State Air Resources Board: gasoline specifications: ethanol blends.

Assembly Members Alvarez and Flora propose temporarily allowing gasoline blends containing 10.5% to 15% ethanol to be sold as transportation fuel in California, bypassing current requirements for environmental review until specific conditions are met.

The authorization would remain in effect until two events occur: the California Environmental Policy Council completes and posts its multimedia evaluation of these ethanol blends, and the State Air Resources Board either adopts specifications for the blends or determines that creating compliant specifications is not feasible. The bill preserves the Board's authority to regulate other transportation fuels and to establish permanent specifications for these ethanol blends after completing its review.

Designated as an urgency statute, the measure would take effect immediately upon passage, with authors citing the need to address gasoline prices promptly. The bill requires a two-thirds vote for approval and involves no direct appropriations, though it would require action by state environmental agencies to implement its provisions.