Section 44270.3 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 26. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 8.9. >> Article 1.
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. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have
the following meanings:
(a) "Benefit-cost score," for the Alternative and Renewable Fuel
and Vehicle Technology Program created pursuant to Section 44272,
means a project's expected or potential greenhouse gas emissions
reduction per dollar awarded by the commission to the project from
the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Fund.
(b) "Commission" means the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission.
(c) "Full fuel-cycle assessment" or "life-cycle assessment" means
evaluating and comparing the full environmental and health impacts of
each step in the life cycle of a fuel, including, but not limited
to, all of the following:
(1) Feedstock production, extraction, cultivation, transport, and
storage, and the transportation and use of water and changes in land
use and land cover therein.
(2) Fuel production, manufacture, distribution, marketing,
transport, and storage, and the transportation and use of water
therein.
(3) Vehicle operation, including refueling, combustion,
conversion, permeation, and evaporation.
(d) "Vehicle technology" means any vehicle, boat, off-road
equipment, or locomotive, or component thereof, including its engine,
propulsion system, transmission, or construction materials.
(e) For purposes of the Air Quality Improvement Program created
pursuant to Section 44274, the following terms have the following
meanings:
(1) "Benefit-cost score" means the reasonably expected or
potential criteria pollutant emission reductions achieved per dollar
awarded by the board for the project.
(2) "Project" means a category of investments identified for
potential funding by the board, including, but not limited to,
competitive grants, revolving loans, loan guarantees, loans,
vouchers, rebates, and other appropriate funding measures for
specific vehicles, equipment, technologies, or initiatives authorized
by Section 44274.