Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control › Chapter NR 487 - Clean fuel fleet program › Section NR 487.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
The definitions contained in ch. NR 400 apply to the terms
				  used in this chapter. In addition, the following definitions apply to the terms
				  used in this chapter:
(1) "Adjusted
				loaded vehicle weight" or "ALVW" means the average of a vehicle's curb weight
				plus its gross vehicle weight rating.
(2) "Can be centrally fueled" means the sum
				of those vehicles that are centrally fueled and those vehicles that are capable
				of being centrally fueled.
(3)
				"Capable of being centrally fueled" means a fleet, or that part of a fleet,
				consisting of vehicles that could be fueled 100% of the time at a location that
				is owned, operated or controlled by the covered fleet operator, or is under
				contract with the covered fleet operator. The fact that one or more vehicles in
				a fleet are not capable of being centrally fueled does not exempt an entire
				fleet from the program.
(4)
				"Centrally fueled" means a fleet, or that part of a fleet, consisting of
				vehicles that are fueled 100% of the time at a location that is owned, operated
				or controlled by the covered fleet operator, or is under contract with the
				covered fleet operator. Any vehicle that is under normal operations garaged at
				a personal residence at night but that is, in fact, centrally fueled 100% of
				the time shall be considered to be centrally fueled for the purpose of this
				definition. The fact that one or more vehicles in a fleet is not centrally
				fueled does not exempt an entire fleet from the program. The fact that a
				vehicle is not centrally fueled does not mean that it could not be centrally
				fueled in accordance with the definition of "capable of being centrally
				fueled".
(5) "Clean alternative
				fuel" means any fuel, including methanol, ethanol, blends of at least 85%
				alcohol with another fuel, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, reformulated
				gasoline, diesel or hydrogen, or the power source, including electricity, used
				in a clean fuel vehicle, that complies with the standards and requirements
				applicable under
				42
				USC 7581 to
				7590 when the
				fuel or power source is used in a vehicle.
(6) "Clean fuel fleet vehicle" means a fleet
				vehicle below 26,000 pounds GVWR which has been certified by the manufacturer
				or converter to meet, for any model year, a set of emission standards that
				classifies it as a low- emission vehicle (LEV), ultra low-emission vehicle
				(ULEV), zero emission vehicle (ZEV), or inherently low-emission vehicle
				(ILEV).
(7) "Combination heavy-duty
				vehicle" means a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than
				8,500 pounds (3,900 kilograms) which is comprised of a truck-tractor and one or
				more pieces of trailered equipment. The truck-tractor is built on one chassis
				which encompasses the engine, passenger compartment and a means of coupling to
				a cargo carrying trailer. The truck-tractor itself is not designed to carry
				cargo.
(8) "Contract fueling" means
				having a refueling contract agreement or arrangement with a service station or
				other facility, or receiving special refueling benefits from such a service
				station or facility, or both. Commercial fleet credit cards are considered to
				be a refueling agreement.
(9)
				"Control" means:
(a) When it is used as a
				function of ownership rights to join all entities under common management, any
				one or a combination of the following:
1. A
				third person or firm has equity ownership of 51% or more in each of 2 or more
				firms.
2. Two or more firms have
				common corporate officers, in whole or in substantial part, who are responsible
				for the day-to-day operation of the companies.
3. One firm leases, operates, supervises or
				in 51% or greater part owns equipment or facilities or both used by one or more
				other persons or firms. In this case, the combined vehicles of both firms, or
				multiple firms in the case of 3 or more, shall be used to determine the number
				of vehicles owned by the entities which are subject to the fleet
				program.