AGC and CARB Reach Agreement to Delay and Ease State's Off-road Diesel Rule

AGC and the staff of the California Air Resources Board have reached an agreement on proposed changes to the state's off-road diesel rule designed to give the local construction industry time to recover from the recession while protecting air quality. As part of the agreement, CARB will delay enforcement of the rule until 2014, ease annual compliance requirements and give contractors greatly flexibility in how they can comply. The proposed changes, which will need approval from the board in December, are the result of AGC's successful efforts to identify significant flaws in the Board's original diesel emissions estimates. Read the press release here. Listen to the media conference call for details on the agreement. For more information, contact Mike Kennedy at kennedym@agc.org.