CALIFORNIA OFFICIALS EYE BILL TO SET MEXICAN TRUCK STANDARDS

August 26, 2004
Lawmakers and stakeholders pushing legislation to require Mexican trucks entering California to carry documents proving their engines meet EPA emission standards say they plan to insert the language into a new bill soon, according to sources following the effort. Democrats behind the legislation add they plan to press Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) to support the requirement and do everything he can to prevent significant pollution increases that would be caused by the entry of thousands of Mexican trucks into the...


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