OAR 340-256-0500: Background

The 2019 Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 2007, the relevant portions of which are codified in 2019 Oregon Laws Chapter 468A and in ORS Chapter 803. ORS 803.591 prohibits registering and titling older Medium- and Heavy-duty Trucks in Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties after certain deadlines unless they are equipped with Approved Retrofit Technology. ORS 468A.810 requires the Commission to adopt rules for certification of Approved Retrofit Technologies for Diesel Engines that power certain Medium- and Heavy-duty Trucks and to prescribe the manner for issuing a certification that such Diesel Engines have been equipped with Approved Retrofit Technology. The rules are intended to accomplish those goals.