California Code of Regulations
Title 13 - Motor Vehicles
Division 3 - Air Resources Board
Chapter 1 - Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Devices
Article 4.3 - Innovative Clean Transit
Section 2023.3 - Zero-Emission Bus Bonus Credits

Universal Citation: 13 CA Code of Regs 2023.3

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) A transit agency may earn Zero-Emission Bus Bonus Credits (Bonus Credits) for each early acquisition of a zero-emission bus as determined based on the following criteria:

(1) Each fuel cell electric bus that was in the fleet as of January 1, 2018 receives two Bonus Credits;

(2) Each fuel cell electric bus placed in service between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2022 receives one Bonus Credit;

(3) Each battery electric bus that was in the fleet as of January 1, 2018 receives one Bonus Credit;

(4) Each electric trolleybus placed in service between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2019, receives one-tenth of a Bonus Credit that will expire by December 31, 2024.

(b) Unless as specified in section 2023.3(a)(4), transit agencies that have Bonus Credits can use them in any subsequent year until December 31, 2028 to meet the required minimum number of zero-emission buses as set forth in section 2023.1(a)(4).

(1) Each Bonus Credit may only be used once to meet the zero-emission bus purchase requirements set forth in section 2023.1(a)(4);

(2) All Bonus Credits will expire on December 31, 2028, which is when the one hundred percent zero-emission bus purchase requirement begins.

(c) A Bonus Credit cannot be transferred to another transit agency, but may be used by transit agencies participating in a Joint Group to comply with zero-emission bus purchase requirements collectively as set forth in section 2023.2(c)(2).

1. Renumbering of former section 1956.3 to section 2023.3, including amendment of section and NOTE filed 1-31-2006; operative 1-31-2006 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2006, No. 5).
2. Amendment filed 10-15-2007; operative 11-14-2007 (Register 2007, No. 42).
3. Repealer and new section filed 8-13-2019; operative 10-1-2019 (Register 2019, No. 33).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 38501, 38510, 38560, 39002, 39003, 39500, 39600, 39601, 39667, 40000, 43000.5, 43013, 43018, 43100, 43101, 43102, 43104, 43105, 43106, 43701(b), 43801 and 43806, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 38501, 38510, 38560, 39002, 39003, 39017, 39027, 39500, 39600, 39601, 39650, 39655, 39667, 40000, 43000.5, 43013, 43018, 43101, 43104, 43105, 43701(b), 43801 and 43806, Health and Safety Code; Sections 233, 350, 545 and 28114, Vehicle Code; section 5303, title 49, United States Code; and Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 665.13.

Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. California may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.