D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, § 900
Onroad Engine Idling and Nonroad Diesel Engine Idling
Effective Jul 27, 2010Authority: Sections 5 and 6 of the District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act of 1984, effective March 15, 1985, as amended (D.C. Law 5-165; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-101.05 and 8-101.06 (2012 Repl.); Sections 107(4) and 110 of the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, effective February 15, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-151.07(4) and 8-151.10 (2013 Repl.); and Mayor’s Order 2006-61, dated June 14, 2006. Source: Section 3 of the District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act of 1984, effective March 15, 1985 (D.C. Law 5-165; 32 DCR 565, 647 (February 1, 1985)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 6017 (July 23, 1999); as amended by the Healthy Schools Act of 2010, effective July 27, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-209; 57 DCR 7548 (August 20, 2010)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 13282 (October 9, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 14273 (November 6, 2015).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
ENGINE IDLING
No person owning, operating, or having control over the engine of a gasoline or diesel powered motor vehicle on public or private space, including the engine of a public vehicles for hire, buses with a seating capacity of twelve (12) or more persons, and school buses or any vehicle transporting students, shall allow that engine to idle for more than three (3) minutes while the motor vehicle is parked, stopped, or standing, including for the purpose of operating air conditioning equipment in those vehicles, except as follows:
- (a) To operate private passenger vehicles;
- (b) To operate power takeoff equipment, including dumping, cement mixers, refrigeration systems, content delivery, winches, or shredders; or
- (c) To idle the engine for no more than five (5) minutes to operate heating equipment when the ambient air temperature is thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit (32° F) or below.
AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is § 412 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, as amended, 87 Stat. 790, Pub. L. No. 93-198, D.C. Code § 1-227(a); and § 3 of the District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act of 1984, D.C. Law 5-165, D.C. Code § 6-906 (1995 Repl. Vol.), Mayor's Order 93-12 dated February 16, 1993.
SOURCE: Section 3 of the District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act of 1984, D.C. Law 5-165, 32 DCR 565, 647 (February 1, 1985); as amended by final rulemaking at 46 DCR 6017 (July 23, 1999); as amended by the Healthy Schools Act of 2010, effective July 27, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-209), published at 57 DCR 7548 (August 20, 2010).