Description: Challenge to the California Air Resources Board’s Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, which set zero emission vehicle requirements.
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California Trucking Association v. California Air Resources Board
Case Documents:
Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary 10/16/2023 Complaint Download Complaint filed. Lawsuit Challenged California’s Advanced Clean Fleets Regulations. California Trucking Association (CTA) filed a lawsuit in the federal district court for the Eastern District of California challenging the California Air Resources Board’s Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation. The complaint characterized the ACF regulation as comprising four principal parts: (1) regulations to phase in zero emissions vehicles (ZEVs) for state and local government fleets; (2) regulations to phase in ZEVs for “high priority fleets”; (3) regulations to phase in ZEVs for drayage fleets; and (4) regulations to implement a 100% ZEV sales mandate effective in 2036. CTA asserted that the Clean Air Act and Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 preempted the ACF regulation, that it violated the dormant Commerce Clause, and that it violated the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution due to its vague standards and the discretion granted to CARB’s executive officer to determine whether to grant exemptions.