California Low Emission Vehicle Program (Withdrawn)
Background
Area affected: Statewide
Start date: Model year 2007
Applicability period: Year-round
Source type: On-road Mobile Source
Emissions targeted: Nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
Rule/Citation: Proposed to Ch. 4, Subch. E, Div. 2
Description: These rules were intended to reduce emissions
of NOx and VOCs by adopting the California
LEV II program to be effective throughout the State of Texas. To
comply with these California LEV II rules, manufacturers and
dealers would have needed to ensure that motor vehicles
manufactured for sale, lease, and use in the State of Texas,
beginning with model year 2007, meet the California LEV II
standards as adopted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB)
in Title 13, California Code of Regulations (13 CCR).
The commission did not vote to adopt or reject these proposed rules. Instead, on May 31, 2000, the commission voted to adopt a motion that the state would follow the federal Tier II motor vehicle standards and to accept commitments from the automobile industry to voluntarily install California evaporative emission-control equipment on new automobiles sold in Texas and to encourage the early introduction of advanced-technology vehicles into Texas.
Related Rule
These files are available in PDF (PDF Help) and WordPerfect (WP Help).
| Title | Date | Log Number | Associated SIP | WP | |
| Proposal | Dec 16, 1999 | 99-055k-114 | DFW SIP April 2000 |
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