Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Emergency Vehicles Responsiveness Act of 2024”.
Emergency Vehicles Responsiveness Act of 2024
A BILL
To exempt diesel-fueled emergency vehicles from certain air pollution requirements, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Exempting diesel-fueled emergency vehicles from certain air pollution requirements
Section 203 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7522) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(c) Exemption for diesel-Fueled emergency vehicles
“(1) Exemption—Any diesel-fueled emergency vehicle or diesel-fueled emergency vehicle engine is deemed to be exempt from subsection (a)(1).
“(2) Definition—In this subsection, the term “emergency vehicle” means a vehicle designed to be used under emergency conditions—
“(A) to transport personnel and equipment; and
“(B) to support the suppression of fires and mitigation of other hazardous situations.”