§ 16102. Diesel fueled vehicles

Legislative history

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1. 2005

   Energy Policy Act of 2005

   Pub. L. 109–58 title VII § 754 · 119 Stat. 594

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 16102

   (Pub. L. 109–58, title VII, § 754, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 828.)

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   (Pub. L. 109–58, title VII, § 754, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 828.)

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 754. DIESEL FUELED VEHICLES. (a) Definition of Tier 2 Emission Standards.— In this section, the term “tier 2 emission standards” means the motor vehicle emission standards that apply to passenger cars, light trucks, and larger passenger vehicles manufactured after the 2003 model year, as issued on February 10, 2000, by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under sections 202 and 211 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521, 7545). (b) Diesel Combustion and After-Treatment Technologies.— The Secretary shall accelerate efforts to improve diesel combustion and after-treatment technologies for use in diesel fueled motor vehicles. (c) Goals.— The Secretary shall carry out subsection (b) with a view toward achieving the following goals: (1) Developing and demonstrating diesel technologies that, not later than 2010, meet the following standards: (A) Tier 2 emission standards. (B) The heavy-duty emissions standards of 2007 that are applicable to heavy-duty vehicles under regulations issued by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency as of the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Developing the next generation of low-emission, high efficiency diesel engine technologies, including homogeneous charge compression ignition technology.

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