Cal. Code Regs. tit. 13 § 2015.1

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 36, September 6, 2024

Section 2015.1 - High Priority and Federal Fleet Model Year Schedule

Beginning January 1, 2024, fleet owners must comply with the following requirements unless they choose to comply with the ZEV Milestones Option specified in section 2015.2:

(a) ZEV Addition. Any vehicle added to the California fleet must be a ZEV. Renewing a vehicle lease for a vehicle that is already in the California fleet shall not be considered as the addition of a vehicle to the California fleet.

(1) ICE Vehicle Ordered in Advance. A new ICE vehicle may be added to the California fleet on or after January 1, 2024, only if the vehicle was purchased before October 1, 2023. Fleet owners must email the purchase agreement to TRUCRS@arb.ca.gov when initially reporting the vehicle as specified in section 2015.4 and keep records of the purchase agreement as specified in section 2015.5(a)(2).

(b) ICE Vehicle Removal. Beginning January 1, 2025, ICE vehicles must be removed from the California fleet by January 1 of the calendar year after the minimum useful life mileage threshold was exceeded, or January 1 of the calendar year the engine model year is 18 years old, whichever occurs first. This requirement applies to new ICE vehicles purchased pursuant to the exemptions or extensions specified in section 2015.3. The California fleet remains in compliance if the following conditions are met:

(1) No ICE vehicles were added to the California fleet on or after January 1, 2024, with the exception of ICE vehicles purchased pursuant to an exemption or extension specified in section 2015.3 or the ICE vehicle was ordered prior to October 1, 2023; and

(2) The fleet has no ICE vehicles in the California fleet that were otherwise required to be removed as specified in section 2015.1(b) unless the ICE vehicle was granted an exemption or extension.

(c) Exemptions and Extensions. Fleet owners complying with the Model Year Schedule specified in section 2015.1 may utilize the following exemptions and extensions if the specified criteria are met:

(1) Backup Vehicle Exemption. Fleet owners may exclude a vehicle from the ICE Vehicle Removal requirements compliance date specified in section 2015.1(b) if the vehicle is designated as a backup vehicle as specified in section 2015.3(a).

(2) Daily Usage Exemption. Fleet owners may request an exemption from the ZEV Addition requirement of section 2015.1(a) to purchase a new ICE vehicle. Fleet owners must request and obtain this exemption pursuant to the criteria specified in section 2015.3(b). The fleet owner must request this exemption no later than one year before the applicable compliance date specified in the ICE Vehicle Removal requirement of section 2015.1(b), and no earlier than when the model year of the ICE vehicle being replaced reaches 16 years old, or when the vehicle reaches 700,000 miles, whichever occurs first.

(3) ZEV Infrastructure Delay Extension. Fleet owners may request an extension from the ICE Vehicle Removal requirements compliance date specified in section 2015.1(b) for an ICE vehicle that is otherwise required to be removed from the fleet. The fleet owner must request and obtain this extension pursuant to the criteria specified in section 2015.3(c). The fleet owner must request this extension no later than 45 calendar days before the applicable compliance date specified in section 2015.1(b) for the ICE vehicle to be replaced.

(4) Vehicle Delivery Delay Extension. Fleet owners may request an extension from the ICE Vehicle Removal requirements compliance date specified in section 2015.1(b) for an existing ICE vehicle that is otherwise required to be removed from the fleet. Fleet owners must request and obtain this extension pursuant to the criteria specified in section 2015.3(d). The fleet owner must request this extension no later than February 1 of the same calendar year as the compliance date specified in the ICE Vehicle Removal requirement specified in section 2015.1(b).

(5) ZEV Purchase Exemptions. Fleet owners must use the exemption in section 2015.3(e)(1) or request the exemption in section 2015.3(e)(2) no later than one year before the compliance date specified in section 2015.1(b) and no earlier than when the model year of an existing ICE vehicle that is otherwise required to be replaced reaches 16 years old, or when the vehicle reaches 700,000 miles, whichever occurs first.

(A) ZEV Purchase Exemption List. Fleet owners shall receive an exemption from the ZEV Addition requirement specified in section 2015.1(a) to purchase a new ICE vehicle, and shall receive an extension from the ICE Vehicle Removal requirements compliance date specified in section 2015.1(b) for the ICE vehicle being replaced, which shall remain in effect until the new ICE vehicle they have ordered is received. Fleet owners must meet the criteria specified in section 2015.3(e)(1) to qualify.

