ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HB 2452: vehicle emissions program; remote inspections

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Griffin, LD 14

BILL STATUS: Caucus & COW   

                                NREW: DP 12-0-0-1

Overview

Requires the Director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to establish a pilot program to provide for remote vehicle emissions inspections in area A and area B.

History

The Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program (VEIP) is administered either annually or bi-annually by ADEQ. To become registered, a vehicle in area A (Phoenix-area) or area B (Tucson-area) is required to pass emissions and tampering inspections no more than 90 days before the expiration date of the current registration. A vehicle is permitted to be submitted voluntarily for inspection more than 90 days before the expiration date, however, current statute prohibits the early inspection from being considered compliant with registration requirements (A.R.S. § 49-542). Most vehicles within the last five model years are exempt from emissions testing.

Statute allows the Director of ADEQ to enter into an Emissions Inspection Agreement (EIA) with independent contractors to provide for the construction, establishment, maintenance and operation of any official emissions inspection station (A.R.S. § 49-545).

Provisions

1. Requires the Director of ADEQ to:

a. Establish a Remote Pilot VEIP in area A and area B;

b. Operate the Remote Pilot VEIP for at least three consecutive years before July 1, 2025; and

c. Upon completion of the Remote Pilot VEIP and before any full-scale remote VEIP is implemented, submit a report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and Governor, including:

i. A summary of the data collected during the Remote Pilot VEIP; and

ii. A certification by the Director of ADEQ that, based on the collected data, a full-scale remote VEIP will increase the efficiency and reduce the costs of the VEIP. (Sec. 1,2)

2. Allows voluntary early inspection of vehicles to be considered as compliant with registration requirements, upon conditions prescribed by the Director of ADEQ. (Sec. 1,2)

3. Requires the contract term or duration of all EIAs to be no more than seven years, rather than between five and seven years. (Sec. 3)

4. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1-4)

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8. Fifty-fourth Legislature                       HB 2452

9. First Regular Session                            Version 2: Caucus & COW

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