Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Revoking Engine and Vehicle Requirements Act of 2022”.
Revoking Engine and Vehicle Requirements Act of 2022
A BILL
To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the waiver authority allowing California to enforce certain standards relating to federally regulated motor vehicle emissions, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Repeal of waiver authority allowing California to enforce certain standards relating to federally regulated motor vehicle emissions
New motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines—
Repeal— Section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(b)) is hereby repealed.
Conforming changes—
Section 202(i)(2)(A) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521(i)(2)(A)) is amended by striking “, taking into consideration the waiver provisions of section 209(b)”.
Section 209(c) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(c)) is amended by striking “The preceding sentence shall not apply in the case of a State with respect to which a waiver is in effect under subsection (b).”.
Section 211 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545) is amended—
in subsection (c)(4), by striking subparagraph (B);
in subsection (k)(1)(B)(ii), by striking “(other than a refiner or importer in a State that has received a waiver under section 209(b) with respect to gasoline produced for use in that State)”; and
in subsection (o)(6), by striking subparagraphs (E) and (F).
Section 243 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7583) is amended by striking subsections (e), (f), and (g).
Section 244 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7584) is amended—
by striking the comma at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting a period; and
by striking “unless the Administrator determines (in promulgating the rules establishing the clean fuel vehicle program under this section) that any such administration and enforcement would not meet the criteria for a waiver under section 209.”.
Nonroad engines or vehicles—
in paragraph (1), by striking “from either of the following new nonroad engines or nonroad vehicles subject to regulation under this Act” and all that follows through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting “from nonroad engines or nonroad vehicles subject to regulation under this chapter.”; and
by repealing paragraph (2).
Conforming change— Subsection (e) of section 209 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543), as amended, is further amended by striking the continuation text at the end of the subsection and inserting at the end of subsection the following:
“(2) Regulations—The Administrator shall issue regulations to implement this subsection.”
Administrative action— Not later than the effective date specified in subsection (d), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection shall terminate any waiver or authorization granted under a provision stricken or repealed by subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1).
Delayed effective date— The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.