Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a)
California In-Use Locomotive
Operational Requirement. Beginning January 1, 2030, all Locomotives
not exempted from this section with an Original Engine Build Date prior to
January 1, 2007, shall not Operate in California. Upon each subsequent January
1 after 2030, any Locomotive that is 23 years or older, based on the Original
Engine Build Date, shall not Operate in California.
(1) If the Locomotive is Remanufactured or
Repowered to a Cleaner Locomotive prior to January 1, 2030, the Original Engine
Build Date will be based on the first year the Locomotive Engine was
Remanufactured or Repowered to a Cleaner Locomotive.
(2) A Locomotive may continue to Operate in
California beyond the age specified in subsection (a) if at least one of the
following applies:
(A) The Locomotive has not
exceeded a total of (rated hp) x (20.25) MWh of Operation since its Original
Engine Build Date; or
(B) The
Locomotive is Operated in a ZE Configuration at all times while in California;
or
(C) At the time of operation,
the Locomotive meets or exceeds the cleanest U.S. EPA Locomotive exhaust
emissions standard and the Locomotive is not subject to the requirements of the
below subsections (b) or (c).
(b)
Switch, Industrial, and Passenger
Locomotive Zero Emission Operational Requirement. Beginning January 1,
2030, any Switch, Industrial, or Passenger Locomotive with an Original Engine
Build Date of 2030 or newer, or with an Original Engine Build Date that exceeds
23 years of age, shall Operate in a ZE Configuration at all times while in
California.
(1) By December 1, 2027, CARB
staff shall publish an assessment of the progress made in ZE Locomotive and ZE
Rail Equipment technologies for use with Freight Line Haul, Switch, Industrial,
and Passenger Locomotives, as well as the status of safety and infrastructure
improvements that may be needed to support ZE Locomotives, and make the
assessment available for public review at least 30 calendar days prior to
presenting the report to the Board. If staff finds that the compliance
deadlines under this Locomotive Regulation need to be adjusted forward or
backward in time, the report will include recommendations to initiate staff's
development of potential formal regulatory amendments.
(c)
Freight Line Haul Locomotive Zero
Emission Operational Requirement. Beginning January 1, 2035, any
Freight Line Haul Locomotive Engine with an Original Engine Build Date of 2035
or newer, or with an Original Engine Build Date that exceeds 23 years of age,
shall Operate in a ZE Configuration at all times while in California.
(1) By December 1, 2032, CARB staff shall
publish an assessment of the progress, since the 2027 assessment, made in ZE
Locomotive and ZE Rail Equipment technologies for use with Freight Line Haul
Locomotives, as well as the status of safety and infrastructure improvements
that may be needed to support ZE Locomotives, and make the assessment available
for public review at least 30 calendar days prior to presenting the report to
the Board. If staff finds that the compliance deadlines under this Locomotive
Regulation need to be adjusted forward or backward in time, the report will
include recommendations to initiate staff's development of potential formal
regulatory amendments.
(d) Locomotive Operators may elect to use the
Alternative Compliance Plan in section
2478.7 or the Alternative Fleet
Milestone Option in section
2478.8, instead of direct
compliance with the In-Use Operational Requirements in this section.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 38560, 39600, 39601,
39658, 39659, 39666, 43013 and 43018, Health and Safety Code. Reference:
Sections 39650, 39659, 41511, 43013 and 43018, Health and Safety Code.
