5346

VETOES

WHEREAS, The General Assembly is aware of a certain
changing attitude toward the Federal Clean Air Act on
Capitol Hill and of certain federal legislative proposals
that would relax the requirements of that Act so that a
state could make changes to its State Implementation Plan
without fear of federal cutbacks; and

WHEREAS, The Administrator of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency has made recent public statements
indicating opposition to federally mandated vehicle
inspection and maintenance programs; and

WHEREAS, The General Assembly is in Session for only 90
days and it is unlikely such federal action will be taken by
the time of adjournment of the General Assembly on April 12,
1982; and

WHEREAS, Because the mandatory inspection and
maintenance program is statutorily required to take effect
before the General Assembly convenes for the 1983 Session,
the General Assembly feels it is necessary to modify the
State Implementation Plan and the inspection and maintenance
program during the 1982 Session; and date of implementation
in order that it is deferred until such time as it is more
likely that a definitive Federal position has been
established; and

WHEREAS, This deferral will allow the General Assembly
during its 1983 session to evaluate and modify, or repeal,
if appropriate, the program in light of the Federal
position; and

WHEREAS, The General Assembly intends to pursue, in
good faith, the attainment of the ambient air quality
standards established by the U. S. Environmental Protection
Agency; and now, therefore,

WHEREAS, The General Assembly intends to make the
State's vehicle emissions inspection program more responsive
to the needs of the citizenry without jeopardizing the
State's expectation of continued federal subsidies; now,
therefore,

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
read(s) as follows:

Article - Transportation

3-216.

(d)(1) [After meeting its debt service requirements,
the Department may] SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF THE MOTOR
VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION TO USE THE FUNDS IN THE