CHAPTER 2. Definitions

Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 957.

§§ 39010–39060 · 86 sections

§ 39010 Unless the context requires otherwise, a definition set forth in this chapter shall govern the construction of this division, unless and until rules and…
§ 39010.5 “Acid deposition” means the wet or dry deposition of acid chemical compounds from the atmosphere.
§ 39010.6 “Acid deposition precursor” means an air contaminant which may be transformed to an acid gas or particle in the atmosphere.
§ 39011 “Agricultural burning” means open outdoor fires used in any of the following: (a) Agricultural operations in the growing of crops or raising of fowl or…
§ 39011.5 (a) “Agricultural source of air pollution” or “agricultural source” means a source of air pollution or a group of sources used in the production of crops, or…
§ 39012 “Air basin” means an area of the state designated by the state board pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 39606.
§ 39013 “Air contaminant” or “air pollutant” means any discharge, release, or other propagation into the atmosphere and includes, but is not limited to, smoke, charred…
§ 39014 “Ambient air quality standards” means specified concentrations and durations of air pollutants which reflect the relationship between the intensity and…
§ 39014.3 “Antelope Valley district” means the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District created pursuant to Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 41300) of Part 3.
§ 39014.5 “Antelope Valley district board” means the governing board of the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District.
§ 39015 “Bay district” means the Bay Area Air Quality Management District continued in existence pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 40200) of Part 3.
§ 39016 “Bay district board” means the governing body of the bay district.
§ 39016.5 “Bureau” means the Bureau of Automotive Repair in the Department of Consumer Affairs.
§ 39017 “Bus” has the same meaning as defined in Section 233 of the Vehicle Code.
§ 39018 “Certification” means a finding by the state board that a motor vehicle, motor vehicle engine, or motor vehicle pollution control device has satisfied the…
§ 39019 “Certified device” means a motor vehicle pollution control device with a certification, and includes a motor vehicle pollution control device previously…
§ 39019.5 “Cogeneration technology” has the same meaning as defined in Section 25134 of the Public Resources Code.
§ 39019.6 “Cogeneration technology project” shall not include existing equipment owned or operated by the applicant or host industry which is not modified as a result of…
§ 39020 “Combustible or flammable solid waste” means any garbage, rubbish, trash, rags, paper, boxes, crates, excelsior, ashes, offal, carcass of a dead animal, or any…
§ 39021 “Commercial vehicle” has the same meaning as defined in Section 260 of the Vehicle Code.
§ 39021.5 “Components of emissions control systems” are those parts included in the state board’s “Emissions Warranty Parts List,” dated December 14, 1978, referenced in…
§ 39022 “County district” means a district continued in existence pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 40100) of Part 3.
§ 39023 “County district board” means the governing body of a county district.
§ 39023.3 “Fugitive emissions” mean those emissions that cannot reasonably pass through a stack, chimney, vent, or other functionally equivalent opening. Notwithstanding…
§ 39024 “Crankcase emissions” means substances emitted directly to the atmosphere from any opening leading to the crankcase of a motor vehicle engine. Crankcase gases…
§ 39024.5 “Department” means the Department of Consumer Affairs.
§ 39024.6 “Direct import vehicle” means any light-duty motor vehicle manufactured outside of the United States which was not intended by the manufacturer for sale in the…
§ 39025 “District” means an air pollution control district or an air quality management district created or continued in existence pursuant to provisions of Part 3…
§ 39026 “District board” means the governing body of a district.
§ 39026.5 “Elderly low-income person” means an individual over 62 years of age who resides in a household wherein the combined adjusted gross income, as defined in…
§ 39027 “Emission standards” means specified limitations on the discharge of air contaminants into the atmosphere.
§ 39027.3 (a) “Bidirectional control” means the capability of a diagnostic tool to send messages on the data (bus) that temporarily overrides the module’s control over a…
§ 39027.5 (a) “Emissions retrofit device” means an exhaust device certified pursuant to Section 43630 or approved for use pursuant to Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code…
§ 39028 “Exhaust device” means a motor vehicle pollution control device to reduce exhaust emissions.
§ 39029 “Exhaust emissions” means substances emitted to the atmosphere from any opening downstream from the exhaust port of a motor vehicle engine.
§ 39030 “Flue” means any duct or passage for air, gases, or the like, such as a stack or chimney.
§ 39031 “Fuel evaporative loss emissions” means vaporized fuel emitted into the atmosphere from the fuel system of a motor vehicle.
§ 39032 “Fuel system” means the combination of fuel tank, fuel lines and carburetor, or fuel injector, and includes all vents and fuel evaporative emission control…
§ 39032.5 “Gross polluter” means a vehicle with excess hydrocarbon, carbon monoxide, or oxides of nitrogen emissions as established by the department in consultation…
§ 39033 “Heavy-duty” means having a manufacturer’s maximum gross vehicle weight rating of 6,001 or more pounds.
§ 39034 “Implement of husbandry” has the same meaning as defined in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 36000), Division 16 of the Vehicle Code.
