Senator Connie Leyva
Senator Bill Dodd
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This bill would require the Department of Housing and Community Development, by May 1, 2024, to adopt regulations to require mobilehome parks and recreational vehicle park employees to receive appropriate training on mobilehome park law and special occupancy parks law as provided by HCD.  
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The bill which would cost the state 1.16 million had been held in suspense but was amended and recently passed out of committee.  

Amendments would now require “at least one person” (amended from each person) employed or acting under contract as on onsite manager or assistant manager, or otherwise acting in an onsite of office managerial capacity or role on behalf of a mobilehome or recreational vehicle park to receive appropriate training of at least “16” hours (amended from 18) during the initial year and at least “6” (amended from unspecified) hours of follow up training each year thereafter …….

The civil penalty for failure to display certificate has been changed to remove “an unspecified amount” however the amount of the penalty is still unspecified.  Additionally, the parks permit to operate may still be suspended for the violation.  

The bill still has some time before it will pass to the governor desk.  

Next steps are: 
Senate Floor
Assembly policy committee(s)
Assembly Appropriations
Assembly Floor
Senate Floor
Governor’s Desk (signing deadline is September 30) 

We are closely monitoring the bill and will continue to provide updates through California Outdoor eNews and our Facebook community page.  

At its hearing on December 9, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) passed Resolution 21-13-2 (as amended at the hearing) to approve the proposed amendments to the Small Off-Road Engine (SORE) regulation. The SORE regulation applies to all spark ignition engines less than 25 horsepower. All gas and LP-powered RV generators are impacted by the regulation; diesel RV generators are exempt, but other new regulations being developed by CARB will affect off-road diesel engines. The December amendments approved by CARB will lower the emission standards for the gas/LP engines traditionally used in RV generators beginning in the 2024 model year, and will totally ban such engines effective with the 2028 certification model year. Despite efforts by the RV Industry Association and others to have RV generators exempted from the regulation, the ban was approved by the Board as proposed by CARB staff. As discussed below, the resolution was modified at the hearing to reflect the RV industry’s concerns.

Though the proposed amendments were not revised at the hearing, the Board did direct staff to report annually on the status of compliance and the progress being made (or not being made) in developing zero emission solutions. Staff was also directed to issue a more detailed technology readiness assessment in the 2025-2026 timeframe. If this readiness assessment finds that the technology needed for compliance in 2028 is unlikely to be available, consideration will be given to adjusting the timeline.

It is important to note that, starting in 2022, the regulation will make it possible for RV manufacturers and suppliers to earn and bank credits by offering alternatives to traditional SORE-powered generators. To have the credits recognized by CARB, companies providing zero emission solutions (whether they are RV manufacturers or suppliers) will need to certify the system with CARB. These credits can be generated in the 2022-2027 timeframe. When traded or sold to traditional gas/LP SORE manufacturers, the credits can be used to offset compliance deficits incurred through the sale of SOREs that are not zero emissions. This credit program has the potential to defer the 2028 ban to 2032.

In mid-March of this year, Cummins sent a letter to all OEMs informing them that, due to the new emissions standards in CARB’s SORE regulation, they would be unable to supply generator engines that were compliant with the regulation starting in the 2024 model year. RVIA staff sent a letter to CARB in late March to inform them of this decision which will impact RV manufacturers of vehicles destined for the California market. RVIA will continue to interact with CARB staff to advocate that they differentiate fixed-mount stationary generators used in RVs from other portable generators.

Read more for previous updates on the CARB ban.

CampCalNOW RV Park and Campground Alliance is changing its name to the California Outdoor Hospitality Association effective August 1, according to Dyana Kelley, the association’s president and CEO.

“We think this change will better reflect the full scope of our government affairs, education and marketing efforts on behalf of the ever-expanding outdoor hospitality industry, which now includes everything from campgrounds and glamping resorts to RV parks and resorts,” said Kelley, who is also a board member of the California Travel Association (CalTravel).

While California’s outdoor hospitality industry relies on the association to advocate on its behalf at state, federal and local levels, the association also regularly organizes educational seminars to help park operators keep up with changing regulations as well as the best park improvement, management and guest relations practices in the country.
     
 “Our association is a ‘go to’ resource for both public and independently owned campgrounds, glamping resorts, RV parks and resorts in California,” Kelley said.

The association also hosts one of the largest online listings of privately owned campgrounds in California, which it markets through Camp-California.com, the statewide travel planning website. More than 1,500 parks are listed on the website, many of which of family owned and operated.

The association is also increasingly representing glamping resorts, which feature furnished glamping tents, furnished Airstream trailers and other unique accommodations, which are becoming increasingly popular in California and across the country. “We’re actually having discussions with the American Glamping Association on ways for their members to gain access to the services and benefits of our association,” Kelley said.

​The association representing California’s campgrounds, RV parks and resorts has been around for nearly 50 years. Initially called the California Travel Parks Association, it later changed its name to the California Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds before changing to CampCalNow RV Park and Campground Alliance in 2019.