State of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD

Executive Order G-00-069

WHEREAS, on December 7, 2000, the Air Resources Board (the Board or ARB) conducted a public hearing to consider amending the California emission standards for new motor vehicles to (a) require manufacturers of passenger cars, light-duty trucks and medium-duty vehicles to offer federally-certified vehicle models in California in those instances where the federal model is certified to federal Tier 2 exhaust emission standards that are more stringent that the California exhaust emission standards to which the equivalent California model would otherwise be certified, and (b) align the California exhaust emission standards for heavy-duty Otto-cycle engines with the recently promulgated federal requirements;

WHEREAS, following the public hearing on December 7, 2000, the Board adopted Resolution 00-45, in which the Board approved the amendments to title 13, California Code of Regulations, sections 1956.8 and 1961, as set forth in Attachment A thereto, with the modifications set forth in Attachment E thereto, and also approved the amendments to (and adoption of) the documents incorporated by those regulations, as set forth in Attachments B, C, and D thereto, with the modifications set forth in Attachment E thereto;

WHEREAS, Resolution 00-45 directs the Executive Officer to adopt the modified amendments that were approved therein, after making the modified regulatory language available for supplemental public comment for a period of at least 15 days, provided that the Executive Officer shall consider all written comments regarding the modified text that may be submitted during this period, shall make modifications as may be appropriate in light of the comments received, and shall present the regulations to the Board for further consideration if he determines that this is warranted;

WHEREAS, the Board-approved modifications to the originally proposed texts were made available for a supplemental 15-day comment period starting December 8, 2000, in accordance with the provisions of section 44, title 1, California Code of Regulations, with the modifications clearly indicated;

WHEREAS, one written comment was received during the supplemental 15-day comment period and that comment has been considered by the Executive Officer; and

WHEREAS, Attachment 1 hereto contains the Board-approved amendments to sections1956.8 and 1961, title13, California Code of Regulations, reflecting the modified regulatory text made available for the 15-day comment period; Attachment 2 hereto contains the Board-approved amendments to the “California Exhaust Emission Standards and T

est Procedures for 1987 and Subsequent Model Heavy-Duty OttoCycle Engines” (there were no modifications to this document); and Attachments 3 andExecutive Order 00-069

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4 contain the Board-approved new “California Exhaust Emission Standards and T est Procedures for 2004 and Subsequent Model Heavy-Duty Otto-Cycle Engines,” and the Board-approved amendments to the “California Exhaust Emission Standards and T est Procedures for 2001 and Subsequent Model Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks and Medium-Duty Vehicles,” both reflecting the modified regulatory texts made available for the 15-day comment period.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the recitals and findings contained in Resolution 00-45 are incorporated herein.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, in accordance with Resolution 00-45 and Heath and Safety Code sections 39515 and 39516, that the amendments to sections 1956.8 and 1961, title 13, California Code of Regulations are hereby adopted a s set forth in Attachment 1 hereto, the amendments to “California Exhaust Emission Standards and T est Procedures for 1987 and Subsequent Model Heavy-Duty Otto-Cycle Engines” are adopted as set forth in Attachment 2 hereto, the new “California Exhaust Emission Standards and T

est Procedures for 2004 and Subsequent Model Heavy-Duty OttoCycle Engines” are adopted as set forth in Attachment 3 hereto, and the “California Exhaust Emission Standards and T est Procedures for 2001 and Subsequent Model Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks and Medium-Duty Vehicles,” are amended as set forth in Attachment 4 hereto.

Executed this _____________ day of December, 2000, at Sacramento, California.

___________________________ Michael P. Kenny Executive Officer

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