| Passed by the House April 14, 2011 Yeas 92 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 12, 2011 Yeas 44 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1135 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BARBARA BAKER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved May 3, 2011, 2:13 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | May 4, 2011 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2011 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 01/26/11.
AN ACT Relating to refrigerants for motor vehicles; and amending RCW 46.37.470.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 46.37.470 and 2009 c 256 s 1 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) "Air conditioning equipment," as used or referred to in this
section, means mechanical vapor compression refrigeration equipment
((which)) that is used to cool the driver's or passenger compartment of
any motor vehicle.
(2) ((Such)) Air conditioning equipment ((shall)) must be
manufactured, installed, and maintained with due regard for the safety
of the occupants of the vehicle and the public ((and shall)). Air
conditioning equipment may not contain any refrigerant ((which)) that
is toxic to persons or ((which)) that is flammable, unless the
refrigerant is ((included in the list published by the United States
environmental protection agency, as it exists on July 26, 2009, as a
safe alternative motor vehicle air conditioning substitute for
chlorofluorocarbon-12 under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7671k(c))) allowed under the
department of ecology's motor vehicle emission standards adopted under
RCW 70.120A.010.
(3) The state patrol may ((adopt and)) enforce safety requirements,
regulations, and specifications consistent with the requirements of
this section applicable to ((such)) air conditioning equipment which
((shall)) must correlate with and, so far as possible, conform to the
current recommended practice or standard applicable to ((such)) air
conditioning equipment approved by the society of automotive engineers.
(4) ((No)) A person ((shall have for sale, offer for sale,)) may
not sell((,)) or equip ((any)), for use in this state, a new motor
vehicle with any ((such)) air conditioning equipment unless it complies
with the requirements of this section.
(5) ((No)) A person ((shall operate)) may not register or license
for use on any highway any new motor vehicle equipped with any air
conditioning equipment unless ((said)) the equipment complies with the
requirements of this section.