§ 39035 “Light-duty” means having a manufacturer’s maximum gross vehicle weight rating of under 6,001 pounds.
§ 39037 “Local or regional authority” means the governing body of any city, county, or district.
§ 39037.05 “Low-emission motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle which has been certified by the state board to meet all applicable emission standards and which meets at…
§ 39037.1 “Marine vessel” means any tugboat, tanker, freighter, passenger ship, barge, or other boat, ship, or watercraft, except those used primarily for recreation.
§ 39037.5 “Medium-duty” means a heavy-duty vehicle having a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating under a limit established by the state board.
§ 39038 “Model year” means the manufacturer’s annual production period which includes January 1 of a calendar year or, if the manufacturer has no annual production…
§ 39038.3 “Mojave Desert district” means the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District created pursuant to Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 41200) of Part 3.
§ 39038.5 “Mojave Desert district board” means the governing board of the Mojave Desert district.
§ 39039 “Motor vehicle” has the same meaning as defined in Section 415 of the Vehicle Code.
§ 39040 “Motor vehicle pollution control device” means equipment designed for installation on a motor vehicle for the purpose of reducing the air contaminants emitted…
§ 39041 “Motorcycle” has the same meaning as defined in Section 400 of the Vehicle Code.
§ 39042 “New motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle, the equitable or legal title to which has never been transferred to an ultimate purchaser.
§ 39042.5 “New motor vehicle engine” means a new engine in a motor vehicle.
§ 39043 “Nonvehicular sources” means all sources of air contaminants, including the loading of fuels into vehicles, except vehicular sources.
§ 39043.5 “Obscurant” means fog oil released into the atmosphere during military exercises which produces a smoke screen designed to eliminate the detection of persons…
§ 39044 “Open outdoor fire” means any combustion of combustible material of any type outdoors in the open, not in any enclosure, where the products of combustion are…
§ 39045 “Orchard or citrus grove heater” means any article, machine, equipment, or other contrivance, burning any type of fuel or material capable of emitting air…
§ 39046 “Passenger vehicle” has the same meaning as defined in Section 465 of the Vehicle Code.
§ 39047 “Person” includes all of the following: (a) A “person” as defined in Section 19. (b) Any state or local governmental agency or public district, or any officer…
§ 39047.2 “PM2.5” means particulate matter 2.5 microns and smaller in size.
§ 39047.5 “Qualifying facility” means a qualifying small power production facility as defined in Section 228.5 of the Public Utilities Code.
§ 39048 “Racing vehicle” means a competition vehicle not used on public highways.
§ 39049 “Regional district” means a district created pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 40300) of Part 3.
§ 39050 “Regional district board” means the governing body of a regional district.
§ 39050.5 “Resource recovery project” means a project which converts municipal wastes, agricultural wastes, forest wastes, landfill gas, or digester gas in a manner so…
§ 39050.7 “Sacramento district” means the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District created pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 40950) of Part…
§ 39050.8 “Sacramento district board” means the governing body of the Sacramento district.
§ 39051 “Schedule of increments of progress” means a statement of dates when various steps are to be taken to bring a source of air contaminants into compliance with…
§ 39051.5 “Schoolbus” means a heavy-duty motor vehicle exclusively designed and built for the transportation of any school, college, or university student to or from…
§ 39051.7 (a) “Smog index” means the index number assigned to a motor vehicle by the state board pursuant to Section 44251 to indicate the effect of the use of that…
§ 39052 “Solid waste dump” means any accumulation for the purpose of disposal of any solid waste.
§ 39052.5 “South coast district” means the South Coast Air Quality Management District created pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 40400) of Part 3.
§ 39052.6 “South coast district board” means the governing body of the south coast district.
§ 39053 “State board” means the State Air Resources Board.
§ 39053.3 “Title V” means Title V of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7661 et seq.).
§ 39053.5 “Title V source” means only a stationary source required by federal law to be included in an operating permit program established pursuant to Title V of the…
§ 39053.6 “Trading program with capped emissions” or “emission-capped trading program” means a market-based incentive trading program adopted pursuant to subdivision (b)…
§ 39054 “Truck” means a motor truck as defined in Section 410 of the Vehicle Code.
§ 39055 “Truck tractor” has the same meaning as defined in Section 655 of the Vehicle Code.
§ 39055.5 “Ultimate purchaser” means, with respect to any new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine, the first person who in good faith purchases a new motor vehicle…
§ 39056 “Unified district” means a district created or continued in existence pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 40150) of Part 3.
§ 39057 “Unified district board” means the governing body of a unified district.
§ 39058 “Used motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle which is not a new motor vehicle.
§ 39059 “Vehicle” has the same meaning as defined in Section 670 of the Vehicle Code.
§ 39060 “Vehicular sources” means those sources of air contaminants emitted from motor vehicles.