HB693: State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards.

Legislative Summary

State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards. Repeals the requirement that the State Air Pollution Control Board implement a low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle program for motor vehicles with a model year of 2025 and later. The bill prohibits the Board from adopting or enforcing any model year standards related to control of emissions from new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines, including low-emission vehicle and zero-emission vehicle standards pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act and prohibits the Commonwealth from requiring any new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine to be certified as compliant with model year standards related to the control of emissions adopted by California for which a waiver has been granted pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act. The bill has a delayed effective date that is contingent upon the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association certifying to the Virginia Code Commission that total annual sales of zero-emission vehicles have not met the annual standards adopted by regulation by the California Air Resources Board.