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AZ Rev Stat § 49-551 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-551 - Air quality fee; air quality fund; purpose

49-551.  Air quality fee;  air quality fund;  purpose A. Every person who is required to register a motor vehicle in this state pursuant to section 28-2153 shall pay,  in addition to the registration fee,  an annual air quality fee at the time of vehicle registration of $1.50. Unless and until the United States environmental protection agency grants a waiver for diesel fuel pursuant to section 211(c)(4) of the clean air act,  every person who is required to register a diesel powered motor vehicle in this state with a declared gross weight as defined in section 28-5431 of more than eight thousand five hundred pounds and every person who is subject to an apportioned fee for diesel powered motor vehicles collected pursuant to title 28,  chapter 7,  articles 7 and 8 shall pay an additional apportioned diesel fee of $10. B. The registering officer shall collect the fees and immediately deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  the air quality fees in the air quality fund established pursuant to subsection C of this section and shall deposit the diesel fees in the voluntary vehicle repair and retrofit program fund established pursuant to section 49-558.02. C. An air quality fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to this section,  gifts,  grants and donations,  and monies appropriated by the legislature. The department of environmental quality shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to the lapsing of appropriations. Interest earned on monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Monies in the air quality fund shall be used,  subject to legislative appropriation,  for: 1. Air quality research,  experiments and programs conducted by or for the department for the purpose of bringing area A or area B into or maintaining area A or area B in attainment status,  improving air quality in areas of this state outside area A or area B and reducing emissions of particulate matter,  carbon monoxide,  oxides of nitrogen,  volatile organic compounds and hazardous air pollutants throughout the state. 2. Monitoring visible air pollution and developing and implementing programs to reduce emissions of pollutants that contribute to visible air pollution in counties with a population of four hundred thousand persons or more. 3. Developing and adopting rules in compliance with sections 49-426.03,  49-426.04,  49-426.05 and 49-426.06. D. The department shall transfer $400, 000 from the air quality fund to the department of administration for the purposes prescribed by section 49-588 in eight installments in each of the first eight months of a fiscal year. E. This section does not apply to an electrically powered golf cart or an electrically powered vehicle.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-551.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-551.01 - Diesel vehicle low emissions incentive grants; criteria

49-551.01.  Diesel vehicle low emissions incentive grants;  criteria (Conditionally Rpld.) A. The department may award incentive grants from the air quality fund established by section 49-551 for diesel vehicles: 1. To operate on alternative fuel or clean burning fuel as defined in section 1-215. 2. To operate on ultra low sulfur diesel fuel as defined in section 49-558.01 that is used in an engine with an emission control device. 3. Powered by an engine that meets or exceeds an emissions standard for diesel particulate matter of 0.05 grams per brake horsepower hour. B. A vehicle that is awarded an incentive grant pursuant to this section shall meet the following criteria: 1. The vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of at least seventeen thousand five hundred pounds. 2. The vehicle is not a recreational vehicle as defined in section 28-3102. 3. The vehicle is registered in this state and the incentive grant recipient signs a statement,  under penalty of perjury,  that it is the recipient's intent that the vehicle will be registered in this state for at least three years from the date the vehicle is awarded an incentive grant pursuant to this section and that the recipient intends to operate the vehicle more than fifty per cent of the time in area A or area B. 4. The vehicle is subject to the financial responsibility requirements prescribed in section 28-4032,  subsection A. C. An incentive grant awarded pursuant to this section shall provide for real and quantifiable emissions reductions. Engine retrofit or conversions may meet the requirements of subsection A of this section if they have been approved for use by any one of the following: 1. The United States environmental protection agency voluntary retrofit program. 2. The United States environmental protection agency verification protocol for retrofit catalyst particulate filter and engine modification control technologies for highway and nonroad use diesel engines. 3. The California air resources board diesel emission control strategy verification procedure. 4. Sections 43100 and 43102 of the health and safety code of the state of California. 5. Actual emission testing performed on the vehicle. D. Notwithstanding subsection B,  paragraph 4 of this section,  the director may award incentive grants for school buses and municipal vehicles that otherwise meet the requirements of subsection B of this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-552 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-552 - Enforcement on city, town, county, school district or special district property

49-552.  Enforcement on city,  town,  county,  school district or special district property A city,  town or county school district or special district shall prohibit the parking of vehicles which fail to comply with section 49-542 in an employee parking lot under its jurisdiction within area A or area B as defined in section 49-541.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-553 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-553 - Vehicle emissions; research; cost analysis

