Summary of State Anti Idling Regulations


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                Summary of State Anti-Idling Regulations
                                                              EPA420-S-03-002
                                                              February 2003
 State
Citation
Applicability      Idling Time Limit
Exemptions
SIP
AZ
CA
CO
(Denver)
CT
AZST§ 11-876
CAHLTH&S
§ 40720
Denver Municipal
Code Sec. 4-43
Sec. 22a-174-18(a)(5)
Heavy duty diesel
vehciles >14,000 Ibs.
Marine terminals or
ports processing
100,000+
containers/year
Any motor vehicle
Mobile source engine
5 minutes
30 minutes
10 minutes in any one hour
3 consecutive minutes
• Emergency vehicles
• Traffic conditions
• Need for driver to sleep in vehicle
• Necessary for equipment (refrigeration)
• Acts of God
• Strikes
• State/Federal emergencies
• Unavoidable/unforseeable event
• Ambient temperature <20° F for
previous 24 hours
• Ambient temperature <10° F
• Emergency vehicles
• Traffic conditions
• Vehicle is being repaired/serviced
• Take-off power for auxiliary uses
• Vehicles engaged in traffic operations
• Traffic conditions
• Mechanical difficulties
• Heating/cooling when necessary
• Bring engine to OEM recommended
operating temperature
• Ambient temperature <20° F
• Vehicle is being repaired/serviced
• Aircraft, locomotives, marine vessels,
lawnmowers, snow blowers, and small
home appliances
Not in SIP
Not in SIP
Not in SIP
In SIP
Source: California Air Resources Board and EPA

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  State
    Citation
 Applicability
  Idling Time Limit
       Exemptions
   SIP
 CT
Non regulatory school
bus policy
School buses
Shut off engine immediately
unless leaving within 3
minutes; AM start-up idling
restricted to time
recommended to reach
engine operating
temperature or defrost
windows
• To operate safety equipment
• To maintain safe temperature for
children with special needs
• Ambient temperature <20° F
Not in SIP
 HI
§ 11-60.1-34
All motor vehicles
No specified time
• Vehicle is being repaired/serviced
• Necessary for auxiliary equipment built
onto vehicle
• Loading/unloading passengers - not to
exceed 3 minutes
• Build up op pressure/cooling down of
engine - not to exceed 3 minutes
Not in SIP
 MD
§ 22-402
Motor vehicles
5 minutes
• Traffic conditions
• Mechanical difficulties
• Necessary for auxiliary equipment
installed on vehicle
• To bring vehicle up to OEM's
recommended engine operating
temperature
In SIP
 DC
Title 20, Reg 900.1
Diesel/gasoline
vehicles
3 minutes
• Necessary for auxiliary equipment
installed on vehicle
• To operate AC for 15 minutes on bus
with 12 or more people
• To operate heating equipment when
temperature is <32° F
Not in SIP
 MA
Chapter 90, Sec. 16A
Motor vehicles
5 minutes
• Vehicle is being repaired /serviced
• Delivery vehicles in which engine
power is necessary
• Vehicles in operation for which
associate power need is required
In SIP
Source: California Air Resources Board and EPA

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  State
Citation
Applicability
Idling Time Limit
Exemptions
SIP
MN
MN(St.
Cloud)
MO (St.
Louis)
MT (Lewis
& Clark
county)
NV




NH
§ 123B.885
Section 706
Ordinance 64749D
Rule 3. 101
NAC 445B.576




Env-A 1101.05
Diesel school buses
Motor vehicles
(within specified 2
block area of city)
Motor vehicles
Diesel or locomotive
engine operating
when health
department declares
air quality is poor
Diesel truck or bus




Diesel/gasoline
vehicle
N/A (must minimize to
extent practical the idling of
school bus engines)
5 minutes
10 minutes
2 hours in any 12 hour
period
15 minutes




5 minutes >32° F
15 minutes >-10° F & <32° F
Nolimit<-10°Fandno
nuisance created
None
N/A
• Emergency vehicles
• When a Board of Health variance is
granted
• When a variance is issued
• Emergency vehicles
• Removal of snow
• Used to repair or maintain other
vehicles
• Traffic conditions
• During repair/maintenance
• Emission is treated and contained by
method approved by commission
• Engine must idle to perform a specific
task (e.g., drilling)
• Traffic conditions
• Emergency vehicles
• Takeoff power for auxiliary uses
• Vehicle is being repaired/serviced
• Operated solely to defrost windshield
Not in SIP
Not in SIP
Not in SIP
Not in SIP
Not in SIP




Not in SIP
Source: California Air Resources Board and EPA

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  State
Citation
Applicability
Idling Time Limit
Exemptions
SIP
NJ












NY












NY (NYC)


PA

7:27-14.2












§217-3.2,3.3












NYC Code § 24-163


52P.S. &701-223-A

Diesel powered
motor vehicles











Diesel bus or truck












Motor vehicles


Diesel powered
equipment
3 minutes
30 minutes for permanent
vehicle at business
15 minutes for vehicle
stopped for >= 3 hours








5 minutes












3 minutes


N/A

• Emergency vehicles in an emergency
situation
• Emergency vehicle of GVWR > 18,000
Ibs transporting property on public road
• Diesel bus while loading/unloading
• Traffic conditions
• When auxiliary power is needed for
other equipment or climate control
• Being inspected by State/Federal
inspector
• Vehicle is being repaired/serviced
• Detach/exchange trailer
• Light duty diesel vehicles
• Traffic conditions
• If regulation already exists to maintain
conditions for passenger comfort
• During maintenance
• To provide power for auxiliary purpose
• Emergency vehicles
• Mining/quarrying on own property
• Temperature <25° F if motionless for 2
hours
• Diesel waiting to undergo a roadside
emission inspection
• Hybrid electric engine charging
batteries
• Emergency motor vehicles
• Loading/unloading
• Temperature <40° F
None

In SIP












Not in SIP












Not in SIP


Not in SIP

Source: California Air Resources Board and EPA

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  State
Citation
Applicability
Idling Time Limit
Exemptions
SIP
PA (Philad.)






TX
(Houston/
Galveston)







UT (Salt
Lake City)

VA



Reg. IX






Sec 114.500-1 14.509









Health Dept. Reg.
#28.6.8

§46.2-1224.1, 9 VAC
5-40-5670B&C


Heavy duty diesel
vehicles >8,500 Ibs,
or passenger carrying
capacity >12



Diesel/gasoline motor
vehicles GVWR
>14,000 Ibs







Diesel vehicles


Buses when
unattended, parked,
or stopped

2 minutes
0 minutes for layovers
5 minutes <32° F
20 minutes <20° F
20 minutes for buses with
AC and non-openable
windows and >75° F
5 minutes April 1 - Oct 3 1

30 minutes for heat/ AC for
transit and school buses






15 minutes


10 minutes



None






• Traffic conditions
• Vehicle is being repaired/serviced
• Solely to defrost windshield
• Power source necessary for mechanical
operation other than propulsion
• Airport ground service equipment
• Emergency vehicles
• Owner of vehicle rented or leased to
another who is not employed by the
owner
• Supply power to a refrigeration unit
• Supply heat/ AC to sleeper cab
• Emergency vehicles
• Traffic conditions
• Vehicle is being repaired/serviced
• School buses
• Public transit buses
Not in SIP






In SIP









Not in SIP


In SIP



Source: California Air Resources Board and EPA

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