PRINTER'S NO. 728
No. 663 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY DALEY, STEIGHNER, TRELLO, STISH, COLAIZZO AND
BUNT, MARCH 12, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 12, 1991
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 4, 1983 (P.L.4, No.3), entitled "An act
2 amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
3 Statutes, further providing for expenditures for the motor
4 vehicle emission inspection program; establishing a credit
5 program for certain inspection fees; further providing for
6 certain bonding requirements; providing a penalty;
7 establishing a new program for monitoring vehicle emission
8 and vehicle safety inspection; and making a repeal,"
9 providing for the Department of Transportation to purchase
10 emission inspection equipment in connection with the
11 abolition of the motor vehicle emission inspection program;
12 making an appropriation; and making repeals.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. The act of May 4, 1983 (P.L.4, No.3), entitled
16 "An act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania
17 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for expenditures for
18 the motor vehicle emission inspection program; establishing a
19 credit program for certain inspection fees; further providing
20 for certain bonding requirements; providing a penalty;
21 establishing a new program for monitoring vehicle emission and
22 vehicle safety inspection; and making a repeal," is amended by
1 adding a section to read:
2 Section 6.1. Upon the abolition of the Commonwealth's
3 vehicle emission inspection program, the Department of
4 Transportation shall purchase emission inspection equipment from
5 official emission inspection stations. To receive the purchase
6 price under this section, an official emission inspection
7 station shall bring the equipment to a local office of the
8 Department of Transportation for appraisal and purchase. If an
9 official emission inspection station disagrees with the
10 appraisal of the local office, it may appeal to the Secretary of
11 Transportation. The decision of the secretary is a final order
12 for purposes of appeal under 2 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 Subch. A (relating
13 to judicial review of Commonwealth agency action).
14 Section 2. The sum of $ , or as much thereof as may be
15 necessary, is hereby appropriated to the Department of
16 Transportation for the fiscal year July 1, 1991, to June 30,
17 1992, to carry out the purposes of this act.
18 Section 3. The provisions of 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 4531 and 4706 are
19 repealed.
20 Section 4. This act shall take effect in 180 days.
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