On Oct. 9, 2008, Gov. Edward G. Rendell signed into law the Diesel-Powered Motor Vehicle Idling Act, which establishes idling restrictions for certain diesel-powered motor vehicles and imposes a penalty on drivers and owners of vehicles who violate the act. Significantly, the act also broadly mandates that facility owners and operators may not allow violations of the act on the property they own or operate and that they must erect and maintain permanent signs to inform drivers that idling is restricted.
The overriding purpose of the act is to reduce air pollution caused by the operation of diesel engines. Another aim is to promote a uniform idling standard across the state. However, ordinances restricting idling were in place in Philadelphia and Allegheny counties before the act was passed. The act dictates that more restrictive provisions of the Philadelphia County and Allegheny County ordinances in effect as of Jan. 1, 2007, will be enforced so long as the local ordinance is not amended, suspended or rendered invalid, in whole or in part, by a court decision. Pennsylvania intends the act to comprise part of the commonwealth’s State Implementation Plan by which the state and its counties meet the national standards.
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