The North Carolina Division of Division of Air Quality has been granted funds by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to combat idling
in the state. The state has allocated $1.73 Million to reduce emissions from diesel engines and has set aside $517,500 to give out in the form of rebates on some new equipment. Read the rest of this entry »
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We reported on it a few days ago, but I guess the idlefreephilly.org hotline wasn’t official yet. Well, yesterday the Clean Air Council did the unveiling of the hotline. Here is a story from the Philadelphia Inquirer about it…
Representative Paul Rajkovacz has proposed a new regulation to modify idling limits within the state. Presently idling laws (pdf) allow only 5 minutes in any 60 minute period with a few exceptions.
The new law (3641) would allow that;
- An occupied vehicle with a sleeper berth compartment idles for purposes of air conditioning or heating during rest or sleep period
- no load/unload location owner shall cause vehicles to idle for a period greater than 30 minutes while waiting to load or unload at a location under their control
- Operating an auxiliary power unit, generator set, or other mobile idle reduction technology as a means to heat, air condition, or provide electrical power as an alternative to idling the main engine is not an idling engine.
Another proposal (3334) would allow a 400 pound exception to the 80,000 pound limit. States were already granted this authority by the federal government in 2005.
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