New Jersey S 697: Regulates pay-off of trade-in vehicles and certain vehicle title releases.

Bill Text

S697 

SENATE, No. 697 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator JOHN J. BURZICHELLI

District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)

SYNOPSIS

���� Directs DEP to adopt rules and regulations to 
implement California's current low emissions vehicle program, with certain 
exceptions regarding zero emmission vehicles.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning emissions from motor vehicles and amending 
P.L.2003, c.266.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Section 2 of P.L.2003, 
c.266 (C.26:2C-8.16) is amended to read as follows:

���� 2.��� As used in sections 1 
through 7 of P.L.2003, c.266 (C.2C:2C-8.15 et seq.):

���� "Advanced technology 
partial zero emission vehicle" means a vehicle certified as an advanced 
technology partial zero emission vehicle pursuant to the California Air 
Resources Board vehicle standards for the applicable model year; 

���� "California Low Emission 
Vehicle program" means the [second 
phase of the] 
low emission vehicle program [being] implemented 
in the State of California, pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Clean Air 
Act and the California Code of Regulations;

���� "Commissioner" means 
the Commissioner of Environmental Protection;

���� "Department" means 
the Department of Environmental Protection;

���� "Federal Clean Air 
Act" means the federal "Clean Air Act," 42 U.S.C. s.7401 et 
seq., and any subsequent amendments or supplements to that act; 

���� "Low Emission Vehicle 
Review Commission" means the commission established by subsection a. of 
section 5 of P.L.2003, c.266 (C.26:2C-8.19);

���� "Partial zero emission 
vehicle" means a vehicle certified as a partial zero emission vehicle 
pursuant to the California Air Resources Board vehicle standards for the 
applicable model year; 

���� "State implementation 
plan" means the State implementation plan for national ambient air quality 
standards adopted for New Jersey pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act;

���� "Zero emission 
vehicle" means a vehicle certified as a zero emission vehicle pursuant to 
the California Air Resources Board zero emission vehicle standards for the 
applicable model year, but shall not include an advanced technology partial 
zero emission vehicle or a partial zero emission vehicle; and

���� "Zero emission vehicle 
requirement" means the percentage or number of those vehicles certified as 
zero emission vehicles pursuant to the California Air Resources Board vehicle 
standards and required to be delivered by a manufacturer for sale or lease for 
the applicable model year, and any additional percentages or numbers of 
advanced technology partial zero emission vehicles or partial zero emission 
vehicles that may be delivered by a manufacturer for sale or lease to satisfy 
the zero emission vehicle requirement established by the California Air 
Resources Board in lieu of vehicles that meet the pure zero emission vehicle 
standard.

(cf:� P.L.2003, c.266, s.2)

���� 2.��� Section 3 of P.L.2003, 
c.266 (C.26:2C-8.17) is amended to read as follows:

���� 3.� a.� Notwithstanding any 
provision of a State implementation plan submitted by the Department of 
Environmental Protection to the United States Environmental Protection Agency 
pursuant to the requirements of the federal "Clean Air Act Amendments of 
1990," 42 U.S.C. s.7403 et seq., to the contrary, the department shall 
implement the second phase of the California Low Emission Vehicle 
program in the State beginning on January 1, 2009, except as provided pursuant 
to sections 6 and 7 of P.L.2003, c.266 (C.26:2C-8.20 and C.26:2C-8.21).

���� b.��� The Commissioner of 
Environmental Protection, within 30 days after a proposed major substantive 
change to the California Low Emission Vehicle program that, if adopted, would 
necessitate a corresponding substantive change to the program in New Jersey 
adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section, shall provide written notice 
and a summary of the proposed substantive change to the Senate Environment 
Committee and the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee, or their 
successors as designated respectively by the President of the Senate and the 
Speaker of the General Assembly.

���� c.���� The commissioner shall 
adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, 
c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), any rules and regulations necessary to implement 
the second phase of the California Low Emission Vehicle program in the 
State beginning on January 1, 2009.

���� d.� No later than one year 
after the date of enactment of P.L. , 
c. (pending before the Legislature as this bill), the 
commissioner shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure 
Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations to 
implement the California Low Emission Vehicle prog