HB 697 -- Motor Vehicle Emissions Testing

Sponsor:  Lembke

Under this bill, emissions testing on certain motor vehicles will
not be required prior to a sale or transfer if the testing and
approval occurred within 90 days immediately preceding the sale
or transfer.

The bill exempts from emissions testing motor vehicles within
four years of the specific model year and motor vehicles owned by
persons 65 years of age or older with not more than 5,000 miles
per year on the odometer of the vehicle since its last emissions
testing.

Vehicles which fail emissions standards testing may be repaired
by the owner or a mechanic of the owner's choice and are not
required to be performed by a recognized repair technician.  The
waiver amount by the Clean Air Commission will include the labor
cost associated with the repairs.

The Department of Natural Resources is required to consult and
negotiate with the federal Environment Protection Agency
regarding any rule changes which may adversely impact the state's
compliance with the federal Clean Air Act.  The Joint Interim
Committee on Emissions is established to operate in the 2005
legislative interim.  Any proposed rules to be promulgated or
modified will be sent to the committee by September 1, 2005.  The
committee will provide its recommendations on any proposed rule
by November 1, 2005.

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:20 pm