Sponsored by:
Senator PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.
District 18 (Middlesex)
Senator VIN GOPAL
District 11 (Monmouth)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Steinhardt, O'Scanlon, Holzapfel, Testa, Moriarty, Amato, Space, Turner, Sarlo, Corrado and Pennacchio
SYNOPSIS
Requires DEP to implement Advanced Clean Trucks regulations no earlier than January 1, 2027.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning emissions from motor vehicles and supplementing P.L.2003, c.266 (C.26:2C-8.15 et al.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. As used in this section, "Advanced Clean Trucks regulations" means the portion of the California Low Emission Vehicle program that was adopted by the California Air Resources Board in 2021, and which would require manufacturers of medium-duty and heavy-duty motor vehicles to sell an increasing percentage of zero-emissions vehicles, including the provisions codified in sections 1905, 1963, and sections 1963.1 through 1963.5 of Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations.
b. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the Department of Environmental Protection shall not implement or enforce the Advanced Clean Trucks regulations, as modified to apply to New Jersey, earlier than January 1, 2027.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would delay the implementation of the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP's) Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) regulations to January 1, 2027. Under current law, N.J.A.C. 7:27-31.3, the regulations would become operative on January 1, 2025.
The DEP adopted the Advanced Clean Trucks regulations in 2021. Pursuant to P.L.2003, c.266 (C.26:2C-8.15 et al.), the DEP is authorized to implement California's Low Emission Vehicle Program in New Jersey. The ACT regulations would require, among other things, that manufacturers of medium-duty and heavy-duty motor vehicles sell an increasing percentage of zero-emissions vehicles, capping at 40 percent to 75 percent of annual sales in 2035, depending on the type of vehicle sold.