SB675 - Imperial County Air Pollution Control District: members and duties.

Enrolled August 31, 2026 Passed IN Senate August 28, 2026 Passed IN Assembly August 25, 2026 Amended IN Assembly August 13, 2026 Amended IN Assembly June 18, 2026 Amended IN Assembly June 01, 2026 Amended IN Assembly July 07, 2025 Amended IN Senate May 23, 2025 Amended IN Senate May 01, 2025 Amended IN Senate April 10, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 675 Introduced by Senator Padilla February 21, 2025 An act to amend, repeal, and add Sections 40100, 40100.5, and 40701.5 of, and to add Sections 40100.8 and 40100.8.5 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 675, Padilla. Imperial County Air Pollution Control District: members and duties. Existing law provides for the establishment of air pollution control districts and air quality management districts and prescribes the membership of the governing boards of air pollution control districts and air quality management districts. Those governing boards comprise combinations of mayors, city council members, and county supervisors, selected as prescribed, except for the governing board of the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, which has a differently prescribed membership and certain specified duties. This bill would, as of July 1, 2027, prescribe the membership of the governing board of the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District (air district) and prescribe many of those same duties as are required for the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District. In particular, the bill would require the air district to appoint a specified liaison to consult with the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps, as specified, and create and maintain an internet website providing access to specified information, including, among other information, the agendas and minutes of the governing board of the air district and all current and pending permit information and settled enforcement actions. The bill would require the district, in establishing the internet website, to establish a process for permitholders that have sensitive operations to request that physical identifying information be redacted from the publicly posted information. The bill would require that air monitoring data be made available to the public on the internet website within a reasonable period of time, as specified, and would require the governing board of the district to establish an air monitoring data program, as provided. The bill would require the air district, by January 1, 2029, to post all applications for an authority to construct or permit to operate. By requiring local governments to appoint members to the air district governing board in a specified manner and by adding to the duties of the air district, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would specify the continuing funding sources for the air district. This bill would make certain provisions inoperative on July 1, 2027, and would repeal these provisions as of January 1, 2028. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District. The California Constitution requires local agencies, for the purpose of ensuring public access to the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies, to comply with a statutory enactment that amends or enacts laws relating to public records or open meetings and contains findings demonstrating that the enactment furthers the constitutional requirements relating to this purpose. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, with regard to certain mandates, no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that the County of Imperial employees who currently work for the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District will not be affected by the governing board’s expansion and that their jobs will be safe. SEC. 2. Section 40100 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 40100. (a) Except as provided in Sections 40100.5 and 40100.6, a county board of supervisors shall be ex officio the county district board of the county. (b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2027, and, as of January 1, 2028, is repealed. SEC. 3. Section 40100 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read: 40100. (a) Except as provided in Sections 40100.5, 40100.6, and 40100.8, a county board of supervisors shall be ex officio the county district board of the county. (b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2027. SEC. 4. Section 40100.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 40100.5. (a) The membership of the governing board of each county district shall include (1) one or more members who are mayors, city council members, or both, and (2) one or more members who are county supervisors. (b) The number of those members and their composition shall be determined jointly by the county and the cities within the district, and shall be approved by the county and by a majority of the cities that contain a majority of the population in the incorporated area of the district. (c) The governing board shall reflect, to the extent feasible and practicable, the geographic diversity of the district and the variation of population between the cities in the district. (d) (1) The members of the governing board who are mayors or city council members shall be selected by the city selection committee. When selecting a member of the governing board, the city selection committee may also select a mayor or another city council member as an alternate to serve and vote in place of the member who is absent or disqualified from participating. (2) In districts where the county and the cities have agreed that each city shall be represented on the governing board, each city shall select its own representative to the governing board. When selecting a member of the governing board, each city may also select its mayor or another city council member as an alternate to serve and vote in place of the member who is absent or is disqualified from participating. (3) The members of the governing board who are county supervisors shall be selected by the county. (e) (1) This section does not apply to any district in which the population of the incorporated area of the county is 35 percent or less of the total county population, as determined by the district on June 30, 1994. (2) The membership of the governing board for the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District shall be determined pursuant to Section 40100.6. (f) If a district fails to comply with subdivisions (a) and (b), the membership of the governing board shall be determined as follows: (1) In districts in which the population in the incorporated areas represents between 36 and 50 percent of the total county population, one-third of the members of the governing board shall be mayors or city council members, and two-thirds shall be county supervisors. (2) In districts in which the population in the incorporated areas represents more than 50 percent of the total county population, one-half of the members of the governing board shall be mayors or city council members, and one-half shall be county supervisors. (3) The number of those members shall be determined as provided in subdivision (b), and the members shall be selected pursuant to subdivision (d). (4) For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), if any number that is not a whole number results from the application of the term “one-third,” “one-half,” or “two-thirds,” the number of county supervisors shall be increased to the nearest integer, and the number of mayors or city council members decreased to the nearest integer. (g) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2027, and, as of January 1, 2028, is repealed. SEC. 5. Section 40100.