Gas tax bill — designed to fix California’s roads — could lead to more smog (law)

[jm1982]

Thanks Jerry!

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And once Gov. Jerry Brown signs the bill into law as expected, owners of trucks that currently meet California rules cannot be required to retire or upgrade their rigs until their machines are either 13 years old or have traveled at least 800,000 miles.

Some truck owners would be able to operate their rigs here for up to 18 years. This would keep older, higher-polluting trucks at 2010 emission standards for years to come, according to officials with the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

They also contend that the plethora of projects funded by the transportation bill will result in more trucks rolling through Southern California, which also will increase air pollution.

The deal to change the truck rules helped secure a two-thirds vote that Brown and the Democratic-controlled Legislature needed to win approval of Senate Bill 1, The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.

http://www.dailynews.com/environment-and-nature/20170423/gas-tax-bill-designed-to-fix-californias-roads-could-lead-to-more-smog

[Electrician4you]

They will figure out a way to change it

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Would this include the Mexican trucks or do they have different guidelines.