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

sections 1956.8 and 1961, title 13, 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 Test Procedures for 1987 and Subsequent Model Heavy-Duty OttoCycle Engines” (there were no modifications to this document); and Attachments 3 and
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4 contain the Board-approved new “California Exhaust Emission Standards and Test

Procedures for 2004 and Subsequent Model Heavy-Duty Otto-Cycle Engines,” and the

Board-approved amendments to the “California Exhaust Emission Standards and Test

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 as set forth in

Attachment 1 hereto, the amendments to “California Exhaust Emission Standards and

Test 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 Test 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 Test 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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