SECTIONS 44275 - California Statutes

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTION 44275

44275. (a) As used in this chapter, the following terms have the
following meanings:
(1) "Advisory board" means the Carl Moyer Program Advisory Board
created by Section 44297.
(2) "Btu" means British thermal unit.
(3) "Commission" means the State Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission.
(4) "Cost-effectiveness" means dollars provided to a project
pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 44283 for each ton of covered
emission reduction attributed to a project or to the program as a
whole. In calculating cost-effectiveness, one-time grants of funds
made at the beginning of a project shall be annualized using a time
value of public funds or discount rate determined for each project by
the state board, taking into account the interest rate on bonds,
interest earned by state funds, and other factors as determined
appropriate by the state board. Cost-effectiveness shall be
calculated by dividing annualized costs by average annual emissions
reduction. The state board, in consultation with the districts and
concerned members of the public, shall establish appropriate cost
effective limits for oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter, and
reactive organic gases and a reasonable system for comparing the
cost-effectiveness of proposed projects as described in subdivision
(a) of Section 44283.
(5) "Covered emissions" include emissions of oxides of nitrogen,
particulate matter, and reactive organic gases from any covered
source.
(6) "Covered engine" includes any internal combustion engine or
electric motor and drive powering a covered source.
(7) "Covered source" includes onroad vehicles offroad
nonrecreational equipment and vehicles, locomotives, diesel marine
vessels, agricultural sources of air pollution, as defined in Section
39011.5, and, as determined by the state board, other high-emitting
engine categories.
(8) "Covered vehicle" includes any vehicle or piece of equipment
powered by a covered engine.
(9) "District" means a county air pollution control district or an
air quality management district.
(10) "Fund" means the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards
Attainment Trust Fund created by Section 44299.
(11) "Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee"
means the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee
created by Section 44244.
(12) "Incremental cost" means the cost of the project less a
baseline cost that would otherwise be incurred by the applicant in
the normal course of business. Incremental costs may include added
lease or fuel costs pursuant to Section 44283 as well as incremental
capital costs.
(13) "New very low emission vehicle" means a heavy-duty vehicle
that qualifies as a very low emission vehicle when it is a new
vehicle, where new vehicle has the same meaning as defined in Section
430 of the Vehicle Code, or that is modified with the approval and
warranty of the original equipment manufacturer to qualify as a very
low emission vehicle within 12 months of delivery to an owner for
private or commercial use.
(14) "NOx" means oxides of nitrogen.
(15) "Program" means the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards
Attainment Program created by subdivision (a) of Section 44280.
(16) "Repower" means replacing an engine with a different engine.
The term repower, as used in this chapter, generally refers to
replacing an older, uncontrolled engine with a new,
emissions-certified engine, although replacing an older
emissions-certified engine with a newer engine certified to lower
emissions standards may be eligible for funding under this program.
(17) "Retrofit" means making modifications to the engine and fuel
system such that the retrofitted engine does not have the same
specifications as the original engine.
(18) "Very low emission vehicle" means a heavy-duty vehicle with
emissions significantly lower than otherwise applicable baseline
emission standards or uncontrolled emission levels pursuant to
Section 44282.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2015, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2015, deletes or extends
that date.