AB 2046: Vehicles: pollution control devices.

This bill aims to update California's vehicle pollution control device regulations. Currently, vehicles must be equipped with a pollution control device that is correctly installed and in operating condition to be operated on a highway. The bill would also prohibit the installation, sale, or advertising of devices that alter or modify the original design or performance of the device. Additionally, the bill would exempt alternative fuel retrofit systems for light-duty or medium-duty gasoline-fueled vehicles that convert them to dual-fueled vehicles, allowing them to use both gasoline and E85 fuel. These systems must be certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency as a clean alternative fuel conversion system. The state air resources board would no longer require certification, executive order approval, or additional testing or demonstration for such systems.