ATA Urges California Senate to Reject Diesel Emissions Bill

merican Trucking Associations reiterated its concern Sunday in urging a California Senate committee to reject a bill that would authorize local air districts to control diesel emissions at the state’s major transportation facilities.

The Senate’s Transportation and Housing Committee has scheduled a hearing Tuesday to debate the bill.

The bill would require ports, rail yards and airports to inventory and control emissions at their sites, subject to the requirements of various local agencies, ATA said.

ATA President Bill Graves originally cited the trucking industry’s concerns in a letter to California state Senate committees in early March. (Click here for previous coverage.)

“By providing regulatory authority to local air districts to control mobile diesel sources, a diverse set of local, facility specific requirements will result, creating a patchwork of widely varied regulations,” Graves said.