Committee reviews amendment to delay enforcement of California clean-vehicle rules in H.493

A Natural Resources & Energy panel reviewed an amendment to H.493 from Senator Beck that would direct the secretary of natural resources to delay implementation and enforcement of California low-emission and zero-emission vehicle rules for cars and trucks until 2028.

Committee members and staff focused on how the state can adopt or delay the California standard, the potential effect on dealer compliance credits, and whether an agency already has discretion to soften enforcement.

The amendment was introduced as a change to H.493 intended "to update the low emission 0 emission vehicles, delay implementation, and enforcement of the California meeting until 2020," according to a participant. Another speaker summarized the practical effect as: "it just moves the data…