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2022 SESSION

22104867D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1267
Offered January 20, 2022
A BILL to amend and reenact § 10.1-1307.05 of the Code of Virginia, relating to low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards.
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Patron-- Wilt
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Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
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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State Air Pollution Control Board pursuant to § 10.1-1307.05 of the Code of Virginia, as created by this act, shall be withdrawn and reproposed following the requirements of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.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.