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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 26.11.20.06" title_num="26" subtitle_num="11" chapter_num="20" heading="Heavy Duty Diesel Engines.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>This regulation applies to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Heavy-duty diesel engines produced for the 2005 and subsequent model years; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>New motor vehicles containing heavy-duty diesel engines produced for the 2005 and subsequent model years.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Exemptions. This regulation does not apply to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>2005 or subsequent model year heavy-duty diesel engines manufactured:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>By an ultra-small volume manufacturer; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>For use in an urban bus;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Heavy-duty diesel engines for which the California Air Resources Board, following a technology review in 2003, determines that compliance is inappropriate for engines of a particular model year and engine family;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Vehicles:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Exempted from the provisions of Title 13, CCR, §1956.8 by the California Health and Safety Code, §43656;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>For which there has been issued a federal certificate of conformity under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §7401 et seq.) and which was originally registered in another state by a resident of that state who:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Subsequently establishes residency in Maryland; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Upon registration of the vehicle in Maryland, provides satisfactory evidence to the Motor Vehicle Administration of the previous residence and vehicle registration; or</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Acquired out-of-State by a resident of Maryland at the time of and for the purpose of replacing a vehicle registered to the resident which was:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Damaged or became inoperative beyond reasonable repair while out-of-State; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Stolen while outside of Maryland;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Emergency vehicles;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Military tactical vehicles and equipment; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Vehicles transferred by:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Inheritance; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Any of the following actions entered by a court of competent jurisdiction;</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Divorce;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Dissolution; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Legal separation.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Definitions. In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“CCR” means California Code of Regulations.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Department” means the Department of the Environment.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Executive order” means a document issued by the California Air Resources Board certifying that a specified engine family or model year vehicle has met all applicable Title 13 CCR requirements for certification and sale in California.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Heavy-duty diesel engine” means a diesel engine that is used to propel a heavy-duty motor vehicle.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Heavy-duty motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 14,001 pounds or greater.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Model year” means:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The manufacturer's annual production period, which includes January 1 of a calendar year;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The calendar year, if the manufacturer has no annual production period; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>In the case of a vehicle manufactured in two or more stages, the date of completion of the chassis.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“New motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle, the equitable or legal title to which has never been transferred to an ultimate purchaser.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“New motor vehicle engine” means a new engine in a motor vehicle.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Title 13, CCR, §1956.8” means the California Code of Regulations section pertaining to exhaust emission standards and test procedures for 1985 and subsequent model year heavy-duty engines and vehicles, which is incorporated by reference in §D of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Ultimate purchaser” means, with respect to a new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine, the first person who in good faith purchases a new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine for purposes other than resale.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Ultra-small volume manufacturer” means a manufacturer with California sales, based on the average number of vehicles and engines sold by the manufacturer in the previous three consecutive model years, of 300 or fewer of the following vehicles per model year:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Passenger cars;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Light-duty trucks;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Medium-duty vehicles;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Heavy-duty vehicles; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Heavy-duty engines.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Urban bus” has the meaning stated in Title 13, CCR, Division 3, Chapter 1, Article 2, §1956.2.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Incorporation by Reference. The provisions of Title 13, California Code of Regulations (CCR), Division 3, Chapter 1, Article 2, §1956.8 Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures—1985 and Subsequent Model Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles, as amended December 12, 2002, and the definition for urban bus under Title 13, California Code of Regulations (CCR), Division 3, Chapter 1, Article 2, §1956.2, are incorporated by reference, but only those provisions that pertain to the requirements for Model Year 2005 and subsequent heavy-duty diesel engines and heavy-duty diesel vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 14,001 pounds or greater.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Requirements for Vehicle Registration, Transaction, and Use. For 2005 or later model year heavy-duty diesel engines, or motor vehicles containing these engines, which are primarily intended for use or registration within Maryland, a resident of Maryland or a person who operates a business within Maryland may not commit the following acts, unless the engine manufacturer has received a California executive order for that engine:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Sell, lease, rent, import, deliver, purchase, acquire, or receive in Maryland;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Offer for sale, lease, or rental in Maryland; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Attempt or assist in the actions listed in §E(1) and (2) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Manufacturer Compliance with California Orders and Voluntary Recalls.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Any order or enforcement action taken by the California Air Resources Board to correct noncompliance with the requirements under Title 13, CCR, §1956.8, shall be applicable to all such engines and motor vehicles subject to this regulation, unless the manufacturer demonstrates to the Department's satisfaction, within 21 days of issuance of the California Air Resources Board action, that this action is not applicable to such engines or vehicles in Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Any voluntary or influenced emission-related recall campaign initiated by any manufacturer under Title 13, CCR, §§2113—2121, shall extend to all applicable engines and motor vehicles subject to this regulation, unless the manufacturer demonstrates to the Department's satisfaction, within 21 days of the approval of the campaign by the California Air Resources Board action, that this campaign is not applicable to such engines or vehicles in Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Termination of this Regulation. If the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency establishes heavy-duty diesel engine standards that are at least as stringent as the standards adopted under this regulation, this regulation and any programs or policies established under this regulation shall be terminated at the end of the model year during which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standards are effective.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>