California Health and Safety Code § 44299.75

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Advanced introduction costs” means the costs of the project, less a baseline cost that would otherwise be incurred by the applicant in the normal course of business. “Advanced introduction costs” may include, but shall not be limited to, incremental costs, additional operational costs, facility modifications, additional staff training, fueling infrastructure, and costs associated with off-cycle vehicle replacement, as determined by the district. (b) “Attainment” means meeting the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. (c) “Covered engine” includes any internal combustion engine or electric motor and drive powering a covered source. (d) “Covered source” includes onroad and off-road heavy-duty diesel vehicles and other onroad and off-road high-emitting diesel engine categories, as determined by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. (e) “Covered vehicle” includes any vehicle or piece of equipment powered by a covered engine. (f) “District” means the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. (g) “New very low-emission vehicle” means a vehicle that qualifies as a very low-emission vehicle when it is a new vehicle, as defined in Section 430 of the Vehicle Code, or that is modified with the approval and warranty of the original equipment manufacturer to qualify as a very low-emission vehicle within 12 months of delivery to an owner for private or commercial use. (h) “NO x ” means oxides of nitrogen. (i) “Program” means the San Joaquin Valley Emergency Clean Air Attainment Program created by this chapter. (j) “Repower” means replacing an engine with a different engine. The term “repower,” as used in this chapter, generally refers to replacing an older, uncontrolled engine with a new, emissions-certified engine, although replacing an older emissions-certified engine with a new engine certified to lower emissions standards may be eligible for funding under this program. (k) “Retrofit” means making modifications to the engine and fuel system such that the retrofitted engine does not have the same specifications as the original engine. ( l ) “San Joaquin Valley federal ozone nonattainment area” means the area defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency on page 56699 of Volume 56 of the Federal Register dated November 6, 1991. (m) “Very low-emission vehicle” means a vehicle with emissions significantly lower than otherwise applicable baseline emission standards or uncontrolled emission levels determined pursuant to the criteria in Section 44282.

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