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 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    studies study shall be reported to the  General  Assembly  by
21    June  30,  2001,  and  every June 30 thereafter.  The studies
 
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 1    study shall  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
 
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 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.
 
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 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
 
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 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    subsections subsection (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    their  its  implementation  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  are  is  authorized  to promulgate rules to implement
30    their its responsibilities 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)
 
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 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.
 
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 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 the
19    affected area, and that is operated by an interstate  carrier
20    of  property  or  a  private  interstate  carrier of property
21    within the  State  affected  area  is  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.".

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