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What is NYC RCNY § 14-04?

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(a) The BAT listed in this subchapter may be amended, superseded, or repealed at any time. However, no contractor or agency will be required to replace a selected BAT within three years of first using such BAT on any nonroad vehicle.

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§ 14-04 Best Available Technology Selection Applicability.

RCNY § 14-04

(a)The BAT listed in this subchapter may be amended, superseded, or repealed at any time. However, no contractor or agency will be required to replace a selected BAT within three years of first using such BAT on any nonroad vehicle.

(b)A contractor or agency who is using a DPF that does not appear on the EPA or CARB verified lists may use such DPF for three years from the date it was first installed. After such three-year period, if such DPF does not appear on either the EPA or CARB verified lists, such DPF may not be used in nonroad vehicles used in City projects.

(c)A contractor or agency who is using Category I(c) technology may use such technology for three years from the date it was first installed. After such three-year period, if such technology does not appear on either the EPA or CARB verified lists, such technology may not be used in nonroad vehicles used in City projects.

(d)A contractor or agency that has installed technology that appears on either the EPA and/or CARB verified lists at the time of installation, but which has been removed from the EPA and/or CARB verified lists during the thirty months following installation, may not use such technology in nonroad vehicles used in City projects at the conclusion of the three-year period following installation. A contractor or agency that has installed technology that appears on the EPA and/or CARB verified lists at the time of installation, but which has been removed from the EPA and/or CARB verified lists during the six months preceding the conclusion of the three-year period following installation, or at any time after the conclusion of such three-year period, may use such technology in nonroad vehicles for an additional six months following the date it was removed from the EPA and/or CARB verified lists.

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