5. The department shall not adopt rules and regulations requiring, for gasoline-fueled motor vehicles, the sale and use of reformulated gasoline other than that certified therefor by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to subsection (k) of 42 U.S.C. § 7545 for sale and use in states other than the State of California. If the sale and use of reformulated gasoline other than that so certified is required by federal law, rule, regulation, agency ruling, order, opinion, or other action or court order to be sold for use, and used, in gasoline-fueled motor vehicles in New Jersey because the State has implemented the California Low Emission Vehicle program pursuant to subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.2003, c.266 (C. 26:2C-8.17), the California Low Emission Vehicle program implemented in New Jersey pursuant to P.L.2003, c.266 (C. 26:2C-8.15 et al.) shall expire 180 days from the date of enactment of the federal law, adoption of the federal rule or regulation, issuance of the agency ruling, order, opinion, or other action, or issuance of the court order, as the case may be.

L.1993,c.69,s.5; amended 2003, c.266, s.8.