California

California adopted SB 1013 enacting vacated portions of EPA’s SNAP Rules 20 and 21, and prohibiting certain HFCs in aerosol propellants, chillers, foam, and stationary refrigeration end-uses. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is also developing a rulemaking with additional HFC emissions reduction measures for chillers, stationary air conditioning equipment and stationary refrigeration equipment. CARB presented the proposals and draft regulatory text during a public workshop on January 30, 2020 and on July 22, 2020. The proposed regulation order was approved by the CARB Board on December 10, 2020.

• Regulating Body: California Air Resources Board
• Stated Goal: HFC emission reduction target of 40% by 2030
• Legislation: Senate Bill No. 1383 Legislative to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
• Regulation in Effect:
  • CA SNAP Final Regulation Order
  • 2009 Refrigerant Management Program
• Prohibitions based on manufacture date
• Rulemakings in Progress: 2020 HFC Rulemaking Draft Language – Released October 20, 2020
  • Timeline:
    • 15-day Amendment Language: TBD
  • Comments Submitted
    • December 7, 2020 — Commercial Refrigeration Responses to Proposed Regulation Order
    • December 7, 2020 — Air Conditioning Responses to Proposed Regulation Order
    • August 12, 2020 — Responses to July Draft Proposed Regulation
    • February 24, 2020 — Responses to January 30 Public Workshop
    • January 14, 2020 — Revised Proposal for Industrial Process Refrigeration Equipment
    • December 12, 2019 — Proposals for Industrial Process Refrigeration and Transport Refrigeration Equipment
    • September 20, 2019 — Responses to August 6 Public Workshop
    • August 6, 2019 — Proposed Two-Step Phase Down Approach for Commercial Refrigeration Equipment (revised)
    • July 29, 2019 — Proposed Two-Step Phase Down Approach for Commercial Refrigeration Equipment
• Administrative resources:
  • CARB Refrigerant Management Program
  • Refrigerant Registration and Reporting System (R3)