D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, r. 20-905

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 44, November 1, 2024

Rule 20-905 - VEHICLE EMISSION STANDARDS - APPLICABILITY AND EXEMPTIONS

905.1

Except as provided in §§905.2 and 905.3, §§905 through 913 of this chapter apply to all new 2027 and subsequent model year passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty vehicles subject to the California standards that are bought, sold, transferred, or registered in the District of Columbia.

905.2

The greenhouse gas exhaust emission standards and test procedures under Cal. Code Regs. tit. 13, §1961.3 and related recordkeeping and warranty requirements under Cal. Code Regs. tit. 13, §1961.2 and Cal. Code Regs. tit. 13, §2037 of the California standards are applicable to vehicles regulated under this section, provided that California's waiver from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 209(a) of the Clean Air Act is in effect, and only to such model years as they may be applied consistent with the Clean Air Act.

905.3

The greenhouse gas requirements of the California standards are applicable to medium-duty vehicles only to the extent that they are medium-duty passenger vehicles.

905.4

This chapter does not apply to the following vehicles:

(a) A vehicle transferred by inheritance;

(b) A vehicle transferred by decree of divorce, dissolution, or legal separation entered by a court of competent jurisdiction;

(c) A vehicle purchased by a nonresident and previously registered, other than with temporary tags, in another state;

(d) A vehicle sold for the purpose of being wrecked or dismantled;

(e) A vehicle that has been certified to standards promulgated pursuant to the authority contained in 42 U.S.C. § 7521 and which is in the possession of a rental agency in the District of Columbia as a result of a rental that was initiated in a state other than the District of Columbia;

(f) An emergency vehicle;

(g) A military tactical vehicle; and

(h) A vehicle exempted by California Health and Safety Code §43656.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, r. 20-905

Section 3(a) of the Clean Fuel Fleet Vehicle Program and Alternative Fuels Incentives Amendment Act of 1994, D.C. Law 10-201, 41 DCR 7178, 7185 (November 4, 1994); Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 16673 (12/29/2023)