Sec. 9607. Freight railroad locomotive requirements
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A Class I railroad may only operate a locomotive on the freight railroad interchange system on or after January 1, 2030, if— the locomotive was manufactured on or after January 1, 2008; the primary NO x and PM emissions on the Environmental Protection Agency certificate of conformity for the locomotive are equal to or cleaner than the cleanest available locomotive; or the locomotive has not exceeded a total of 89,100 MWhs of operation since its original engine build date. To be eligible to own or operate a locomotive covered by subsection
(a)on the United States freight railroad interchange system on or after January 1, 2030, a Class I railroad shall certify to the Secretary of Transportation that such locomotive meets the requirements of this section. The Secretary is authorized to issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section. In this section: The term certificate of conformity means the document that the Environmental Protection Agency issues to an engine manufacturer to certify that an engine class conforms to Environmental Protection Agency requirements. The term cleanest available locomotive means the strictest standard set by the Environmental Protection Agency for the applicable locomotive under section 213 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7547).
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