{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-14-164n","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-164n","heading":"Emissions control devices. Definitions.","body":"(a) As used in this section and sections 14-164o, 22a-21j and 22a-21k:\n(1) “Closed crankcase filtration system” means a system that separates oil and other contaminants from the blow-by gases and routes the blow-by gases into a diesel engine's intake system downstream of the air filter;\n(2) “Emergency contingency vehicle” means a bus placed in an inactive contingency fleet for local emergencies, after the bus has reached the end of its normal minimum useful life;\n(3) “Full-sized school bus” means a school bus, as defined in section 14-275, which is a Type I diesel school bus, including spare buses operated by or under contract to a school district, but not including emergency contingency vehicles or low usage vehicles;\n(4) “Low usage vehicle” means a bus that operates for not more than one thousand miles per year;\n(5) “Model year 2007 emission standards” means engine emission standards promulgated by the federal Environmental Protection Agency in 40 CFR Parts 69, 80 and 86;\n(6) “Ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel” means diesel fuel used by an on-road engine that meets the requirements for sulfur content set forth in 40 CFR 80;\n(7) “Verified emissions control device” means a device that has been verified by the federal Environmental Protection Agency or the California Air Resources Board to reduce particulate matter emissions by a given amount;\n(8) “Level 1 device” means a verified emissions control device that achieves greater than or equal to twenty-five per cent, but less than fifty per cent, particulate matter reduction;\n(9) “Level 2 device” means a verified emissions control device that achieves greater than or equal to fifty per cent, but less than eighty-five per cent, particulate matter reduction; and\n(10) “Level 3 device” means a verified emissions control device that achieves greater than or equal to eighty-five per cent particulate matter reduction or a particulate matter emission standard of 0.01 grams per brake horsepower-hour.","path":["TITLE 14. MOTOR VEHICLES. USE OF THE HIGHWAY BY VEHICLES. GASOLINE","CHAPTER 246a. MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_246a.htm#sec_14-164n","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:01Z","sha256":"80ec86f8221810260de16bdac136afa4146e2a47dd9818de2319cf1957d21ba8","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-14-164m","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-14-164o"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}