PRINTER'S NO. 620
No. 44 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY WOGAN, GODSHALL, READSHAW, S. MILLER, ARMSTRONG,
BARRAR, CALTAGIRONE, CIVERA, HERMAN, HERSHEY, LAUGHLIN, LEH,
MELIO, MICOZZIE, PETRARCA, PIPPY, ROHRER, SATHER, SEMMEL,
SOLOBAY, STERN, E. Z. TAYLOR, TRELLO AND WOJNAROSKI,
FEBRUARY 8, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS,
FEBRUARY 8, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Memorializing Congress to repeal the vehicle emissions
2 provisions of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
3 WHEREAS, On November 15, 1990, the President signed the Clean
4 Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Public Law 101-549, 42 U.S.C. § 7401
5 et seq.); and
6 WHEREAS, The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 prompted the
7 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to adopt an enhanced vehicle
8 emissions inspection and maintenance program in 11 urban and
9 suburban counties, effective October 1, 1997; and
10 WHEREAS, Although the program favored by the Ridge
11 administration to comply with the Federal mandate is superior to
12 the prior plan, which included a centralized testing program to
13 be operated by an Arizona company, Envirotest, the program will
14 nonetheless impose a significant financial hardship on many
15 families with modest incomes; therefore be it
16 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
1 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania memorialize the Congress of the
2 United States to repeal the vehicle emissions provisions of the
3 Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; and be it further
4 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
5 the presiding officers of each house of Congress and to each
6 member of Congress from Pennsylvania.
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