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City of San Leandro 880 Doolittle Drive Industrial Project 4.1-4 Assembly Bill 1493, Pavley Clean Car Standards In July 2002, the Legislature enacted AB 1493 (Pavley Bill), which requires the maximum feasible reduction of GHGs emitted by passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks beginning with model year 2009. In September 2009, CARB adopted amendments to the Pavley standards to reduce GHG emissions from new motor vehicles through the 2016 model year. These regulations created what are commonly known as the “Pavley II standards.” Advanced Clean Cars In January 2012, CARB adopted an Advanced Clean Cars program aimed at reducing both smog- causing pollutants and GHG emissions for vehicles model years 2017-2025. The regulations focus on substantially increasing the number of plug-in hybrid cars and zero-emission vehicles in the vehicle fleet and on making fuels such as electricity and hydrogen readily available for these vehicle technologies. It is expected that the Advanced Clean Car regulations will reduce GHG emissions from California passenger vehicles by about 34 percent below 2016 levels by 2025, all while improving fuel efficiency and reducing motorists’ costs. Senate Bill 375, Sustainable Communities Strategy Senate Bill 375, signed in August 2008, requires sustainable community strategies to be included in regional transportation plans to reduce emissions of GHGs. The San Francisco Bay Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments jointly approve and prepare Plan Bay Area, which includes the San Francisco Bay region’s Sustainable Communities Strategy and Regional Transportation Plan. The most current version is Plan Bay Area 2050. Plan Bay Area 2050 includes a target to reduce GHG emissions by 10 percent per capita by 2020 and by 19 percent per capita by 2035. California Energy Code The California Energy Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 6), which is incorporated into the California Building Standards Code, was first established in 1978 in response to a legislative mandate to reduce California's energy consumption. The California Energy Code is updated every three years by the California Energy Commission to allow consideration and possible incorporation of new energy efficiency technologies and construction methods. The 2022 Energy Code encourages efficient electric heat pumps, establishes electric-ready requirements for new homes, expands solar photovoltaic and battery storage standards, strengthens ventilation standards, and more. Buildings whose permit applications are applied for on or after January 1, 2023, must comply with the 2022 Energy Code. California Green Buildings Standards Code The purpose of the California Green Building Standards, which became effective on January 1, 2011, is to improve building design and construction to reduce negative environmental impacts through sustainable construction practices. The 2019 California Green Building Standards instituted mandatory and voluntary environmental performance standards for all ground-up new construction of commercial, low-rise residential uses, and state-owned buildings, as well as schools and hospitals. Jurisdictions could opt to adopt Tier 1 or Tier 2 standards, which are stricter than the mandatory standards, that would apply to new construction. The most current version, the 2022 California Green Building Standards, requires that most new homes and buildings statewide will either need to