(B) ZEV Purchase Exemption Application. Fleet owners may request and obtain an exemption from the ZEV Addition requirement specified in section 2015.1(a), pursuant to the criteria specified in section 2015.3(e)(2), to purchase a new ICE vehicle. If approved, the fleet owner shall also receive an extension from the ICE Vehicle Removal requirements compliance date specified in section 2015.1(b) for the ICE vehicle being replaced, which shall remain in effect until the ordered new ICE vehicle is received.

(6) Declared Emergency Response. Fleet owners may exclude vehicles that are performing emergency operations from the Model Year Schedule requirements specified in section 2015.1 during declared emergency events pursuant to the criteria specified in section 2015.3(f)(1).

(7) Mutual Aid Assistance. Fleet owners may request an exemption from the ZEV Addition requirement in section 2015.1(a) to purchase new ICE vehicles. Fleet owners must request and obtain this exemption pursuant to the criteria specified in section 2015.3(f)(2). ICE vehicles purchased pursuant to a granted exemption may operate as part of the regular California fleet and are not restricted solely to mutual aid functions.

(8) Five-day Pass. Fleet owners may request a five-day pass to exclude any vehicle from the California fleet for five consecutive days once per calendar year per vehicle in their fleet pursuant to the criteria specified in section 2015.3(g).

(9) Non-repairable Vehicles. Fleet owners that need to temporarily replace a vehicle due to an accident or other onetime event due to circumstances beyond the fleet owner's control, such as fire or catastrophic failure, that damages both the engine and vehicle such that the vehicle is not repairable may request and obtain an exemption from the ZEV Addition requirement specified in section 2015.1(a). If approved, they may purchase a used ICE vehicle of the same configuration and with an engine with the same or newer model year as the non-repairable vehicle no later than 180 calendar days from the date the vehicle became non-repairable. The fleet owner may also exclude it from the ICE vehicle removal requirement specified in section 2015.1(b) until the end of the useful life of the non-repairable vehicle as determined by the criteria specified in section 2015.1(b). The useful life of the replacement will be based on the engine model year of the non-repairable vehicle and the mileage accrued on the non-repairable vehicle plus the mileage accrued on the replacement vehicle. Fleet owners must report the replacement vehicle within 30 calendar days of adding it to the California fleet as specified in section 2015.4 and keep records for both vehicles as specified in section 2015.5(n). By using this option, fleet owners must acknowledge that they knowingly and voluntarily waive the provisions of Health and Safety Code section 43021(a), specific to the replacement vehicle in this section, that would otherwise apply to any purchased commercial motor vehicles as defined in CVC section 34601, except for new ICE vehicles purchased pursuant to an exemption specified in section 2015.3. To apply, fleet owners must submit the following information and documentation to TRUCRS@arb.ca.gov prior to adding the used vehicle to the California fleet:

(A) A copy of a police report, statement from the insurance company, or signed attestation from a federal fleet owner's governing board indicating the vehicle is non-repairable;

(B) The VIN of the non-repairable vehicle;

(C) The following clear and legible digital photographs of the replacement used vehicle:

1. VIN/GVWR label (typically located on the driver side door or door jamb);

2. License plate with driver side of the vehicle visible;

3. Entire left side of the vehicle with doors closed showing the vehicle's body configuration; and

4. Entire right side of the vehicle with doors closed showing the vehicle's body configuration.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 2015.1

Note: Authority cited: Sections 38505, 38510, 38560, 38566, 39010, 39500, 39600, 39601, 39602.5, 39650, 39658, 39659, 39666, 39667, 43013, 43018, 43100, 43101, 43102 and 43104, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 38501, 38505, 38510, 38560, 38566, 38580, 39000, 39003, 39010, 39500, 39600, 39601, 39602.5, 39650, 39658, 39659, 39666, 39667, 39674, 39675, 42400, 42400.1, 42400.2, 42402.2, 42410, 43000, 43000.5, 43013, 43016, 43018, 43023, 43100, 43101, 43102, 43104, 43105, 43106, 43153, 43154, 43211, 43212 and 43214, Health and Safety Code.

1. New section filed 9-29-2023; operative 10/1/2023 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2023, No. 39).