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read: 40100.5. (a) The membership of the governing board of each county district shall include (1) one or more members who are mayors, city council members, or both, and (2) one or more members who are county supervisors. (b) The number of those members and their composition shall be determined jointly by the county and the cities within the district, and shall be approved by the county and by a majority of the cities that contain a majority of the population in the incorporated area of the district. (c) The governing board shall reflect, to the extent feasible and practicable, the geographic diversity of the district and the variation of population between the cities in the district. (d) (1) The members of the governing board who are mayors or city council members shall be selected by the city selection committee. When selecting a member of the governing board, the city selection committee may also select a mayor or another city council member as an alternate to serve and vote in place of the member who is absent or disqualified from participating. (2) In districts where the county and the cities have agreed that each city shall be represented on the governing board, each city shall select its own representative to the governing board. When selecting a member of the governing board, each city may also select its mayor or another city council member as an alternate to serve and vote in place of the member who is absent or is disqualified from participating. (3) The members of the governing board who are county supervisors shall be selected by the county. (e) (1) This section does not apply to any district in which the population of the incorporated area of the county is 35 percent or less of the total county population, as determined by the district on June 30, 1994. (2) The membership of the governing board for the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District shall be determined pursuant to Section 40100.6. (3) The membership of the governing board for the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District shall be determined pursuant to Section 40100.8. (f) If a district fails to comply with subdivisions (a) and (b), the membership of the governing board shall be determined as follows: (1) In districts in which the population in the incorporated areas represents between 36 and 50 percent of the total county population, one-third of the members of the governing board shall be mayors or city council members, and two-thirds shall be county supervisors. (2) In districts in which the population in the incorporated areas represents more than 50 percent of the total county population, one-half of the members of the governing board shall be mayors or city council members, and one-half shall be county supervisors. (3) The number of those members shall be determined as provided in subdivision (b), and the members shall be selected pursuant to subdivision (d). (4) For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), if any number that is not a whole number results from the application of the term “one-third,” “one-half,” or “two-thirds,” the number of county supervisors shall be increased to the nearest integer, and the number of mayors or city council members decreased to the nearest integer. (g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2027. SEC. 6. Section 40100.8 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read: 40100.8. (a) The 11 members of the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District governing board shall be appointed as follows: (1) One member representing the board of supervisors as appointed by a majority of the board of supervisors. (2) (A) One city council member from each of the five supervisorial districts. Those five members shall be selected by city selection committees representing the cities of that supervisorial district. (B) A city shall not have more than two members. (3) A representative from an irrigation district that provides water and retail power services in the County of Imperial and is a member of the governing board of a water agency pursuant to Section 12512 of the Water Code, as appointed by a majority of the governing board of the special district. (4) Four public members shall be appointed by members appointed pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) at a public hearing. The public members shall be appointed according to the following: (A) One public member shall be a physician or public health professional actively practicing within the boundaries of the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District. The member’s specialty shall be in the health effects of air pollution on vulnerable populations. (B) One public member shall be a person representing environmental justice interests and who works directly with communities within the boundaries of the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District that are most significantly burdened by, and vulnerable to, high levels of pollution, including communities with diverse racial and ethnic populations and communities with low-income populations. This member may be a resident of that community and have a demonstrated record of community leadership. (C) One public member shall be a person with a background in labor that understands worker health and safety. (D) One public member shall be a person actively working in commercial agricultural commodity production and who has experience with lands that serve an agricultural use. “Agricultural commodity” means any and all animals, animal products, and plants produced in this state for commercial purposes, including plant products for biofuels and industrial hemp. “Agricultural use” means use of land, including greenhouses, for the purpose of producing an agricultural commodity for commercial purposes. (b) All members shall be appointed on the basis of their demonstrated interest and proven ability in the field of air pollution control and their understanding of the needs of the general public in connection with the air pollution problems of the Imperial Air Basin. (c) All members shall reside within the boundaries of the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District. (d) Each member of the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District shall serve a four-year term and until that member’s successor is appointed. (e) Each member of the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District governing board shall receive compensation of up to one hu [Text truncated for display. Full text available on Congress.gov.]