Arizona Laws 49-554. Technical assistance review
A. The department of environmental quality, with the assistance of state universities, may develop a program to:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 49-554
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Vehicle: means any automobile, truck, truck tractor, motor bus or self-propelled or motor-driven vehicle registered or to be registered in this state and used upon the public highways of this state for the purpose of transporting persons or property, except implements of husbandry, road rollers or road machinery temporarily operated upon the highway. See Arizona Laws 49-541
1. Expedite testing and certification of technological developments related to improving air quality through a reduction in vehicle emissions.
2. Develop incentives to encourage development and innovation of technologies that improve air quality through a reduction in vehicle emissions.
3. Establish a board with technical expertise to assist developers of promising technologies with the emission certification processes of the California air resources board and the United States environmental protection agency. The board shall:
(a) Perform an initial evaluation of the technology, including a review of existing test data.
(b) Develop procedures to apply those technologies in this state that have been certified by the California air resources board, the United States environmental protection agency or this state.
(c) Recommend a program of incentives to encourage private entities to use technologies that have been reviewed and approved by the board.
(d) Recommend legislation requiring the use of approved technologies by the state and political subdivisions.
(e) Recommend a credit trading and banking program to encourage innovative solutions to the reduction of emissions from all sources.
B. The department may enter into intergovernmental agreements and memorandums of understanding to accomplish the purposes of this section.