(a) Clean-fuel vehicles operated by covered fleet operators shall be exempt from measures which restrict vehicle usage based primarily on temporal considerations, such as time-of-day and day-of-week restrictions and commercial vehicle bans. This exemption does not include access to High-Occupancy Vehicle lanes, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) A fleet vehicle which has been certified by the Environmental Protection Agency as an ILEV, is operated by a covered fleet, and continues to be in compliance with applicable ILEV emission standards shall be exempt from High-Occupancy Vehicle lane restrictions.
(c) The Mayor may issue any regulations the Mayor considers necessary for implementing the exemptions provided for in this section within 45 days after March 14, 1995. The exemptions shall be available to covered fleet vehicles upon the adoption of such regulations.
(Mar. 8, 1991, D.C. Law 8-243, § 15; as added Mar. 14, 1995, D.C. Law 10-201, § 2(g), 41 DCR 7178.)
1981 Ed., § 40-2013.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 7 - Alternative Fuels Technology
§ 50–703. Reports; technology assessment, development, and implementation
§ 50–704. Commercial vehicle restrictions
§ 50–706. Citizen right of action
§ 50–709. Fuel provider requirements
§ 50–711. Labeling regulations
§ 50–713. Emission credit trading program
§ 50–714. Operational incentives for clean-fuel fleets
§ 50–715. Financial and operational incentives for use of alternative fuels