2011 Connecticut Code
Title 14 Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway By Vehicles. Gasoline
Chapter 246a Motor Vehicle Emissions
Sec. 14-164n. Emissions control devices. Definitions.

      Sec. 14-164n. Emissions control devices. Definitions. (a) As used in this section and sections 14-164o, 22a-21j and 22a-21k:

      (1) "Closed crankcase filtration system" means a system that separates oil and other contaminants from the blow-by gases and routes the blow-by gases into a diesel engine's intake system downstream of the air filter;

      (2) "Emergency contingency vehicle" means a bus placed in an inactive contingency fleet for local emergencies, after the bus has reached the end of its normal minimum useful life;

      (3) "Full-sized school bus" means a school bus, as defined in section 14-275, which is a Type I diesel school bus, including spare buses operated by or under contract to a school district, but not including emergency contingency vehicles or low usage vehicles;

      (4) "Low usage vehicle" means a bus that operates for not more than one thousand miles per year;

      (5) "Model year 2007 emission standards" means engine emission standards promulgated by the federal Environmental Protection Agency in 40 CFR Parts 69, 80 and 86;

      (6) "Ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel" means diesel fuel used by an on-road engine that meets the requirements for sulfur content set forth in 40 CFR 80;

      (7) "Verified emissions control device" means a device that has been verified by the federal Environmental Protection Agency or the California Air Resources Board to reduce particulate matter emissions by a given amount;

      (8) "Level 1 device" means a verified emissions control device that achieves greater than or equal to twenty-five per cent, but less than fifty per cent, particulate matter reduction;

      (9) "Level 2 device" means a verified emissions control device that achieves greater than or equal to fifty per cent, but less than eighty-five per cent, particulate matter reduction; and

      (10) "Level 3 device" means a verified emissions control device that achieves greater than or equal to eighty-five per cent particulate matter reduction or a particulate matter emission standard of 0.01 grams per brake horsepower-hour.

      (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 16.)

      History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 effective July 1, 2007.