State of California 

AIR RESOURCES BOARD 

EXECUTIVE ORDER R-07-004 

Amendments to the California Regulations for New 1997 and Later Off-Highway 

Recreational Vehicles and Engines 

WHEREAS, on July 20, 2006, the Air Resources Board (the Board or ARB) conducted a 

public hearing to consider amendments to the California regulations for new 1997 and 

later off-highway recreational vehicles and engines, as set forth in the Initial Statement 

of Reasons released to the public on June 2, 2006; 

WHEREAS, following the public hearing on, the Board adopted Resolution 06-23 in 

which the Board approved amendments to title 13, California Code of Regulations 

(CCR), division 3, chapter 9, article 3, “Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles and 

Engines,” sections 2411, 2412, 2413, and 2415, as set forth in A thereto, and to the 

incorporated “California Exhaust Emissions Standards and Test Procedures for 1997 

and Later Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles and Engines,” as set forth in Attachment B 

thereto, with the modifications described in Attachment C thereto; 

WHEREAS, Resolution 06-23 directed the Executive Officer to take final action to adopt 

the regulatory amendments set forth in Attachments A and B to Resolution 06-23, with 

such other conforming modifications as might be appropriate, after making the modified 

regulatory language available to the public for a period of at least 15 days, provided that 

the Executive Officer considered such written comments as might be submitted during 

this period, make such further modifications as might be appropriate in light of the 

comments received or as necessary to ensure consistency with the modifications 

approved by the Board, and presented the regulatory amendments to the Board for 

further consideration if she determined that this was warranted; 

WHEREAS, on March 29, 2007, the modified regulations, reflecting the amendments 

approved by the Board and other changes made to best reflect the intent of the Board at 

the hearing and to respond to comments, were made available for public comment for a 

period of at least 15 days, with the changes to the originally proposed text clearly 

indicated, in accordance with the provisions of title 1, California Code of Regulations, 

section 44; 

WHEREAS, written comments were received during the first 15-day comment period 

and those comments have been considered by the Executive Officer. 

WHEREAS, on May 2, 2007, additional modifications were prepared in response to the 

comments received during the first 15-day comment period, and were made available 

for public comment for a period of at least 15 days, with the changes to the previously 

proposed text clearly indicated, in accordance with the provisions of title 1, California 

Code of Regulations, section 44; 
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WHEREAS, written comments were received during the second 15-day comment period 

and those comments have been considered by the Executive Officer; 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the recitals and findings contained in 

Resolution 06-23 are incorporated by reference herein. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the following regulations are amended as set forth in 

Attachment 1 hereto: title 13, CCR, division 3, chapter 9, article 3, “Off-Highway 

Recreational Vehicles and Engines,” sections 2411, 2412, 2413, and 2415, as set forth 

in A thereto, and to the incorporated “California Exhaust Emissions Standards and Test 

Procedures for 1997 and Later Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles and Engines.” 

Executed this _1

st

__ day of __June_, 2007, at Sacramento, California. 

__________/s/__________

Catherine Witherspoon 

Executive Officer 

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