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91_HB4699ham001 LRB9112200DHksam 1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4699 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 4699 as follows: 3 by replacing the title with the following: 4 "AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing 5 Sections 13-102.1, 13-109.1, and 13-114."; and 6 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 7 following: 8 "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 9 changing Sections 13-102.1, 13-109.1, and 13-114 as follows: 10 (625 ILCS 5/13-102.1) 11 (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a 12 delayed effective date) 13 Sec. 13-102.1. Diesel powered vehicle emission 14 inspection report. Beginning July 1, 2000, the Department of 15 Transportation and the Department of State Police shall each 16 conduct an annual study concerned with the results of 17 emission inspections for diesel powered vehicles registered 18 for a gross weight of more than 16,000 pounds or having a 19 gross vehicle weight rating of more than 16,000 pounds. The 20 studiesstudyshall be reported to the General Assembly by 21 June 30, 2001, and every June 30 thereafter. The studies -2- LRB9112200DHksam 1studyshall also be sent to the Illinois Environmental 2 Protection Agency for its use in environmental matters. 3 The studies shall include, but not be limited to, the 4 following information: 5 (a) the number of diesel powered vehicles that were 6 inspected for emission compliance by the respective 7 departments pursuant to this Chapter 13 during the 8 previous year; 9 (b) the number of diesel powered vehicles that 10 failed and passed the emission inspections conducted by 11 the respective departments required pursuant to this 12 Chapter 13 during the previous year; and 13 (c) the number of diesel powered vehicles that 14 failed the emission inspections conducted by the 15 respective departments pursuant to this Chapter 13 more 16 than once in the previous year. 17 (Source: P.A. 91-254, eff. 7-1-00.) 18 (625 ILCS 5/13-109.1) 19 (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a 20 delayed effective date) 21 Sec. 13-109.1. Annual and nonscheduled emission 22 inspection tests; standards; penalties; funds. 23 (a) For each diesel powered vehicle that (i) is 24 registered for a gross weight of more than 16,000 pounds, 25 (ii) is registered within an affected area, and (iii) is a 2 26 year or older model year, an annual emission inspection test 27 shall be conducted at an official testing station certified 28 by the Illinois Department of Transportation to perform 29 diesel emission inspections pursuant to the standards set 30 forth in subsection (b) of this Section. This annual 31 emission inspection test may be conducted in conjunction with 32 a semi-annual safety test. 33 (a-5) Beginning October 1, 2000, the Department of State -3- LRB9112200DHksam 1 Police is authorized to perform nonscheduled emission 2 inspections for cause, at any place within the State, of any 3 diesel powered vehicles that are operated on the roadways of 4 this State, and are registered for a gross weight of more 5 than 16,000 pounds or have a gross vehicle weight rating of 6 more than 16,000 pounds. The inspections shall adhere to the 7 procedures and standards set forth in subsection (b). These 8 nonscheduled emission inspections shall be conducted by the 9 Department of State Police, or their authorized agents, at 10 weigh stations, roadside, or other safe and reasonable 11 locations within the State. Before any person may inspect a 12 diesel vehicle under this Section, he or she must receive 13 adequate training and certification for diesel emission 14 inspections by the Department of State Police. The 15 Department of State Police shall adopt rules for the training 16 and certification of persons who conduct emission inspections 17 under this Section. 18 (b) Diesel emission inspections conducted under this 19 Chapter 13 shall be conducted in accordance with the Society 20 of Automotive Engineers Recommended Practice J1667 21 "Snap-Acceleration Smoke Test Procedure for Heavy-Duty Diesel 22 Powered Vehicles" and the cutpoint standards set forth in the 23 United States Environmental Protection Agency guidance 24 document "Guidance to States on Smoke Opacity Cutpoints to be 25 used with the SAE J1667 In-Use Smoke Test Procedure". Those 26 procedures and standards, as now in effect, are made a part 27 of this Code, in the same manner as though they were set out 28 in full in this Code. 29 Notwithstanding the above cutpoint standards, for motor 30 vehicles that are model years 1973 and older, until December 31 31, 2002, the level of peak smoke opacity shall not exceed 70 32 percent. Beginning January 1, 2003, for motor vehicles that 33 are model years 1973 and older, the level of peak smoke 34 opacity shall not exceed 55 percent. -4- LRB9112200DHksam 1 (c) If the annual emission inspection under subsection 2 (a) reveals that the vehicle is not in compliance with the 3 diesel emission standards set forth in subsection (b) of this 4 Section, the operator of the official testing station shall 5 issue a warning notice requiring correction of the violation. 6 The correction shall be made and the vehicle submitted to an 7 emissions retest at an official testing station certified by 8 the Department to perform diesel emission inspections within 9 30 days from the issuance of the warning notice requiring 10 correction of the violation. 11 If, within 30 days from the issuance of the warning 12 notice, the vehicle is not in compliance with the diesel 13 emission standards set forth in subsection (b) as determined 14 by an emissions retest at an official testing station, the 15 operator of the official testing station or the Department 16 shall place the vehicle out-of-service in accordance with the 17 rules promulgated by the Department. Operating a vehicle that 18 has been placed out-of-service under this subsection (c) is a 19 petty offense punishable by a $1,000 fine. The vehicle must 20 pass a diesel emission inspection at an official testing 21 station before it is again placed in service. The Secretary 22 of State, Department of State Police, and other law 23 enforcement officers shall enforce this Section. No emergency 24 vehicle, as defined in Section 1-105, may be placed 25 out-of-service pursuant to this Section. 