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To: current trend who wrote (3052)	3/19/1999 7:50:00 PM
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Executive order parts and aftermarket parts in California defined--- arb.ca.gov Automotive emissions account for over 50% of all smog-forming pollutants in California. To improve air quality, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) requires vehicle manufacturers to develop engine and emission equipment systems that reduce the specific pollutants that cause California's severe air quality problem. These emission control systems are also required to be proven durable and reliable. To ensure that these systems operate as designed, California Vehicle Code Section 27156 and the Federal Clean Air Act prohibit modifications that increase motor vehicle emissions. Since if properly designed, most performance modifications do not increase vehicle emissions, these same laws also allow the installation of parts or modifications proven by their manufacturers and the ARB not to increase vehicle emissions. All aftermarket parts in California belong to one of the following three groups: 1.Replacement parts Replacement parts are made by aftermarket part manufacturers to replace original equipment. These parts are legal to use as long as the manufacturer has shown that they are functionally identical to the part they are replacing. 2.Legal add on or modified parts (Executive order parts) Exempted parts are add-on or modified parts that have undergone an ARB engineering evaluation. If the part or modification is shown to not increase vehicle emissions, it is granted an exemption to emission control system anti-tampering laws. This exemption is called an Executive Order (EO) and allows the modification to be installed on specific emission controlled vehicles. Every Executive Order part or modification has an assigned number that can be verified by Smog Check stations, BAR Referee stations, or by the ARB. 3.Competition or racing use only parts Competition or racing parts are those that have not been proven by their manufacturer to not increase vehicle emissions. These parts are not legal for use on any pollution controlled vehicle. These parts may only be used on closed course racing or competition vehicles or on off-road vehicles manufactured prior to the introduction of emissions control standards (uncontrolled vehicles). CT

To: current trend who wrote (3052)	3/19/1999 8:52:00 PM
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California Heavy Duty Vehicle Inspection Program -- Emissions from on-road heavy-duty vehicles are major contributors to poor air quality in California, in amounts highly disproportionate to the numbers of these vehicles. The problem is complicated by the large number of heavy-duty vehicles registered in other states that travel on California's highways and roads, bringing goods and commerce into and out of our state. The Air Resources Board is working closely with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, engine and vehicle manufacturers, and other interested parties to address this issue and reduce heavy-duty vehicle emissions in California. June 1 and July 1, 1998 were the kick-off dates for two ARB enforcement programs to control excessive smoke emissions from heavy duty diesel trucks and buses. On June 1 the ARB resumed the Heavy Duty Vehicle Inspection Program where teams of ARB staff inspect trucks and buses for excessive smoke. The inspections take place at border crossings, CHP scales and other locations that do not hinder traffic flow. Trucks and buses with excessive smoke emissions are subject to penalties starting at $300. On July 1, the Periodic Smoke Inspection Program, where trucking fleet operators were required to self-inspect their trucks and repair those with excessive smoke emissions, began. The ARB held free educational seminars at trucking fleets to help truck owners prepare for the new programs. The above programs have been instituted in order to enforce compliance with the state's clean-air legislation. Noncompliance results in penalties ranging from $300 to $1,800. arb.ca.gov CT

To: current trend who wrote (3052)	3/23/1999 12:12:00 AM
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Does anybody remember the PR from last November regarding the sales order from the trash company? Of course you do. It stated that Turbodyne would sell Turbopacs to Marborg pending an EO(executive order) from CARB(California Air Resources Board). Turbodyne has now been granted the EO and can sell Turbopacs to the trash company and owners of thousands of other trucks that fall under the EO. This truly is great news for all of us shareholders! post.messages.yahoo.com@m2.yahoo.com CT