Employee Trip Reduction Requirements -- Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania

This White Paper discusses recent Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and New York regulations that require employers with 100 or more employees at a work site, to develop programs that reduce vehicle miles traveled commuting to work. Affected employers must increase the average passenger occupancy of vehicles reporting to the work site to achieve an overall 25 percent increase mandated by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. The new rules establish significant record keeping and reporting obligations, and provide guidance for employers regarding commuting plan implementation and design. Experience with similar regulations in California has demonstrated, however, that employers can expect to face a number of compliance obstacles and concerns.

The Environmental Protection Agency is considering removal of the Philadelphia interstate region from federal employee trip reduction requirements. At this time, however, these new commuting rules are in full effect in the New York to Delaware corridor.

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