Minn. Panel: Agency’s Adoption Of California Emission Standards Is Constitutional

Mealey's (February 10, 2023, 11:13 AM EST) -- ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota agency’s adoption of California standards for motor vehicles emissions is constitutional because the adoption did not violate the nondelegation doctrine of the Minnesota Constitution and would not automatically incorporate future major changes to the standards made by California, a Minnesota appellate panel found in considering an automobile dealers association’s challenge to the state’s new Clean Car Rule....