Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 22a - Environmental Protection › 174 - Abatement of Air Pollution › Section 22a-174-36b - Low emission vehicles II program

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions and abbreviations.
Provided that any term related to
			 the administration of the Low Emission Vehicles II program not defined in this
			 subsection shall be as defined or described in Title 13 of the California Code
			 of Regulations, for the purposes of this section:
(1) "Advanced technology vehicle" means any
			 PZEV, AT PZEV or ZEV.
(2) "Air
			 contaminant emission control system" means the equipment designed for
			 installation on a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine for the purpose of
			 reducing the air contaminants emitted from the motor vehicle or motor vehicle
			 engine, or system or engine modification on a motor vehicle or motor vehicle
			 engine which causes a reduction of air contaminants emitted from the motor
			 vehicle or motor vehicle engine, including but not limited to exhaust control
			 systems, fuel evaporation control systems, and crankcase ventilating
			 systems.
(3) "Alternative fuel"
			 means any fuel that is commonly or commercially known or sold as one of the
			 following: M-100 fuel methanol, M-85 fuel methanol, E-100 fuel ethanol, E-85
			 fuel ethanol, compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, or
			 hydrogen.
(4) "AT PZEV" means
			 advanced technology partial zero emission vehicle.
(5) "CARB" means the California Air Resources
			 Board.
(6) "Certified" means the
			 finding by CARB that a motor vehicle, motor vehicle engine, or motor vehicle
			 engine family, or air contaminant emission control system has satisfied the
			 criteria adopted by CARB for the control of specified air contaminants from
			 motor vehicles.
(7) "Dual-fuel"
			 means a motor vehicle that is engineered and designed to be capable of
			 operating on a petroleum fuel and on another fuel that is stored separately
			 on-board the vehicle.
(8)
			 "Emergency vehicle" means any publicly owned vehicle operated by a peace
			 officer in performance of his or her duties, any authorized vehicle used for
			 fighting fires or responding to emergency fire calls, any publicly owned
			 authorized vehicle used by emergency medical technicians or paramedics, or used
			 for towing or servicing other vehicles, or repairing damaged lighting or
			 electrical equipment, or an ambulance.
(9) "Emission control label" means the
			 permanent stickers required by CARB and affixed to all passenger cars, light
			 duty trucks and medium-duty vehicles certified for sale in
			 California.
(10) "Emissions-related
			 part" means any automotive part that affects any regulated emissions from a
			 motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine that is subject to California or federal
			 emissions standards, as set forth in California Code of Regulations, Title 13,
			 section 1900(b)(3).
(11) "EPA"
			 means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
(12) "Executive Order" means an Executive
			 Order of CARB.
(13) "Fleet average
			 emissions" means a motor vehicle manufacturer's average vehicle emissions of
			 all non-methane organic gases and all greenhouse gases from all vehicles that
			 are subject to this section, sold in the State of Connecticut in any applicable
			 model year.
(14) "Fuel-flexible"
			 means an alternative fuel motor vehicle that is engineered and designed for
			 operation using any alternative fuel mixture or blend.
(15) "Greenhouse gas" means any of the
			 following gases: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and
			 hydrofluorocarbons.
(16)
			 "Greenhouse gas vehicle test group" means "greenhouse gas vehicle test group"
			 as defined in California Code of Regulations, Title 13, section
			 1961.1.
(17) "Heavy-duty vehicle"
			 means any motor vehicle having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating
			 greater than 6,000 pounds, except passenger cars.
(18) "Hybrid electric vehicle" or "HEV" means
			 a motor vehicle which allows power to be delivered to the driver wheels solely
			 by a battery powered electric motor but which also incorporates the use of a
			 combustion engine to provide power to the battery, or any vehicle which allows
			 power to be delivered to the drive wheels by either a combustion engine and/or
			 by battery powered electric motor.
(19) "Independent low volume manufacturer"
			 means "independent low volume manufacturer" as defined in California Code of
			 Regulations, Title 13, section 1900.
(20) "Large volume manufacturer" means "large
			 volume manufacturer" as defined in California Code of Regulations, Title 13,
			 section 1900.
(21) "Light-duty
			 truck" or "LDT" means any 2008 and subsequent model-year motor vehicle
			 certified to the standards in California Code of Regulations, Title 13, section
			 1961(a)(1) having a gross vehicle weight rating of 8500 pounds or less, and any
			 other motor vehicle rated at 6000 pounds or less, that is designed primarily
			 for the purposes of transportation of property or is a derivative of such a
			 vehicle, or is available with special features enabling off-street or
			 off-highway operation and use.
(22)
			 "Loaded vehicle weight" or "LVW" means vehicle curb weight plus 300
			 pounds.
(23) "Low Emission Vehicle
			 II program" means the standards for motor vehicles, motor vehicle engines and
			 related provisions that the State of California has adopted and is permitted to
			 adopt under
			 42 USC 7543 and
			 that the Commissioner is permitted to adopt under
			 42 USC
			 7507 as required by section
			 22a-174g
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes for the implementation of such program in
			 Connecticut.
(24) "Medium-duty
			 passenger vehicle" means "medium-duty passenger vehicle" as defined in
			 California Code of Regulations, Title 13, section 1900.
(25) "Medium-duty vehicle" means "medium-duty
			 vehicle" as defined in California Code of Regulations, Title 13, section
			 1900.
(26) "Military tactical
			 vehicles and equipment" means those vehicles defined by California Code of
			 Regulations, 13, section 1905.
(27)
			 Model year" means "model year" as defined in
			 40 CFR
			 85.2302 and determined in accordance with the
			 provisions of
			 40
			 CFR 85.2301 through 40 CFR 85.2304,
			 inclusive.
(28) "Neighborhood
			 electric vehicle" or "NEV" means a motor vehicle certified to zero emission
			 vehicle standards and meets the definition of "low speed vehicle" either in
			 California Code of Regulations, Title 13, section 385.5 or in
			 49 CFR
			 571.500.
(29) "New vehicle" means any passenger car or
			 light duty truck with 7,500 miles or fewer on its odometer.
(30) "NMOG" means non-methane organic
			 gas;
(31) "Passenger car" or "PC"
			 means any motor vehicle designed primarily for transportation of persons having
			 a design capacity of twelve persons or less.
(32) "Offset vehicle" means a vehicle that
			 has been certified by the State of California as set forth in the California
			 Code of Regulations, Title 13, section 1960.5.
(33) "PZEV" means partial ZEV as defined in
			 California Code of Regulations, Title 13, section 1962.
(34) "Small volume manufacturer" means "small
			 volume manufacturer" as defined in California Code of Regulations, Title 13,
			 section 1900.
(35) "Travel
			 provision" means the provision of the California Code of Regulations that
			 entitles a manufacturer to full credit for each Type III ZEV placed in service
			 prior to model year 2012 in California or any other state that has adopted the
			 California ZEV mandate.
(36)
			 "Vehicle" means any motor vehicle.
(37) "VECs" means vehicle equivalent
			 credits.
(38) "ZEV" means a zero
			 emission vehicle.