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NORTH CAROLINA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Title 15A - Environmental QualityChapter 02 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTSubchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS
Section .1000 - MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION CONTROL STANDARD
Section 02D .1002 - APPLICABILITY

15A N.C. Admin. Code 2D.1002

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Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 9, November 1, 2024
Section 02D .1002 - APPLICABILITY
(a) Until the events described in Paragraph (b) of this Rule occur, 15A NCAC 02D .1002 through 02D .1006 shall be applicable to all light-duty gasoline vehicles for model years 1996 or more recent model years, excluding vehicles from the three most recent model years with less than 70,000 miles on their odometers, and shall apply to all vehicles that are:
(1) required to be registered by the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles in the counties identified in Paragraph (d) of this Rule;
(2) part of a fleet primarily operated within the counties identified in Paragraph (d) of this Rule; or
(3) otherwise required under G.S. 20-183.2(b)(5).
(b) On the first day of the month that is 60 days after the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality certifies to the Revisor of Statutes that the United States Environmental Protection Agency has approved an amendment to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan, 15A NCAC 02D .1002 through 02D .1006 shall apply to all light-duty gasoline vehicles that are a model year within 20 years of the current year, excluding vehicles from the three most recent model years with less than 70,000 miles on their odometers, and to all vehicles that are:
(1) required to be registered by the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles in the counties identified in Paragraph (d) of this Rule;
(2) part of a fleet primarily operated within the counties identified in Paragraph (d) of this Rule; or
(3) otherwise required under G.S. 20-183.2(b)(5).
(c)15A NCAC 02D .1002 through 02D .1006 shall not apply to motorcycles, plug-in electric vehicles or fuel cell electric vehicles as specified in G.S. 20-183.2(b).
(d) The emission control standards of this Section shall become effective in the counties identified in G.S. 143-215.107A.

15A N.C. Admin. Code 02D .1002

Authority G.S. 20-128.2(a); 20-183.2; 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.107(a)(3); 143-215.107(a)(6); 143-215.107(a)(7); 143-215.107A;
Eff. December 1, 1982;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1992; April 1, 1991;
Temporary Amendment Eff. January 1, 1993 for a period of 180 days or until the permanent rule becomes effective, whichever is sooner;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2014; August 1, 2002; July 1, 1994; July 1, 1993;
Readopted Eff. July 1, 2018.
Authority G.S. 20-128.2(a); 20-183.2; 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.107(a)(3); 143-215.107(a)(6); 143-215.107(a)(7); 143-215.107A; Eff. 12/1/1982;
Amended Eff. 7/1/1992; April 1, 1991;
Temporary Amendment Eff. 1/1/1993 for a period of 180 days or until the permanent rule becomes effective, whichever is sooner;
Amended Eff. 1/1/2014; August 1, 2002; July 1, 1994; July 1, 1993.
Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 33, Issue 03, August 01, 2018 effective 7/1/2018.