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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2013 - 2014
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | March 21, 2013 12:26 PM |
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| From: | Representative Jaret Gibbons |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Gibbons - Exempt Newer Vehicles from Emissions Testing |
| In the near future, I plan to re-introduce House Bill 2588, legislation that would amend Title 75 (The Vehicle Code – Emissions Testing) to provide exemptions for newer and alternative fuel vehicles. In 2006, Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board adopted the California emissions standards for automobiles beginning in Model Year 2008. Since 2008, all new vehicles sold in Pennsylvania have greatly reduced our pollutant totals for the Commonwealth. The Environmental Protection Agency in 2006 required emission control warranties by vehicle manufacturers to protect consumers from the cost of repairs for certain emission related failures. The EPA required that major emission control components are covered for the first eight years or 80,000 miles. Manufacturers of these emission control parts guarantee the performance of their products in reducing and controlling emissions for a long period of time, yet we continue to require costly annual tests for these new, environmentally friendly vehicles. My legislation will exempt all vehicles less than 11 years old from requirements of emissions testing, but will require a visual anti-tampering inspection of emissions control components. It will also provide an exemption for electric, hybrid electric, or compressed natural gas vehicles from the requirements of Pennsylvania’s emissions testing program. Please join me in co-sponsoring this commonsense legislation that will ease this unnecessary burden on Pennsylvania drivers. Members who co-sponsored House Bill 2588: MATZIE, BENNINGHOFF, BROOKS, CUTLER, DALEY, GILLEN, GOODMAN, HARHAI, HORNAMAN, JAMES, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MYERS, PETRARCA, READSHAW and SWANGER |
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Introduced as HB1333