Ch. 201

1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

2-703.

(A) PRIOR TO OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS
TO IMPLEMENT THIS SUBTITLE, THE DEPARTMENT MAY CONDUCT A PUBLIC
HEARING TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE PROGRAM WILL ACHIEVE, IN THE
AGGREGATE, GREATER EMISSION REDUCTIONS THAN WOULD BE ACHIEVED
UNDER THE CORRESPONDING FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT THE PROGRAM
DOES NOT ACHIEVE GREATER REDUCTIONS, THEN THE DEPARTMENT MAY
POSTPONE OR SUSPEND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF § 2-702 OF
THIS SUBTITLE.

(B) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF § 2-702 OF THIS SUBTITLE
BEGINNING WITH THE MODEL YEAR 1998.

(C) THE DEPARTMENT MAY IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF § 2-702 OF THIS
SUBTITLE PRIOR TO MODEL YEAR 1998 IF THE FOLLOWING JURISDICTIONS ADOPT
ENABLING LEGISLATION OR REGULATIONS FOR A LOW EMISSIONS VEHICLE
PROGRAM SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT TO THE PROGRAM:

(1) DELAWARE;

(2) VIRGINIA, FOR THE AREA WITHIN THE NORTHEAST OZONE
TRANSPORT REGION; AND

(3) PENNSYLVANIA.

(B) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION "STATES" INCLUDES THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.

(2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF § 2-702 OF
THIS SUBTITLE IF:

(I) FOUR OF THE FOLLOWING FIVE STATES ENACT LEGISLATION
OR ADOPT REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING LEGALLY IN EFFECT IN THAT STATE AND
THAT ESTABLISH A LOW EMISSIONS VEHICLE PROGRAM TO BE IMPLEMENTED NO
LATER THAN MODEL YEAR 2000:

1.        DELAWARE;

2.       THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:

3.       NEW JERSEY;

4.        VIRGINIA; OR

5.        PENNSYLVANIA;

(II) THE COMBINED NUMBER OF REGISTRATIONS OF NEW MOTOR
VEHICLES DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR IN THE STATES IN THE
NORTHEAST OZONE TRANSPORT REGION, EXCLUDING MARYLAND. THAT HAVE
ENACTED LEGISLATION OR ADOPTED REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING A LOW

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