THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY VOGEL, WOZNIAK, SCARNATI, BAKER, BOSCOLA, DINNIMAN, EARLL, ERICKSON, FERLO, FOLMER, GORDNER, MENSCH, PIPPY, ROBBINS, SOLOBAY, VANCE, WARD, WAUGH, D. WHITE, M. WHITE, YAW, YUDICHAK AND ALLOWAY, MAY 29, 2012

SENATOR CORMAN, APPROPRIATIONS, RE-REPORTED AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 2, 2012   

AN ACT

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, in inspection of vehicles, further providing for

requirement for periodic inspection of vehicles.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 4702(g) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania

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Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding paragraphs and the

section is amended by adding subsections to read:

Section 1.  Section 4702(a) and (g) of Title 75 of the

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Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended and the section

is amended by adding subsections to read:

§ 4702.  Requirement for periodic inspection of vehicles.

(a)  Annual safety inspection.--Except as provided in

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[subsection (b)] subsections (b) and (b.1), the department shall

establish a system of annual safety inspection of vehicles,

including emergency vehicles, farm vehicles with a gross weight

or gross vehicle weight rating of greater than 17,000 pounds for

which a Type I biennial certificate of exemption has been issued

and private noncommercial vehicles used to transport students.

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(b.1)  New vehicles.--A vehicle shall be exempt from safety

inspection requirements for the first two years after the

vehicle is manufactured. After the second year, the vehicle

shall be subject to inspection as required in this section.

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(g)  Exceptions.--The following are exceptions to subsection

(f):

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(5)  Emission inspection criteria for newest model year

vehicles.--A subject vehicle never before registered in this

Commonwealth or any other jurisdiction shall be exempt from

the requirements for emission inspection for ten years from

the date of original registration.

(6)  Emission inspection criteria for alternative fuel

vehicles.--A subject vehicle powered by electric, hybrid

electric or compressed natural gas shall be exempt from the

requirements for emission inspection. A certificate of

exemption shall be affixed to the subject vehicle in a manner

prescribed by department regulations.

(h)  Notification to Environmental Protection Agency.--The

department, in consultation with the Department of Environmental

Protection, shall immediately notify the Environmental

Protection Agency of the modifications to the vehicle emission

program in subsection (g)(5) and (6) and of the intent to seek

its approval of the plan in accordance with the requirements of

Federal law.

(i)  Anti-tampering inspections.--Notwithstanding the

provisions of subsection (g)(5) and (6), newest ten model year

and alternative fuel vehicles shall be subject to visual anti-

tampering inspections for the presence of emissions control

components installed on the vehicle by manufacturers.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.