26 The Department or an official testing station may issue a 27 certificate of waiver subsequent to a reinspection of a 28 vehicle that failed the emissions inspection. Certificate of 29 waiver shall be issued upon determination that documented 30 proof demonstrates that emissions repair costs for the 31 noncompliant vehicle of at least $3,000 have been spent in an 32 effort to achieve compliance with the emission standards set 33 forth in subsection (b). The Department of Transportation 34 shall adopt rules for the implementation of this subsection -5- LRB9112200DHksam 1 including standards of documented proof as well as the 2 criteria by which a waiver shall be granted. 3 (c-5) If a nonscheduled inspection reveals that the 4 vehicle is not in compliance with the diesel emission 5 standards set forth in subsection (b), the operator of the 6 vehicle is guilty of a petty offense punishable by a $400 7 fine, and a State Police officer shall issue a citation for a 8 violation of the standards. A third or subsequent violation 9 within one year of the first violation is a petty offense 10 punishable by a $1,000 fine. An operator who receives a 11 citation under this subsection shall not, within 30 days of 12 the initial citation, receive a second or subsequent citation 13 for operating the same vehicle in violation of the emission 14 standards set forth in subsection (b). 15 (d) There is hereby created within the State Treasury a 16 special fund to be known as the Diesel Emissions Testing 17 Fund, constituted from the fines collected pursuant to 18 subsectionssubsection(c) and (c-5) of this Section. Subject 19 to appropriation, moneys from the Diesel Emissions Testing 20 Fund shall be available, as a supplement to moneys 21 appropriated from the General Revenue Fund, to the Department 22 of Transportation and the Department of State Police for 23 theiritsimplementation of the diesel emission inspection 24 requirements under this Chapter 13. All moneys received from 25 fines imposed under this Section shall be paid into the 26 Diesel Emissions Testing Fund. All citations issued pursuant 27 to this Section shall be considered non-moving violations. 28 The Department of Transportation and the Department of State 29 Police areisauthorized to promulgate rules to implement 30 theiritsresponsibilities under this Section. 31 (Source: P.A. 91-254, eff. 7-1-00.) 32 (625 ILCS 5/13-114) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-114) 33 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 91-254) -6- LRB9112200DHksam 1 Sec. 13-114. Interstate carriers of property. Any 2 vehicle registered in Illinois and operated by an interstate 3 carrier of property shall be exempt from the provisions of 4 this Chapter provided such carrier has registered with the 5 Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety of the Federal Highway 6 Administration as an interstate motor carrier of property and 7 has been assigned a federal census number by such Bureau. An 8 interstate carrier of property, however, is not exempt from 9 the provisions of Section 13-111(b) of this Chapter. 10 Any vehicle registered in Illinois and operated by a 11 private interstate carrier of property shall be exempt from 12 the provisions of this Chapter, except the provisions of 13 Section 13-111(b), provided it: 14 1. Is registered with the Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety 15 of the Federal Highway Administration, and 16 2. Carries in the motor vehicle documentation issued by 17 the Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety of the Federal Highway 18 Administration displaying the federal census number assigned, 19 and 20 3. Displays on the sides of the motor vehicle the census 21 number, which must be no less than 2 inches high, with a 22 brush stroke no less than 1/4 inch wide in a contrasting 23 color. 24 (Source: P.A. 85-1407.) 25 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 91-254) 26 Sec. 13-114. Interstate carriers of property. Any 27 vehicle registered in Illinois and operated by an interstate 28 carrier of property shall be exempt from the provisions of 29 this Chapter provided such carrier has registered with the 30 Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety of the Federal Highway 31 Administration as an interstate motor carrier of property and 32 has been assigned a federal census number by such Bureau. An 33 interstate carrier of property, however, is not exempt from 34 the provisions of Section 13-111(b) of this Chapter. -7- LRB9112200DHksam 1 Any vehicle registered in Illinois and operated by a 2 private interstate carrier of property shall be exempt from 3 the provisions of this Chapter, except the provisions of 4 Section 13-111(b), provided it: 5 1. is registered with the Bureau of Motor Carrier 6 Safety of the Federal Highway Administration, and 7 2. carries in the motor vehicle documentation 8 issued by the Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety of the 9 Federal Highway Administration displaying the federal 10 census number assigned, and 11 3. displays on the sides of the motor vehicle the 12 census number, which must be no less than 2 inches high, 13 with a brush stroke no less than 1/4 inch wide in a 14 contrasting color. 15 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, each 16 diesel powered vehicle that is registered for a gross weight 17 of more than 16,000 pounds or has a gross vehicle weight 18 rating of more than 16,000 pounds, registered within the19affected area,and that is operated by an interstate carrier 20 of property or a private interstate carrier of property 21 within the Stateaffected areais subject only to the 22 provisions of this Chapter that pertain to nonscheduled 23 diesel emission inspections. 24 (Source: P.A. 91-254, eff. 7-1-00.) 25 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on 26 July 1, 2000.".