49-553.  Vehicle emissions;  research;  cost analysis A. The department of environmental quality may conduct research to quantify the effect of vehicular emissions.  B. The department may hire consultants for the purpose of analyzing the costs and benefits of the emissions reduction measures adopted by this chapter and to design and execute and to evaluate the results of any testing program required by this chapter.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-554 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-554 - Technical assistance review

49-554.  Technical assistance review A. The department of environmental quality,  with the assistance of the governor's energy office and state universities,  shall develop a program to: 1. Expedite testing and certification of technological developments related to improving air quality through a reduction in vehicle emissions. 2. Develop incentives to encourage development and innovation of technologies that improve air quality through a reduction in vehicle emissions. 3. Establish a board with technical expertise to assist developers of promising technologies with the emission certification processes of the California air resources board and the United States environmental protection agency. The board shall: (a) Perform an initial evaluation of the technology including a review of existing test data. (b) Develop procedures to apply those technologies in this state that have been certified by the California air resources board,  the United States environmental protection agency or this state. (c) Recommend a program of incentives to encourage private entities to use technologies that have been reviewed and approved by the board. (d) Recommend legislation requiring the use of approved technologies by the state and political subdivisions. (e) Recommend a credit trading and banking program to encourage innovative solutions to the reduction of emissions from all sources. B. The department may enter into intergovernmental agreements and memorandums of understanding to accomplish the purposes of this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-555 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-555 - Retrofit of diesel vehicles

49-555.  Retrofit of diesel vehicles Entities that are subject to sections 9-500.04,  28-474,  49-474.01 and 49-573 shall comply with the following time schedule for retrofitting their existing diesel vehicles: 1. Twenty-five percent of the diesel fleet vehicles by December 31,  1998. 2. Forty percent of the diesel fleet vehicles by December 31,  1999. 3. Sixty percent of the diesel fleet vehicles by December 31,  2000. 4. Eighty percent of the diesel fleet vehicles by December 31,  2001. 5. One hundred percent of the diesel fleet vehicles by December 31,  2002.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-556 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-556 - Low emission vehicle program

49-556.  Low emission vehicle program A. This state shall participate in the national low emission vehicle program adopted in 40 Code of Federal Regulations part 9,  part 85 and part 86 effective March 9,  1998,  as part of the long-term air quality strategy. The state shall not bear any of the administrative costs of the program. The state retains the authority to adopt any alternative emissions reduction program which demonstrates improved air quality benefits for the state. B. If this state does not participate in the program prescribed in subsection A,  the state shall adopt the clean fuel fleets program prescribed in 40 Code of Federal Regulations part 88 for state,  federal and political subdivision fleets in nonattainment areas.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-557 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-557 - Government vehicles; emissions inspections; noncompliance; vehicle operation privilege suspension

49-557.  Government vehicles;  emissions inspections;  noncompliance;  vehicle operation privilege suspension A. Each vehicle that is owned by the United States government and that is domiciled in this state for more than ninety consecutive days and each vehicle that is owned by a state or political subdivision of this state shall comply with section 49-542. On compliance,  the department shall issue a government entity compliance sticker for the vehicle. The government entity compliance sticker shall be placed on the vehicle as prescribed by rule adopted by the department. B. If a vehicle described in subsection A of this section does not have a current government entity compliance sticker,  a law enforcement officer shall issue a citation to the operator of the vehicle for a violation of this section. On receipt of the abstract of conviction for a violation of this section,  the department of transportation shall immediately suspend the privilege to operate the vehicle on the highways of this state until that vehicle complies with section 49-542.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-558 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-558 - Voluntary accelerated purchase of tier 2 and 3 equipment; definitions

