California Health and Safety Code 43803 – For each vehicle identified by the state board as a low-emission …
For each vehicle identified by the state board as a low-emission motor vehicle, the Department of General Services, in consultation with the state board and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, shall determine if the low-emission motor vehicle meets all of the following requirements:
(a) The vehicle can be manufactured or obtained in sufficient numbers for the purpose of proper evaluation.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 43803
- department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- low-emission motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle which has been certified by the state board to meet all applicable emission standards and which meets at least one of the following additional requirements:
California Health and Safety Code 43800
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
(b) The vehicle meets the performance needs for state vehicles.
(c) The cost of the vehicle does not exceed by more than 100 percent the average cost of comparable state vehicles purchased in the preceding fiscal year.
(d) If the vehicle is purchased by the state, there would be a sufficient number of servicing and maintenance outlets.
(e) The average operating and maintenance costs for the vehicle are comparable to the average operating and maintenance costs for all other state passenger vehicles. In no event, however, shall the average operating and maintenance costs for the vehicle exceed the average costs of operating and maintaining all other state vehicles by more than 50 percent.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 796, Sec. 4.)