House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans are accusing California’s air regulator of continuing to enforce the electric vehicle mandate that Congress overturned earlier this year.
In a letter sent Monday, the senior Republicans requested that the California Air Resources Board turn over documents and provide answers about its implementation of EPA waivers that formerly allowed the state to set more stringent vehicle emissions standards.
The missive was signed by Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.), as well as Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair John Joyce (R-Pa.) and Environment Subcommittee Chair Gary Palmer (R-Ala.).
“The Committee is concerned about reports that California, and other jurisdictions who have adopted California standards for which waivers of preemption have been granted, are enforcing preempted vehicle emission regulations in violation of the Clean Air Act,” the lawmakers wrote.
