HydrogenFuelStandards.pptVIP

Hydrogen Fuel Standards Division of Measurement Standards 6790 Florin Perkins Road, Suite 100 Sacramento, CA 95828 916 229-3000 Hydrogen Fuel Specifications Who is the Division of Measurement Standards? The State agency required by law to establish and enforce the quality standards for engine fuels, motor oils, gear oils, transmission fluids, brake fluids, and engine coolants. Also, the advertising and labeling of those products. These standards are generally adopted by regulation and are those established by consensus standards writing organizations such as ASTM or SAE – if a standard exists. An interim standard may be adopted until a consensus standard is developed. The Division has had this responsibility since 1931. Non-compliant products are removed from sale and criminal penalties are imposed on violators. Hydrogen Fuel Specifications Why is the Division of Measurement Standards involved in hydrogen fuel specifications? Senate Bill 76 (2005) placed the responsibility in the Business and Professions Code (BPC) for the Department of Food and Agriculture, Division of Measurement Standards (DMS) to adopt specifications for hydrogen fuel. BPC, Division 5, Chapter 14, Section 13446. STANDARDS ADOPTION On or before January 1, 2008, the department, with the concurrence of the State Air Resources Board, shall establish specifications for hydrogen fuels for use in internal combustion engines and fuel cells in motor vehicles until a standards development organization accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) formally adopts standards for hydrogen fuels for use in internal combustion engines and fuel cells in motor vehicles. The department shall then adopt by reference the latest standards established by the ANSI-accredited standards development organization for hydrogen fuel for use in internal combustion engines and fuel cells in motor vehicles, except that no specification or standard shall be less stringent than is requi