49-558.  Voluntary accelerated purchase of tier 2 and 3 equipment;  definitions A. Any person or entity may purchase nonroad equipment that meets tier 2 or tier 3 standards or may retrofit existing equipment to meet tier 2 or tier 3 standards in area A or area B and may send documentation regarding the purchase or retrofit of the equipment to the department. The department shall identify on its internet web site those persons or entities that submit documentation pursuant to this section. If possible,  the information on the web site shall include estimates on the reductions in emissions of conventional pollutants and improvements to visibility in area A and area B that result from the voluntary purchase or retrofit of equipment that meets tier 2 or tier 3 standards. B. The department shall cooperate with manufacturers,  distributors and sellers of equipment that meets tier 2 or tier 3 standards to determine the extent of availability and use of tier 2 or tier 3 equipment in area A and area B and shall provide information on availability to potential purchasers of that equipment. C. For purposes of this section: 1. " Tier 2 or tier 3 equipment"  means equipment that meets tier 2 or tier 3 standards. 2. " Tier 2 or tier 3 standards"  means the tier 2 or tier 3 emissions standards for nonroad engines that are established in 40 Code of Federal Regulations section 89.112,  as amended on October 23,  1998.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-558.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-558.01 - Voluntary implementation of ultra low sulfur diesel fuel; definition

49-558.01.  Voluntary implementation of ultra low sulfur diesel fuel;  definition A. Any person or entity may use ultra low sulfur diesel fuel in vehicles that are retrofitted with oxidation catalysts and particulate filters in their fleets in area A or area B and may send documentation on the use of the fuel to the department. The department shall identify on its internet web site those persons or entities that submit documentation pursuant to this section. If possible,  the information on the web site shall include estimates on the reductions in emissions of conventional pollutants and improvements to visibility in area A and area B that result from the voluntary use of ultra low sulfur diesel fuel. B. The department shall cooperate with manufacturers,  distributors and sellers of ultra low sulfur diesel fuel and equipment for retrofitting diesel vehicles with oxidation catalysts and particulate filters to determine the extent of availability and use of the fuel and equipment in area A and area B and shall provide information on availability to potential purchasers of the equipment. C. For purposes of this section,  " ultra low sulfur diesel fuel"  means fuel that meets the highway diesel fuel sulfur control requirements pursuant to rules adopted by the administrator in federal register volume 66,  number 12 on January 18,  2001.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-571 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-571 - Clean burning or alternative fuel requirements for new buses; definitions

49-571.  Clean burning or alternative fuel requirements for new buses;  definitions A. A city,  town or county which purchases buses for use in a county with a population of more than five hundred thousand persons shall only purchase buses which operate on clean burning fuel or alternative fuel,  except that a city or town in area A,  as defined in section 49-541,  in a county with a population of more than one million two hundred thousand persons,  shall also comply with section 9-500.04,  subsection F. B. If a city,  town or county is unable to purchase a sufficient number of buses which operate on clean burning fuel or alternative fuel to meet the requirements of subsection A due to the unavailability of those types of buses,  the city,  town or county shall convert a sufficient number of buses in their present fleet which operate on any fuel listed in subsection C so that the number of the converted buses along with the buses operating on clean burning fuel or alternative fuel equals or exceeds the amount required pursuant to subsection A. C. For the purposes of this article,  " alternative fuel"  and " clean burning fuel"  have the same meaning prescribed in section 1-215.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-572 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-572 - Joint use of clean burning or alternative fuel refueling stations

49-572.  Joint use of clean burning or alternative fuel refueling stations To the extent practicable,  a state agency or political subdivision that operates a clean burning fuel or alternative fuel refueling station shall permit the refueling of vehicles owned or operated by any state agency or political subdivision at the refueling station.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-573 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-573 - Emissions controls; federal vehicles

49-573.  Emissions controls;  federal vehicles A. The operator of a United States government owned vehicle fleet based primarily in this state shall develop and implement a vehicle fleet plan for the purpose of encouraging and progressively increasing the use of alternative fuels and clean burning fuels in United States government owned vehicles. The plan shall include a timetable for increasing the use of alternative fuels and clean burning fuels in fleet vehicles either through purchase or conversion.  B. The timetable shall reflect the following schedule and percentage of vehicles that operate on alternative fuels and clean burning fuels: 1. At least ten per cent of the total fleet by December 31,  1994. 2. At least forty per cent of the total fleet by December 31,  1995. 3. For fleets operating primarily in counties with a population of more than one million two hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census,  at least ninety per cent of the total fleet by December 31,  1997 and each year thereafter. C. The requirements of subsections A and B of this section may be waived on receipt of certification supported by evidence acceptable to the department of environmental quality that the United States government fleet operator is unable to acquire or be provided equipment or refueling facilities necessary to operate vehicles using alternative fuels or clean burning fuels at a projected cost that is reasonably expected to result in net costs of no greater than thirty per cent more than the net costs associated with the continued use of conventional gasoline or diesel fuels measured over the expected useful life of the equipment or facilities supplied. An entity that receives a waiver pursuant to this section shall retrofit fleet heavy-duty diesel vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of eight thousand five hundred pounds or more,  that were manufactured in or before model year 1993 and that are the subject of the waiver with a technology that is effective at reducing particulate emissions at least twenty-five per cent or more and that has been approved by the United States environmental protection agency pursuant to the urban bus engine retrofit/rebuild program. The entity shall comply with the implementation schedule pursuant to section 49-555. D. If the requirements of subsections A and B of this section are met by the use of clean burning fuel,  vehicle equivalents under those requirements shall be calculated as follows: 1. One vehicle equivalent for every four hundred fifty gallons of neat biodiesel or two thousand two hundred fifty gallons of a diesel fuel substitute prescribed in section 1-215,  paragraph 7,  subdivision (b). 2. One vehicle equivalent for every five hundred thirty gallons of the fuel prescribed in section 1-215,  paragraph 7,  subdivision (d).
AZ Rev Stat § 49-582 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-582 - Travel reduction program regional task force; composition

