California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 3 - Air Resources Board › Chapter 1 - Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Devices › Article 5 - Approval of Systems Designed to Convert Motor Vehicles to Use Fuels Other than the Original Certification Fuel or to Convert Motor Vehicles for Emission Reduction Credit or to Convert Hybrid Electric Vehicles to off-Vehicle Charge Capable Hybrid Electric Vehicles › Section 2030 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Natural Gas Retrofit Systems

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Applicable Standards and Test Procedures.
The standards and test procedures for approval of systems
					 designed to convert 1993 and earlier model year motor vehicles to use liquefied
					 petroleum gas or natural gas fuels are contained in "California Exhaust
					 Emission Standards and Test Procedures for Systems Designed to Convert Motor
					 Vehicles Certified for 1993 and Earlier Model Years to Use Liquefied Petroleum
					 Gas or Natural Gas Fuels" adopted by the State board on April 16, 1975, as last
					 amended November 21, 1995. The standards and test procedures for approval of
					 systems designed to convert 1994 through 2003 model year motor vehicles to use
					 liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas fuels are contained in "California
					 Certification and Installation Procedures for Alternative Fuel Retrofit Systems
					 for Motor Vehicles Certified for 1994 through 2003 Model Years and for 1994
					 through 2003 Model Year Motor Vehicle Retrofit Systems Certified for Emission
					 Reduction Credit," as adopted by the State board March 11, 1993, as last
					 amended August 8, 2014. At the option of the retrofit system manufacturer, the
					 standards and test procedures for approval of systems designed to convert 1994
					 through 2003 model year vehicles to use liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas
					 fuels may be used for approval of systems designed to convert 1993 and earlier
					 model year motor vehicles to use liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas fuels
					 in lieu of the "California Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures for
					 Systems Designed to Convert Motor Vehicles Certified for 1993 and Earlier Model
					 Years to Use Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Natural Gas Fuels." The standards and
					 test procedures for approval of systems designed to convert 2004 and subsequent
					 model year motor vehicles to use liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas fuels
					 are contained in the "California Certification and Installation Procedures for
					 Alternative Fuel Retrofit Systems for 2004 and Subsequent Model Year On-Road
					 Motor Vehicles and Engines," as adopted by the State board on August 8, 2014,
					 which is incorporated by reference herein.
(b) Implementation Phase-In Schedule.
Notwithstanding subsection (a), a retrofit system
					 manufacturer may apply "California Exhaust Emission Standards and Test
					 Procedures for Systems Designed to Convert Motor Vehicles Certified for 1993
					 and Earlier Model Years to Use Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Natural Gas Fuels" to
					 certify retrofit systems for 1994 and 1995 model-year vehicles in accordance
					 with the following implementation phase-in schedule. Each manufacturer may
					 certify a maximum of 85 percent of its total 1994 model-year engine family
					 retrofit systems, 45 percent of its total 1995 model-year systems, and 45
					 percent of its total 1996 model-year systems, according to the requirements of
					 these test procedures and "California Exhaust Emission Standards and Test
					 Procedures for Systems Designed to Convert Motor Vehicles Certified for 1993
					 and Earlier Model Years to Use Alcohol or Alcohol/Gasoline Fuels", adopted by
					 the State board on April 28, 1983, as last amended November 21, 1995. The
					 remaining percentage of each manufacturer's certified 1994, 1995, and 1996
					 model-year engine family retrofit systems and all 1997 through 2003 model-year
					 engine family retrofit systems shall be certified according to "California
					 Certification and Installation Procedures for Alternative Fuel Retrofit Systems
					 For Motor Vehicles Certified For 1994 through 2003 Model Years and for 1994
					 through 2003 Model Year Motor Vehicle Retrofit Systems Certified for Emission
					 Reduction Credit." The percentages shall be determined from the total number of
					 retrofit systems certified and shall be met prior to the end of the next
					 respective calendar year. "California Exhaust Emission Standards and Test
					 Procedures for Systems Designed to Convert Motor Vehicles Certified for 1993
					 and Earlier Model Years to Use Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Natural Gas Fuels"
					 shall not be applied to certify a retrofit system for installation on a
					 transitional low-emission vehicle (TLEV), low-emission vehicle (LEV), or
					 ultra-low-emission vehicle (ULEV) or to certify a retrofit system designed to
					 convert a vehicle to TLEV, LEV, or ULEV emission standards (as defined in
					 Section 1960.1, Title 13, California Code
					 of Regulations), or to certify a retrofit system for emission reduction
					 credits.
(c) Expedited
				  Approval Provisions.
A manufacturer of new 2004 or subsequent model year
					 passenger cars, light-duty trucks, medium-duty vehicles or heavy-duty engines
					 or vehicles that are fueled by alternative fuels, as defined in title 13,
					 California Code of Regulations, Chapter 5, Standards for Motor Vehicle Fuels,
					 sections 2290 -
					 2293.5 that obtains a new vehicle
					 or engine certification from ARB may request certification of an alternative
					 fuel retrofit system that is identical in configuration to the fuel system in
					 the California certified vehicle or engine under the "California Certification
					 and Installation Procedures for Alternative Fuel Retrofit Systems for 2004 and
					 Subsequent Model Year On-Road Motor Vehicles and Engines." The manufacturer may
					 request approval to carry-over or carry-across data used to obtain California
					 certification of a new vehicle or new engine to demonstrate compliance with the
					 emission testing requirements specified under the "California Certification and
					 Installation Procedures for Alternative Fuel Retrofit Systems for 2004 and
					 Subsequent Model Year On-Road Motor Vehicles and Engines." For purposes of this
					 provision, the term "identical" means that all engine parts on the alternative
					 fuel retrofit system that affect emissions must be of the same design,
					 specifications, and tolerances as those of the fueling system as disclosed in
					 the manufacturer's certification application for the new vehicle or new vehicle
					 engine.
1. Amendment
					 filed 4-28-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No.
					 18).
2. Amendment filed 3-16-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 77, No. 12).
3. Amendment filed 5-21-81; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 21).
4. Amendment of
					 Article 5 and Section
					 2030 headings filed 6-2-83;
					 effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 23).
5.
					 Amendment filed 10-18-84; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No.
					 42).
6. Amendment of section heading, text and NOTE filed 5-7-93;
					 operative 6-7-93 (Register 93, No. 19).
7. Amendment of subsection
					 (a) filed 6-8-95; operative 6-8-95 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 95, No. 23).
8. Amendment of article 5 heading and
					 subsections (a) and (b) filed 2-5-96; operative 3-6-96 (Register 96, No.
					 6).
9. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 9-25-97; operative 9-25-97
					 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 97, No. 39).
10. Amendment of article heading filed
					 1-14-2010; operative 2-13-2010 (Register 2010, No. 3).
11. Amendment
					 filed 9-15-2014; operative 9-15-2014 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2014, No. 38).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						39515,
						39600,
						39601
						and
						43006,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						43000,
						43004,
						43006,
						43008.6,
						43013
						and
						43108,
						Health and Safety Code; and Sections
						27156,
						38391 and
						38395,
						Vehicle Code.