Why does ARB say labels could preserve, rather than reduce, boating opportunities in California?
The new boating regulation that took effect in June 1999 at Lake Tahoe is an example of how labels can give a water agency an alternative to blanket boating bans or restrictions. Lake Tahoe authorities were considering a complete ban on all two-stroke engines because of water-quality concerns. However, the Lake Tahoe regulation, as finally enacted, will allow the use of engines with ARB labels. ARB expects that new direct-injection two-stroke engines will meet ARB requirements and will receive labels. Those engines would not have been allowed on Lake Tahoe under the earlier proposal that would have banned all two-stroke marine engines in that region.
