WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 201

EMISSIONS VEHICLE PROGRAM NO LATER THAN MODEL YEAR 2000 IS EQUAL TO OR
GREATER THAN 60% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTRATIONS OF NEW MOTOR
VEHICLES IN ALL OF THE STATES WITHIN THE NORTHEAST OZONE TRANSPORT
REGION AND AT LEAST TWO OF THE FOLLOWING STATES HAVE ESTABLISHED A
LOW EMISSIONS VEHICLE PROGRAM:

1.        DELAWARE;

2.        THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA;

3.        VIRGINIA; OR

4.        PENNSYLVANIA: OR

(III) THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY MAKES A FINDING, UNDER THE FEDERAL
CLEAN AIR ACT, 42 U.S.C. § 7511C(C)(5). REQUIRING ALL STATES WITHIN THE
NORTHEAST OZONE TRANSPORT REGION TO REVISE THEIR STATE
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS TO INCLUDE A LOW EMISSIONS VEHICLE PROGRAM.

2-704.

(A) TO MINIMIZE THE ADMINISTRATIVE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM AND TO
MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS GENERATED OUT OF STATE
ON THE AIR QUALITY OF THE STATE, THE DEPARTMENT:

(1)      MAY, SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, ADOPT
CALIFORNIA REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES BY REFERENCE;

(2)       MAY ADOPT CALIFORNIA'S, OTHER STATES' OR THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA'S CERTIFICATION DATA BY REFERENCE;

(3)      MAY WORK IN COOPERATION WITH, AND ENTER INTO CONTRACTS
OR AGREEMENTS WITH, CALIFORNIA, OTHER STATES, OR THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA TO ADMINISTER CERTIFICATION, IN-USE COMPLIANCE, INSPECTION,
RECALL, AND WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROGRAM; AND

(4)      SHALL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER STATES AND THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE THE REGIONAL ADOPTION
OF LOW EMISSIONS VEHICLE PROGRAMS.

(B) (1) IF CALIFORNIA ADOPTS ANY STATUTE, RULE, OR REGULATION
THAT CHANGES ANY NUMERICAL TAIL PIPE EMISSIONS STANDARD, INCLUDING THE
FLEET EMISSIONS AVERAGE, OR MAKES ANY OTHER CHANGE FOR WHICH A WAIVER
FROM THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY IS REQUIRED
UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 ET SEQ. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SUBTITLE, ANY RULE OR REGULATION ADOPTED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE, AND ANY
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE SHALL TERMINATE 2 YEARS
AFTER THE DATE OF THE WAIVER UNLESS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSES A JOINT
RESOLUTION LEGISLATION IS ENACTED PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE 2-YEAR
PERIOD EXPRESSING ITS APPROVAL OF ANY SUCH CHANGE AND ITS SUPPORT FOR
CONTINUATION OF CONTINUING THE PROGRAM.

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