HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Transportation

Section 3-216(d)(1), 23-202, 23-204, and 23-205

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1977 Volume and 1981 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Transportation
Section 23-202(a) and 23-208
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1977 Volume and 1981 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Transportation
Section 23-203(c) and 23-207(c)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1977 Volume and 1981 Supplement)

Preamble

WHEREAS, The General Assembly, in 1979, enacted Title
23, subtitle 2 ("Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection") of the
Transportation Article under the threat of certain federal
fund cutbacks; and

WHEREAS, The General Assembly has not fully considered
alternative ways to implement a mandatory vehicle emissions
inspection and maintenance program in this State; and

WHEREAS, The State has diligently pursued its State
Implementation Plan with a mandatory inspection and
maintenance program as a part of that plan for 1983 through
1987; and

WHEREAS, The State has gone forward with the
preliminary and implementation phases of the mandatory
program by contracting with a firm that has agreed to
install and operate the inspection facilities; and

WHEREAS, The General Assembly recently has been

presented with certain options that could make the vehicle
emissions inspection program a less onerous burden on the
motoring public; and

WHEREAS, The General Assembly is wary of making
statutory changes that could result in the loss of certain
federal funds to the State; and