(Radio Iowa0 - The Iowa House has passed a bill with new state restrictions on farm implement companies -- so the owners of tractors and combines could repair the diesel exhaust fluid systems on the equipment themselves.
Republican Representative Derek Wulf of Hudson, who's a farmer, goes even farther, suggesting it could be interpreted to mean the systems could be permanently disabled or removed. The Trump Administration recently announced that under its interpretation of the Clean Air Act, the exhaust systems on diesel powered farm equipment may be disabled -- for repairs -- and manufacturers cannot justify limiting access to tools or software.
The bill that cleared the Iowa House Monday would require manufacturers to provide free information and software to diagnose and fix diesel exhaust systems. And they'd have to sell both the tools and replacement parts to make the repairs at reduced prices.