California Code of Regulations
Title 17 - Public Health
Division 3 - Air Resources
Chapter 1 - Air Resources Board
Subchapter 10 - Climate Change
Article 4 - Regulations to Achieve Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions
Subarticle 14 - Zero-Emission Airport Shuttle Regulation
Section 95690.5 - Airport Shuttle Fleet Requirements

Universal Citation: 17 CA Code of Regs 95690.5

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

(a) Zero-Emission Airport Shuttle Fleet Requirements. All fleet owners shall comply with the schedule in Table 1 - Compliance Schedule for Airport Shuttles for the specified percentage of airport shuttles by each applicable deadline.

Table 1 - Compliance Schedule for Airport Shuttles Compliance Schedule for Airport Shuttles

*Compliance Deadline*	*Percent of total fleet that must be ZEAS*
December 31, 2027	33%
December 31, 2031	66%
December 31, 2035	100%

(1) Calculating Number of Zero-Emission Airport Shuttles required for Compliance. The total number of airport shuttles required to be in compliance by the compliance deadline in Table 1 is calculated by multiplying "Percentage of total fleet that must be ZEAS" (0.%ZEAS) by the total number of airport shuttles within a fleet (not including exempt airport shuttles). If the calculated total number of shuttles within a fleet required to be ZEAS does not result in a whole number, the number shall be round up to a whole number when the decimal part of the number of vehicles is equal or greater than 0.5 and round down if less than 0.5.

(A) Fleets with 1 vehicle will be required to transition to a ZEAS by 2035;

(B) Fleets with 2 vehicles will be required to transition 1 vehicle to a ZEAS by 2031.

(2) Battery electric or fuel cell airport shuttles certified for sale in California prior to model year 2026 may be counted as ZEAS when calculating the total fleet percentage.

(b) Purchase Replacement Requirements for Zero-Emission Airport Shuttles: If a fleet owner is replacing a ZEAS on or after January 1, 2023, the fleet owner must replace that vehicle with a ZEAS.

(1) 2026 and later model year heavy-duty vehicles (GVWR of greater than or equal to 14,001 pounds) must be certified and approved for sale in California pursuant to the Enhanced Electric and Fuel-Cell Vehicle Certification Procedures contained in section 95663, of title 17 of the California Code of Regulations, incorporated by reference therein, in order to be counted as a ZEAS when calculating the total fleet percentage.

(d) On or after January 1, 2036, no fleet owner shall operate an airport shuttle at a regulated airport unless it is a ZEAS or an exempt airport shuttle.

(e) Regulated airports that contract, lease, or permit airport shuttle service on their property, on or after January 1, 2022, shall comply with the following requirements:

(1) The regulated airport shall include language requiring that the fleet be in compliance with all applicable air pollution control laws, including, but not limited to this subarticle, in any new contract, lease, or permit that has an effective date as of December 31, 2021 or later;

(2) The regulated airport shall verify compliance with the regulation by either obtaining Certificates of Reported Compliance from the fleet owner or reviewing the compliance status of each fleet on the TRUCRS website; and

(3) The regulated airport shall maintain records demonstrating compliance with this subsection (a), including, but not limited to, records of contracts, leases, or permits for airport shuttle service. The regulated airport shall provide these records to an agent or employee of CARB within five business days upon receipt of written request.

1. New section filed 1-30-2020; operative 4-1-2020 (Register 2020, No. 5).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 38501, 38505, 38566, 38510, 38560, 39002, 39003, 39500, 39600, 39601, 39602, 39602.5, 39650, 39658, 39659, 39667, 43013, 43018, 43100, 43101, 43102, 43104, 43105 and 43106, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 38501, 38505, 38510, 38560, 39650, 39658, 39659, 39667, 43000, 43000.5, 43009.5, 43013, 43018, 43100, 43101, 43101.5, 43102, 43104, 43105, 43106, 43204, 43205, 43205.5 and 43600, Health and Safety Code.

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