California Health and Safety Code

§ 43701

HSC § 43701 Effective Jan 1, 2013Div. 26 · Part 5 · Ch. 3 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)(1) Not later than July 15, 1992, the state board, in consultation with the bureau and the review committee established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 44021, shall, after a public hearing, adopt regulations that require that owners or operators of heavy-duty diesel motor vehicles perform regular inspections of their vehicles for excessive emissions of smoke. The inspection procedure, the frequency of inspections, the emission standards for smoke, and the actions the vehicle owner or operator is required to take to remedy excessive smoke emissions shall be specified by the state board. Those standards shall be developed in consultation with interested parties. The smoke standards adopted under this subdivision shall not be more stringent than those adopted under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 44000).

(2)(A) On or before December 31 of each year, a fleet shall comply with the regulations and standards for that calendar year.

(B)For purposes of this paragraph, “fleet” means any group of two or more heavy-duty diesel-fueled vehicles that are owned or operated by the same person.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 242, Sec. 1. (AB 1922) Effective January 1, 2013.