49-582.  Travel reduction program regional task force;  composition A. A travel reduction program regional task force is established in area A for the purposes prescribed in this article. The regional public transportation authority established under title 48,  chapter 29 and the regional planning agency for a county with a population of one million two hundred thousand or more persons according to the most recent United States decennial census shall provide assistance to the task force. The task force shall nominate a chairman for the task force who is then officially appointed by the board. The board shall appoint the travel reduction program director to supervise the staff and to be assistant chairman of the task force. The director is not a voting member. B. The board shall appoint members of the task force in an equitable manner,  including government and private sector representatives from each county in area A. Task force members shall be appointed to serve two year terms,  and membership shall be staggered so that no more than two-thirds of the appointed members' terms expire on January 31 of any year. The board shall determine the method of selection and appointment of task force members,  as provided by law,  ordinance or the guidelines established in this section. C. The task force members shall be appointed to represent interests affected by the travel reduction program. Candidates for membership must be residents of area A and shall be selected from major employers,  a member or manager of a transportation management association,  an owner or manager of any business park,  industrial park,  office building,  shopping center or other concentration of commercial interests,  a public interest group established to address transportation or air quality issues or political subdivisions within area A. D. Counties in area A with a population of one million two hundred thousand persons or less according to the most recent United States decennial census may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with a county in area A with a population of more than one million two hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census to implement and comply with the requirements of this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-584 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-584 - Staff duties

49-584.  Staff duties The staff shall provide support to the task force and the major employers. The staff shall: 1. Provide assistance to each employer in coordinating data collection,  dissemination of information on air quality,  alternative modes programs,  developing a travel reduction plan and increasing the effectiveness of selected travel reduction measures. 2. Coordinate training programs for major employers to assist them in training their transportation coordinator,  preparing and implementing their travel reduction plans and preparing annual reports. 3. Coordinate survey and data collection activities and overall program monitoring with the task force and the board. 4. Under direction of the task force,  develop an implementation schedule for annual surveys of the major employer community. 5. Assist the task force in developing and implementing policies,  standards and criteria for certifying eligible motor vehicles as being reduced emission vehicles. 6. Assist the task force in developing and implementing policies,  standards and criteria for reduced emission vehicle factors to be applied to the single occupancy vehicle count and the motor vehicle miles traveled count pursuant to section 49-588.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-587 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-587 - Voluntary participation

49-587.  Voluntary participation Nonmajor employers or groups of nonmajor employers are encouraged to participate in data collection and information dissemination efforts and in the preparation of their own travel reduction plans on a voluntary basis. The task force shall assist these groups,  and these groups are eligible for participation in all programs and services. Groups of nonmajor employers are encouraged to form transportation management associations.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-589 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-589 - Variances

49-589.  Variances A. The task force shall appoint from its members a committee to serve as a hearing board for major employers requesting variances from all or part of the travel reduction plan schedule. B. Any major employer wishing a variance from any of the requirements of this article shall make written application to the task force which shall make a determination on the variance. A request for variances shall be finally approved or disapproved within ninety days after the filing of a request by an employer.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-590 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-590 - Requirements for high schools, community colleges and universities

49-590.  Requirements for high schools,  community colleges and universities A major employer that is a high school,  community college or university,  in developing its survey,  travel reduction plan or travel reduction program,  shall include full-time students in determining the requirements of this article.