Accelerated Purchase of Tier 2/3 Off-Road Diesel Equipment (Repealed)

Information and links to documents about the regulation to require the accelerated purchase of Tier 2/3 diesel off-road equipment.

Accelerated purchase of Tier 2/3 diesel off-road equipment was an enforceable control strategy under Texas’ State Implementation Plan (SIP). The rule has since been repealed. This page provides information and downloadable documents on this repealed control strategy.

Background

Areas affected: HGB, DFW

Start date: December 31, 2004

End date: None

Applicability period: Year-round

Source type: Off-road Mobile source

Emissions targeted: Nitrogen oxides (NOx)

Rule/Citation: N/A

Description:

On December 6, 2000, the TCEQ adopted a rule to implement an accelerated-purchase program requiring owners or operators of diesel-powered construction, industrial, commercial, and lawn and garden equipment rated at 50 horsepower and greater to replace their affected equipment with newer Tier 2 and Tier 3 equipment.

In September of 2001, this rule was repealed and replaced by the Texas Emission Reduction Plan (TERP).

Related Rules

These files are available in PDF (PDF Help) and WordPerfect (WP Help).

Title	Date	Log Number	Associated SIP	PDF	WP
Repeal	Aug 22, 2001	2001-025b-114-AI	DFW SIP Aug 2001
Proposal	June 22, 2001	2001-025b-114-AI	DFW SIP Aug 2001
Adoption	Dec 6, 2000	2000-011C-114-AI	HGB SIP Dec 2000
Proposal	Aug 9, 2000	2000-011C-114-AI	HGB SIP Dec 2000
Adoption	Apr 19, 2000	1999-055H-114-AI	DFW SIP Apr 2000
Proposal	Dec 16, 1999	1999-055H-114-AI	DFW SIP Apr 2000

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Air Quality Division, TCEQ

Phone 512/239-6338

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