A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO confirm the date on which state requirements governing the concentration of sulfur in gasoline becomes effective and to PROVIDE THAT GASOLINE THAT MEETS FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE CONCENTRATION OF SULFUR IN GASOLINE SHALL BE DEEMED TO comply with sTATE rEQUIREMENTS GOVERNING THE CONCENTRATION OF SULFUR IN GASOLINE during the two‑year period allowed for the transition to low‑sulfur gasoline by federal regulations.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 2.2 of S.L. 1999‑328 reads as rewritten:
"Section 2.2. Section 2.1 of this act becomes effective 1 January 2004."
SECTION 2.  Gasoline that meets the requirements of Tier 2 Motor Vehicle Emissions Standards and Gasoline Sulfur Control Requirements as set out in 65 Federal Register No. 28 (10 February 2000) pages 6698 through 6870, as codified in 40 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 80, 85, and 96 (1 July 2001 Edition), shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of G.S. 119‑26.2.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.  Section 2 of this act expires 1 January 2006.