and other unique attributes associated with wine while complying with air quality standards and objectives and would require the state board to provide air districts a summary of all cost-effective options to achieve the emissions reductions from wine fermentation tanks in addition to those options' respective abilities to preserve and protect the quality, taste, and other unique attributes associated with wine. This bill would require air districts, as specified, when an air district adopts a rule or issues a permit requiring air pollution control technology to be installed on wine fermentation tanks, to include as part of that action specified findings. By adding to the duties of air districts when adopting a rule on wine fermentation tanks, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would require the state board to allocate $1,000,000, available upon appropriation, to the University of California Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology for a study that makes recommendations on options to address air emissions from wine fermentation tanks in a manner that is in full compliance with state and federal air quality laws, as specified. The bill would require the study to be prepared and submitted to the Governor and the Legislature, as specified. (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.