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City of San Leandro <br />14143-14273 Washington Avenue Warehouse Project <br /> <br />28 <br />California Low-Emission Vehicle Program <br />CARB first adopted Low-Emission Vehicle (LEV) program standards in 1990. These first LEV standards <br />ran from 1994 through 2003. LEV II regulations, running from 2004 through 2010, represent <br />continuing progress in emission reductions. As the State’s passenger vehicle fleet continues to grow <br />and more sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks are used as passenger cars rather than work <br />vehicles, the more stringent LEV II standards were adopted to provide reductions necessary for <br />California to meet federally mandated clean air goals outlined in the 1994 SIP. In 2012, CARB <br />adopted the LEV III amendments to California’s LEV regulations. These amendments, also known as <br />the Advanced Clean Car Program, include more stringent emission standards for model years 2017 <br />through 2025 for both criteria pollutants and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for new passenger <br />vehicles. <br />California On-Road Heavy-Duty Vehicle Program <br />CARB has adopted standards for emissions from various types of new on-road heavy-duty vehicles. <br />Section 1956.8, Title 13, California Code of Regulations contains California’s emission standards for <br />on-road heavy-duty engines and vehicles, and test procedures. CARB has also adopted programs to <br />reduce emissions from in-use heavy-duty vehicles including the Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicle Idling <br />Reduction Program, the Heavy-Duty Diesel In-Use Compliance Program, the Public Bus Fleet Rule <br />and Engine Standards, and the School Bus Program and others. <br />Verified Diesel Emission Control Strategies <br />USEPA and CARB tiered off-road emission standards only apply to new engines and off-road <br />equipment can last several years. CARB has developed Verified Diesel Emission Control Strategies <br />(VDECS), which are devices, systems, or strategies used to achieve the highest level of pollution <br />control from existing off-road vehicles, to help reduce emissions from existing engines. VDECS are <br />designed primarily for the reduction of diesel PM emissions and have been verified by CARB. There <br />are three levels of VDECS, the most effective of which is the Level 3 VDECS. Tier 4 engines are not <br />required to install VDECS because they already meet the emissions standards for lower tiered <br />equipment with installed controls. <br />California Diesel Risk Reduction Plan <br />CARB Diesel Risk Reduction Plan has led to the adoption of new state regulatory standards for all <br />new on-road, off-road, and stationary diesel-fueled engines and vehicles to reduce DPM emissions <br />by about 90 percent overall from year 2000 levels. The projected emission benefits associated with <br />the full implementation of this plan, including federal measures, are reductions in DPM emissions <br />and associated cancer risks of 75 percent by 2010, and 85 percent by 2020. <br />Tanner Air Toxics Act and Air Toxics Hot Spots Information and Assessment Act <br />Toxic Air Contaminants (TACs) in California are primarily regulated through the Tanner Air Toxics Act <br />(AB 1807) and the Air Toxics Hot Spots Information and Assessment Act of 1987 (AB 2588), also <br />known as the Hot Spots Act. To date, CARB has identified more than 21 TACs and has adopted the <br />USEPA list of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) as TACs.