(a) The state board shall convene a panel of interested parties to develop a test protocol for the evaluation of California Air Resources Board (CARB) diesel fuel, and to recommend to the executive officer of the state board a subsequent test program that measures the emissions benefits of CARB diesel fuel.
(b) No later than December 31, 2007, the state board shall complete the test program described in subdivision (a), and shall submit the results of the test program to the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality, the Senate Committe on Transportation and Housing, and the Assembly Committee on Transportation.