Sec. 22a-174g. California motor vehicle emissions standards.
Sec. 22a-174g. California motor vehicle emissions standards. (a) On or before
December 31, 2004, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the light duty motor
vehicle emission standards of the state of California, and shall amend such regulations
from time to time, in accordance with changes in said standards. Such regulations shall
be applicable to motor vehicles with a model year 2008 and later. Such regulations may
incorporate by reference the California motor vehicle emission standards set forth in
final regulations issued by the California Air Resources Board pursuant to Title 13 of
the California Code of Regulations and promulgated under the authority of Division 26
of the California Health and Safety Code, as may be amended from time to time. Nothing
in this section shall limit the commissioner's authority to regulate motor vehicle emissions for any other class of vehicle.
(b) As part of the state's implementation plan under the federal Clean Air Act, the
Commissioner of Environmental Protection may establish a program to allow the sale,
purchase and use of motor vehicles which comply with any regulations adopted by the
commissioner which implement the California motor vehicles emissions standards for
purposes of generating any emission reduction credits under said act. Nothing in this
section shall prohibit the Commissioner of Environmental Protection from establishing
a program to require the sale, purchase and use of motor vehicles which comply with
any regulations adopted by the commissioner which implement the California motor
vehicle emissions standards.
(P.A. 93-312, S. 2, 7; P.A. 03-218, S. 10; P.A. 04-84, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 93-312 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 03-218 added provision re incorporation by reference of the California
motor vehicle emission standards, effective July 1, 2003; P.A. 04-84 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (b), added
new Subsec. (a) re implementation of California light duty motor vehicle emission standards, and moved existing provision
re incorporation of California standards by reference to new Subsec. (a).