Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 2601 - Definitions

(a) "CO" means carbon monoxide, as emitted in vehicle exhaust.

(b) "Collector-interest vehicle" means any vehicle purchased by a collector or enthusiast primarily for its historic or esthetic value, rather than primarily as a means of transportation.

(c) "Day" means any week or weekend day including all holidays.

(d) "Dismantle" means to punch, crush, stamp, hammer, shred, or otherwise render permanently and irreversibly incapable of functioning as originally intended, any vehicle or vehicle part.

(e) "Dismantler" means the person or business, defined and licensed according to the requirements of California Vehicle Code § 220, § 221, § 11500, et seq., and other business codes and the regulations of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), who dismantles or otherwise removes from service those vehicles obtained as part of a Voluntary Accelerated Vehicle Retirement (VAVR) enterprise.

(f) "District" means a local air quality management district or air pollution control district, as defined by California Health and Safety Code, Part 3, Section 40000 et seq., that has responsibility for administering VAVR enterprises within its jurisdiction.

(g) "Drive train parts" means all parts associated with the drive train such as engine, drive mechanism, transmission, differential, axles, and brakes.

(h) "Emission reduction credit" means the amount of emission reductions from the accelerated retirement of vehicles, that can be applied to the emission reduction obligations of another source or to air quality attainment goals.

(i) "Emissions-related part" means any vehicle part which affects any regulated emissions from a vehicle that is subject to California or federal emissions standards and includes, but is not limited to, those parts specified in the "Emissions-Related Parts List," adopted by the State Board on November 4, 1977, as last amended June 1, 1990.

(j) "Enterprise operator" means a person, who conducts a voluntary accelerated vehicle retirement enterprise according to these regulations, purchases vehicles, arranges for a vehicle's permanent removal from operation, and receives any emission reduction credit generated.

(k) "Executive Officer" means the Executive Officer of the Air Resources Board (ARB).

(l) "High Emitting Vehicle" means a vehicle that is identified as one that is emitting pollution in excess of emission standards pursuant to Title 16, Division 33, Article 5.5, Section 3340.42 of the California Code of Regulations.

(m) "NOx" means oxides of nitrogen, NO and NO2, measured as NO2, emitted in vehicle exhaust.

(n) "PM" means particulate matter, as emitted in vehicle exhaust.

(o) "Remote sensing device (RSD)" means a device or devices that measure one or any combination of CO, NOx, and ROG concentrations in the exhaust of an on-road vehicle through infrared, ultraviolet, or other ARB-approved technology.

(p) "ROG" means reactive organic gases, as emitted in both vehicle exhaust and evaporative emissions.

(q) "Smog Check" means the motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program established by California Health and Safety Code Section 44000, et seq.

(r) "Useful life" means the physical condition of a vehicle proposed for retirement such that the vehicle passes the functional and equipment eligibility inspections, as defined in Section 2603 of this regulation, and has passed the last scheduled Smog Check.

(s) "VAVR enterprise" means a privately owned and/or operated business by an enterprise operator.

(t) "Voluntary accelerated vehicle retirement" or "VAVR" means a program in which cash payments or other incentives are offered to a vehicle owner to voluntarily retire their older, more polluting vehicle that is operational and still has a useful life.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 2601

1. New section filed 12-8-99; operative 1-7-2000 (Register 99, No. 50).
2. New subsections (r) and (s) filed 1-3-2003; operative 1-3-2003 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2003, No. 1).
3. Repealer of subsections (a)-(s) and new subsections (a)-(t) filed 7-13-2007; operative 8-12-2007 (Register 2007, No. 28).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 39600, 39601 and 44101, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 39002, 39003, 43000, 43013, 44081, 44090, 44100, 44101, 44102, 44103, 44105 and 44122, Health and Safety Code.

1. New section filed 12-8-99; operative 1-7-2000 (Register 99, No. 50).
2. New subsections (r) and (s) filed 1-3-2003; operative 1-3-2003 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2003, No. 1).
3. Repealer of subsections (a)-(s) and new subsections (a)-(t) filed 7-13-2007; operative 8-12-2007 (Register 2007, No. 28).