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State In-Use Requirements

MCLI Recommendation: “State and local governments should enact in-use restrictions that prohibit idling of all vehicles, but particularly heavy-duty diesel vehicles.”

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Resource Local Governments

EPA Compilation of Idling Laws

EPA prepared 2006 a compilation of state and local anti-idling regulations.

Example States and State Governments

California Unattended Idling Prohibition

California Vehicle Code ch. 9 §22515 prohibits unattended vehicle idling.

Resource Congress

CAA §110 Authorising SIP In-Use Requirements

The Clean Air Act authorizes state implementation plans to include indirect source regulations, as well as provisions designed to reduce emissions from mobile source use. In-use regulations include ca...

Example States and State Governments

California School Bus Idling Law

California has adopted a regulation prohibiting school buses from idling while stopped at schools, or from starting more than 30 seconds before departure.

Example Local Governments

Sacramento Idling Prohibition

The city of Sacramento has an idling prohibition specifically targeting vehicles left unattended.

Example States and State Governments

California Mobile Cargo Handling Requirement

California has provided a model for regulating in-use emissions from ports, through its regulation governing mobile cargo handling equipment at ports and intermodal railyards. The original regulation ...

Example States and State Governments

Arizona Truck Idling Regulation

Arizona state law requires that counties adopt, implement and enforce ordinances that place limits on the maximum idling time of heavy-duty, long-range trucks.

Example States and State Governments

Connecticut Bus Idling Regulation

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-227 prohibits the idling of a school bus for more than three consecutive minutes.

Example Local Governments

NYC Idling Law

The New York City Administrative Code, Title 24, Section 24-163 establishes that no person should allow the engine of a motor vehicle to idle for longer than three minutes while parking, standing, or ...