Environmental Protection
3900 Air Resources Board

The Air Resources Board has primary responsibility for protecting air quality in California. This responsibility includes establishing ambient air quality standards for specific pollutants, administering air pollution research studies, evaluating standards adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and developing and implementing plans to attain and maintain these standards. These plans include emission limitations for vehicular and industrial sources established by the Board and local air pollution control districts. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • AB 32 - Global Warming Solutions - The Budget includes $24.4 million special funds and 100.6 positions to implement AB 32. This funding will enable the Air Board to develop: (1) a mandatory emissions reporting system, (2) an implementation plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, and (3) a market-based emissions trading program.

  • Hydrogen Highway - The Budget includes $6.03 million Motor Vehicle Account and 7.7 positions to continue development of the Hydrogen Highway. This funding will provide matching funds for up to eight publicly accessible hydrogen fueling stations and will prioritize funding for stations that generate hydrogen from promising renewable technologies, such as biomass, solar, and wind energy.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2007-08*
Positions
Dollars
15
 Mobile Source
719.5
$330,468
25
 Stationary Source
293.7
53,033
30.01
 Administration
134.3
13,926
30.02
 Distributed Administration
-
-13,926
35
 Subvention
-
10,111
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
1,147.5
$393,612
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
1,000
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
1,147.5
$394,612

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.

Refer to the Infrastructure Overview for infrastructure expenditure detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Air Resources Board Budget (pdf * - 28K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 6K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 5K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.