ENGINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION v. SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today released an opinion in ENGINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION v. SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MAINTENANCE DISTRICT, No. 05-56654, a federal appeal. The panel consisted of Barry G. Silverman, William A. Fletcher, and Richard R. Clifton, Circuit Judges.
W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-appellee South Coast Air Quality Management District (”the District”) is a political subdivision of the State of California responsible for air pollution control in the South Coast Air Basin (”the Basin”), an area comprising the City of Los Angeles and portions of surrounding counties. In 2000, the District enacted six “Fleet Rules” that require operators of various kinds of vehicle fleets — such as street sweepers, garbage trucks, and airport shuttles — to choose vehicles meeting specified emissions standards or containing specified . . .