### APPENDIX E



## FINAL REGULATION ORD ER SUMMARY & RATIONALE

Off

- Highway Recreational Vehicles

• Title 13
, California Code of Regulatio ns

• T est ProceduresThis Page Left Intentionally BlankSUMMARY AND RATIONAL E FOR OFF

- HIGHWAY RECREATIONAL VEHICLE R EGULATIONS AND TEST PROCEDURES

N ote : This appendix provides a summary of, and the rationale for, the off

- highway recreational vehicle regulations and test procedures amendments approved by the Air Resources Board on December 16, 2011, and with subsequent conforming modifications authorized under Resolution 11

- 41. Revisions to the original summary and rationale document published on October 26, 2011, as part of the Staff Report: Initial Statement of Reasons, are indicated either by
underlined t ype to indic ate additions ( except that some existing headings within
the document were underlined originally for emphasis, and remain so, and thus do not constitute new language ) or by strikeout to indicate delet ions.This Page Left Intentionally BlankE

- 1 Summary and Rationale for Proposed Regulations

Section 2412. Emission Standards and Test Procedures

– New Off

- Highway Recreational Vehicles and Engines.

This purpose of this section is to identify the exhaust and evaporative emission standards, and to incorp orate by reference the required test procedures to be used for demonstrating compliance with the applicable emission standards of the off

- highway recreational vehicle category, which is necessary to control the hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions fro m these sources.

(c)(1) The purpose of this subsection is to identify the test procedure documents that apply to off

- highway recreational vehicles. The amendment clarifies the most recent amendment date to these test procedure documents.

(c)(2) The purp ose of this subsection is to identify the optional test procedures for
off

- highway recreational vehicles. The amendment clarifies the most recent amendment date to these test procedure documents.

(d)(1) The purpose of this subsection is to define the form ula that manufacturers are to use when using corporate averaging for certification. The amendment clarifies the most recent amendment date to the test procedure documents.

California Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures for 1997 and Later Off

- Highway Recreational Vehicles and Engines.

The purpose of this test procedure is to identify the exhaust emission standards and test procedures applicable for off

- highway recreational vehicles and engines, which is necessary to control the hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions from these sources. This test procedure is incorporated by reference in section 2412, title 13, California Code of Regulations.

Subpart F

Section 86.513

- 90 Fuel and engine lubricant specifications . 54 FR 14544, Apr. 11, 198 9.

The purpose of this section is to identify the fuel and engine lubricant specifications that are to be used for certification testing. This section was amended to allow off

- road recreational vehicle manufacturers the optional use of the new California 10

- percent ethanol

- blend gasoline (E10) , or other ARB

- certified certification test fuel, which ARB will adopt for 2015 and subsequent model on

- road motor vehicles, for 2013 through 2018 2019 model

- year vehicles. Use of this E10 , or other ARB

- certified ce rtification testE

- 2 fuel

, will become mandatory beginning with the 2019 2020 model year. The proposed optional and required use of this E10 , or other ARB

- certified certification test fuel

, is applicable to only exhaust emission test purposes.

(a)(1)(i) The purpose of this subsection is to identify the fuel to be used for certification testing of current production off

- highway recreational vehicles. This subsection was amended for formatting reasons.

(a)(1)(ii) The purpose of this new subsection is to provi de manufacturers the alternative of using the new California 10

- percent content of ethanol

- blend gasoline (E10) , or other ARB

- certified certification test fuel

, for model years 2013

- 2018 2019

.
(a)(2) The purpose of this new subsection is to require the ne w California 10

- percent content of ethanol

- blend gasoline (E10) , or other ARB

- certified certification test fuel

, for all 2019 2020 and later model

- year off

- highway recreational vehicles.