N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 217-5.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 217-5.2 - Applicability

(a) General. This Subpart applies to all HDDV motor vehicles except for:

(1) authorized emergency vehicles;

(2) vehicles as defined in sections 401.7(E)(2), (F)(a) and 401.13 of the VTL;

(3) agricultural trucks;

(4) farm type tractors and all terrain type vehicles used exclusively for agriculture or mowing purposes, or for snow plowing, other than for hire, farm equipment, including self-propelled machines used exclusively in growing, harvesting or handling farm produce, and self-propelled caterpillar or crawler-type equipment while being operated on the contract site, and timber harvesting equipment such as harvesters, wood chippers, forwarders, log skidders, and other processing equipment used exclusively off highway for timber harvesting and logging purposes;

(5) marine vessels;

(6) hybrid electric vehicles using diesel engines as a power source; and

(7) military designated vehicles, meaning any motor vehicle owned by the U.S. Department of Defense and/or the U.S. military services and used in combat, combat support, combat service support, tactical or relief operations, or for training for such purposes.

(b) Annual NYCMA HDDV Emissions Inspection Program. Beginning June 1, 1999, all HDDVs registered or required to be registered in the NYCMA, except for buses, municipally owned vehicles, and those vehicles exempted in subdivision (a) of this section shall undergo and annually pass a diesel emissions inspection test performed by a certified inspector in accordance with this Subpart. Beginning June 1, 2000 all HDDVs registered or required to be registered in the NYCMA, except those vehicles exempted in subdivision (a) of this section, shall undergo and annually pass a diesel emissions inspection test performed by a certified inspector in accordance with this Subpart.

(1) Annual NYCMA NYSDOT HDDV Bus Inspection Program.

(i) All HDDVs registered or required to be registered in the NYCMA that are subject to the requirements of 17 NYCRR Part 720 or 721 shall annually undergo and pass a diesel emissions inspection test performed by a NYSDOT certified inspector in accordance with this Subpart at the time of a periodic NYSDOT bus safety inspection.

(ii) All buses that are HDDVs registered or required to be registered in the NYCMA that are not included in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, or are owned by the State or a municipality that is a fleet self inspection facility shall annually undergo and pass a diesel emissions inspection test performed by a certified inspector and such test shall follow the procedures set forth in this Subpart.

(2) Annual NYCMA NYSDMV HDDV Inspections Program. All HDDVs registered or required to be registered in the NYCMA that are subject to the requirements of section 301 of the VTL shall annually undergo and pass a diesel emissions inspection test performed by a NYSDMV certified inspector in accordance with this Subpart at the time of a periodic NYSDMV safety inspection on a HDDV.

(c) Roadside HDDV emissions inspection.

(1) Beginning June 1, 1999, all HDDVs operating in New York State except for buses, municipally owned vehicles, and those vehicles exempted in subdivision (a) of this section along public highways and quasi-public locations are subject to roadside or random inspection.

(2) Beginning June 1, 2000 all HDDVs operating in New York State, except those vehicles exempted in subdivision (a) of this section, along public highways and quasi-public locations are subject to roadside or random inspection.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 §§ 217-5.2