EPW COMMITTEE ADVANCES SULLIVAN'S COLD WEATHER DIESEL RELIABILITY ACT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee, today welcomed the committee's passage of his Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act. The legislation, introduced by Sullivan and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its regulations to account for how diesel engines actually operate in cold-weather states, like Alaska, to prevent the automatic shutdowns (or 'derates') caused by cold-related emissions faults, and to provide year-round exemptions from DEF system requirements for vehicles and equipment that operate primarily in cold weather climates.

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