(a) The Woodsmoke Reduction Program is hereby established to be developed and administered by the state board, in coordination with districts, to promote the voluntary replacement of old, uncertified wood-burning stoves with cleaner burning and more energy-efficient alternatives in order to achieve short- and long-term climate benefits and localized public health benefits. The program shall include all of the following:
(1) Replacement of older, less efficient, uncertified wood-burning devices, including, but not limited to, woodstoves and wood inserts, with cleaner burning, more efficient home heating alternatives.
(2) Prioritizing using incentive moneys on the most efficient, nonwood-burning devices, including, but not limited to, heat pumps and solar, electric, and natural gas heaters.
(3) Prioritizing the cleanest and best available technologies if nonwood alternatives are infeasible or cost prohibitive, including education on proper burn practices to reduce emissions when wood is used.
(4) Opportunities for demonstrating and providing information about the cleanest residential heating technologies as part of outreach efforts.
(5) Requirements for the professional installation of new devices being changed out in order to maximize energy efficiency and minimize emissions.
(b) Moneys for the program shall be available to the state board, upon appropriation by the Legislature, including, but not limited to, moneys from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, created pursuant to Section 16428.8 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 671, Sec. 2. (SB 563) Effective January 1, 2018.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018