Or. Admin. Code § 340-016-0290

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 10, October 1, 2024

Section 340-016-0290 - Clean Diesel Report and Retrofit Tax Credits: Standards for a Qualifying Repower or Retrofit

(1) To qualify for the Clean Diesel Repower and Retrofit Tax Credit, the repower or retrofit must:

(a) Be either a repower of a nonroad Oregon diesel engine or a retrofit of an Oregon diesel engine;

(b) For a retrofit, use technologies:

(A) Verified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to its February 2002 Final Draft Testing Protocol "Generic Verification Protocol for Diesel Catalysts, Particulate Filters and Engine Modifications' or its September 2003 "Generic Verification Protocol for Determination of Emissions Reductions Obtained by Use of Alternative or Reformulated Liquid Fuels, Fuel Additives, Fuel Emulsions, and Lubricants for Highway and Nonroad Use Diesel Engines and Light Duty Gasoline Engines;'

(B) Verified by the California Air Resources Board pursuant to Title 13, California Code of Regulations, Chapter 14, "Verification Procedure, Warranty and In-Use Compliance Requirements for In-Use Strategies to Control Emissions from Diesel Engines," as in effect on June 18, 2008; or

(C) Determined by the Department to have been verified through an equivalent emission testing program;

(c) Reduce diesel particulate matter emissions by at least 25 percent compared to baseline emissions for the engine year and specific installation; and

(d) Be installed by a Qualified Installer.

(2) If the Department approved a Clean Diesel Repower and Retrofit Tax Credit application under OAR 340-016-0330 or a grant or loan application under OAR 340-259-0055 to repower or retrofit a vehicle or engine, a subsequent Clean Diesel Repower and Retrofit Tax Credit for the same vehicle or engine is available if the new repower or retrofit reduces diesel particulate matter emissions below the emissions achieved by the previous repower or retrofit.

[NOTE: View a PDF of referenced documents by clicking on "Tables" link below.]

Or. Admin. Code § 340-016-0290

DEQ 9-2008, f. & cert. ef. 7-11-08; DEQ 13-2019, amend filed 05/16/2019, effective 5/16/2019

To view tables referenced in rule text, click here to view rule.

Statutory/Other Authority: OL 2007, ch. 855 (HB 2172 (2007)), OL 2007, ch. 843 (HB 3201 (2007)).OL 2003, Sec. 28 - 32 & reprinted in a note following ORS 315.356

Statutes/Other Implemented: OL 2003, Sec. 28 - 32 & reprinted in a note following ORS 315.356