Air districts: administrative rulemaking: standardized regulatory impact analysis.

Assembly Member Solache's air quality regulatory reform measure would require California's largest air districts to conduct standardized economic impact analyses when adopting major air pollution rules that affect businesses and individuals. The proposal applies to air districts serving populations over 5 million or one-eighth of the state's total population, mandating analysis of regulations expected to have economic impacts exceeding $50 million.

The measure establishes a framework for air districts to evaluate significant regulatory changes through standardized impact assessments, while providing flexibility in the review process. Districts must complete the analyses but retain discretion over whether to submit them to the Department of Finance for review. Districts can demonstrate compliance either by opting out of state review or if the Department does not complete its review within 30 days.

The bill's findings emphasize early stakeholder input and standardized evaluation methods in the regulatory process. While imposing new analytical requirements on qualifying air districts, the measure allows them to fund implementation through existing fee authority rather than requiring state reimbursement. However, the Commission on State Mandates maintains authority to identify any additional state-mandated costs requiring reimbursement under established procedures.