Bill Text: VA HB1267 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards; regulations shall be withdrawn and reproposed.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-03-01 - Failed to report (defeated) in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (7-Y 8-N) [HB1267 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2022-HB1267-Introduced.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 10.1-1307.05 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§10.1-1307.05. Low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards.
A. As used in this section:
"LEV" means low-emission vehicle.
"ZEV" means zero-emission vehicle.
B. The Board may adopt by regulation and enforce any model
year standards relating to the control of emissions from new motor vehicles or
new motor vehicle engines, including LEV and ZEV standards pursuant to §177 of
the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §7507). The Board shall promulgate final
regulations for an Advanced Clean Cars Program that includes (i) an LEV program
for criteria pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions and (ii) a ZEV program
only for motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 14,000 pounds or less.
Such programs shall be applicable to motor vehicles beginning with the 2025
2030 model year, or to the first model
year for which adoption of such standards is practicable. The Board shall
periodically amend any regulations adopted pursuant to this section to ensure
continued consistency of such standards with the Clean Air Act.
2. That the regulations required to be adopted by the State Air Pollution Control Board pursuant to §10.1-1307.05 of the Code of Virginia, as created by this act, shall be withdrawn and reproposed following the requirements of the Administrative Process Act (§2.2-4000 et seq. of the Code of Virginia). Such regulations shall become effective upon adjudication of the submitted comments and publication in the Virginia Register of Regulations.
3. That the regulations required to be adopted by the State Air Pollution Control Board pursuant to §10.1-1307.05 of the Code of Virginia, as created by this act, shall not become effective prior to January 1, 2030.
