SCR 135 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Determines that DEP rules and regulations to implement "Advanced Clean Cars II" program are inconsistent with legislative intent.

SCR 135 is a legislative resolution declaring that New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) violated a 2003 law by adopting rules implementing California's "Advanced Clean Cars II" (ACC II) program without required legislative approval. The 2003 law specifically authorized only the implementation of California's LEV II program (not ACC II) and mandated that the DEP notify environmental committees before adopting major changes. This resolution gives the DEP 30 days to amend or withdraw the ACC II rules, or the legislature could pass another resolution to invalidate them. It directly affects the DEP's regulatory authority and auto manufacturers subject to the ACC II emissions requirements.
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Introduced Oct 20, 2025 Last action Oct 20, 2025
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