WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 201

BY adding to

Article - Environment

Section 2-701 through 2-707 to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 7. Motor

Vehicle Emissions Certification Program"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1987 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Transportation
Section 13-110(5) and 13-406(8)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Environment

SUBTITLE 7. MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

2-701.

(A)     IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(B)     "ADMINISTRATION" MEANS THE MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION.

(C)     (1) "LOW EMISSIONS VEHICLE PROGRAM" MEANS:

(I)      THE LOW EMISSIONS VEHICLE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED
UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL CLEAN AIR ACT, 42
U.S.C. §§ 7401 ET SEQ.; OR

(II)     A MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
THAT IS FUNCTIONALLY EQUIVALENT TO THE LOW EMISSIONS VEHICLE PROGRAM
ESTABLISHED UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL
CLEAN AIR ACT, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 ET SEQ.

(2) "LOW EMISSIONS VEHICLE PROGRAM" DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY
REQUIREMENT RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT, USE, PRODUCTION, SALE, OR
DISTRIBUTION OF ANY MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL.

(D)     "PROGRAM" MEANS THE MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS CERTIFICATION
LOW EMISSIONS VEHICLE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.

(E)     "TRANSFER" INCLUDES ACQUIRE, PURCHASE, SELL, AND LEASE.

2-702.

(A) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SUBTITLE, THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL ESTABLISH A MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.

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