Regional Compliance Agreement

Sacramento Region Tier 0 Engine Compliance Agreement

The Placer County Air Pollution Control District and four other Sacramento region air districts (Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, El Dorado County Air Pollution Control District, and Feather River Air Quality Management District) have worked together to establish a Tier 0 Regional Compliance Agreement (RCA) that allows Tier 0 engine owners/operators to have one agreement allowing operation throughout the Sacramento region until January 1, 2010.

As of June 8, 2007, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), by which the program for the Tier 0 engine RCA is established, has been signed by Sacramento Metropolitan AQMD (Sacramento County), Placer County APCD (Placer County), and Yolo-Solano AQMD (Yolo County and portions of Solano County) making the current RCA effective for those areas. When El Dorado County APCD and/or Feather River AQMD sign the MOU the Sacramento RCA will become effective in those jurisdictions as well.

The RCA allows operation of the Tier 0 engines for the longest period possible for companies operating throughout the Sacramento region, easing the State’s attempt to transition to newer and cleaner engines that can be registered with the State. By January 1, 2010, however, all Tier 0 engines must be removed from service in California.

Tier 0 portable engines are required to meet the same general operating conditions that are required of Tier 0 engines that have been registered by the State. Associated equipment must be registered in the Statewide PERP program.

Only non-rental Tier 0 engines that were “resident” in California between March 1, 2004 and October 1, 2006 are eligible for the Regional Compliance Agreement.

The payment of a penalty is required to obtain a RCA. The penalties seek to remove any financial benefit for not having permitted or registered Tier 0 engines earlier, and further encourage the phase-out of Tier 0 engines.

The RCA penalty is separate from, and in addition to, any enforcement penalty that is assessed because of the discovery of un-permitted and un-registered engines by District inspectors. There will be no enforcement penalty for Tier 0 engines disclosed for the purpose of obtaining a RCA.

Each company having Tier 0 engines and wishing to operate until January 1, 2010, may enter into an agreement with any one of the regional air districts or the “Home-District” (the district in which the engine resides). If your owner/operator is from outside the Sacramento region, then you may enter into the RCA with any of the participating air districts.

Pre-Existing Placer County Compliance Agreement

Companies who have already obtained a Compliance Agreement for a Tier 0 engine with PCAPCD will have the opportunity to either:

Operate their Tier 0 engine in Placer County and decommission or remove the engine from California service by January 1, 2009, pursuant to the existing agreement with PCAPCD, or
Obtain a Sacramento RCA, in which case, PCAPCD is willing to credit the penalties paid in a previous agreement for an engine towards the new RCA.

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	Regional Compliance Agreement Sacramento Region Tier 0 Engine Compliance Agreement The Placer County Air Pollution Control District and four other Sacramento region air districts (Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, El Dorado County Air Pollution Control District, and Feather River Air Quality Management District) have worked together to establish a Tier 0 Regional Compliance Agreement (RCA) that allows Tier 0 engine owners/operators to have one agreement allowing operation throughout the Sacramento region until January 1, 2010. As of June 8, 2007, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), by which the program for the Tier 0 engine RCA is established, has been signed by Sacramento Metropolitan AQMD (Sacramento County), Placer County APCD (Placer County), and Yolo-Solano AQMD (Yolo County and portions of Solano County) making the current RCA effective for those areas. When El Dorado County APCD and/or Feather River AQMD sign the MOU the Sacramento RCA will become effective in those jurisdictions as well. The RCA allows operation of the Tier 0 engines for the longest period possible for companies operating throughout the Sacramento region, easing the State’s attempt to transition to newer and cleaner engines that can be registered with the State. By January 1, 2010, however, all Tier 0 engines must be removed from service in California. Tier 0 portable engines are required to meet the same general operating conditions that are required of Tier 0 engines that have been registered by the State. Associated equipment must be registered in the Statewide PERP program. Only non-rental Tier 0 engines that were “resident” in California between March 1, 2004 and October 1, 2006 are eligible for the Regional Compliance Agreement. The payment of a penalty is required to obtain a RCA. The penalties seek to remove any financial benefit for not having permitted or registered Tier 0 engines earlier, and further encourage the phase-out of Tier 0 engines. The RCA penalty is separate from, and in addition to, any enforcement penalty that is assessed because of the discovery of un-permitted and un-registered engines by District inspectors. There will be no enforcement penalty for Tier 0 engines disclosed for the purpose of obtaining a RCA. Each company having Tier 0 engines and wishing to operate until January 1, 2010, may enter into an agreement with any one of the regional air districts or the “Home-District” (the district in which the engine resides). If your owner/operator is from outside the Sacramento region, then you may enter into the RCA with any of the participating air districts. Pre-Existing Placer County Compliance Agreement Companies who have already obtained a Compliance Agreement for a Tier 0 engine with PCAPCD will have the opportunity to either: Operate their Tier 0 engine in Placer County and decommission or remove the engine from California service by January 1, 2009, pursuant to the existing agreement with PCAPCD, or Obtain a Sacramento RCA, in which case, PCAPCD is willing to credit the penalties paid in a previous agreement for an engine towards the new RCA. Click Here for a Sample Regional Compliance Agreement