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2.26 Sec. 2. [123B.885] [DIESEL SCHOOL
BUSES; OPERATION OF
2.27 ENGINE; PARKING.]
2.28 Subdivision 1. [OPERATION OF
ENGINE.] All operators of
2.29 diesel school buses must minimize, to the extent
practical, the
2.30 idling of school bus engines and exposure of children to
diesel
2.31 exhaust fumes.
2.32 Subd. 2. [PARKING.] On and
after July 1, 2003, diesel
2.33 school buses must be parked and loaded at sufficient
distance
2.34 from school air-intake systems to avoid diesel fumes from
being
2.35 drawn into the systems, unless, in the judgment of the
school
2.36 board, alternative locations block traffic, impair
student
2.37 safety, or are not cost effective.