HB 2452 — vehicle emissions program; remote inspections

HB2452Chapter 0141 - 541R - H Ver  of HB2452     House Engrossed       State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session       CHAPTER   HOUSE BILL 2452       AN ACT   amending section 49-542, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by Laws 2014, chapter 89, section 2;

8.  For any registered owner or lessee of a fleet of less than twenty‑five vehicles, a diesel powered motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of more than twenty‑six thousand pounds and for which gross weight fees are paid pursuant to title 28, chapter 15, article 2 in area A shall not be allowed to operate in area A unless it was manufactured in or after the 1988 model year or is powered by an engine that is certified to meet or surpass emissions standards contained in 40 Code of Federal Regulations section 86.088‑11 in effect on July 1, 1995.  This paragraph does not apply to vehicles that are registered pursuant to title 28, chapter 7, article 7 or 8.or 8.

G.  In addition to an emissions inspection, a vehicle is subject to a tampering inspection as prescribed by rules adopted by the director if the vehicle was manufactured after the 1974 model year. year. H.  Vehicles required to be inspected shall undergo a functional test of the gas cap to determine if the cap holds pressure within limits prescribed by the director, except for any vehicle that is subject to an evaporative system integrity test.

H.  Vehicles required to be inspected shall undergo a functional test of the gas cap to determine if the cap holds pressure within limits prescribed by the director, except for any vehicle that is subject to an evaporative system integrity test.

(a)  Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, a motor vehicle manufactured in or before the 1966 model year.  If the United States environmental protection agency issues a vehicle emissions testing exemption for motor vehicles manufactured in or before the 1974 model year for purposes of the state implementation or maintenance plan for air quality, a motor vehicle manufactured in or before the 1974 model year is exempt from inspection.

C.  Vehicles required to be inspected and registered in this state, except those provided for in section 49‑546, shall be inspected, for the purpose of complying with the registration requirement pursuant to subsection D of this section, in accordance with the provisions of this article no more than ninety days prior to before each registration expiration date.date.  A vehicle may be submitted voluntarily for inspection more than ninety days before the registration expiration date on payment of the prescribed inspection fee.  Such That voluntary inspection shall not may be considered as compliance with the registration requirement pursuant to subsection D of this section only on conditions prescribed by the director.

 A vehicle may be submitted voluntarily for inspection more than ninety days before the registration expiration date on payment of the prescribed inspection fee.  Such That voluntary inspection shall not may be considered as compliance with the registration requirement pursuant to subsection D of this section only on conditions prescribed by the director.

      APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR APRIL 29, 2019.

  FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 29, 2019.