PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                                 Ch. 489

expenditure of certain amounts on certain repairs; repealing obsolete provisions;
making stylistic and technical changes; clarifying language; making this Act an
emergency measure; and generally relating to the Vehicle Emissions Inspection
Program.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Transportation
Section 23-206, 23-207, 23-208, and 23-209
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume and 1994 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Transportation

Section 23-201, 23-202, 23-203, 23-204, 23-205, and 23-206.1
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume and 1994 Supplement)

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

Article - Transportation

23-201.

(a)     In this subtitle, the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)     "Emissions control program" means the program requiring and implementing
the exhaust emissions test and the emissions equipment and misfueling inspection.

(c)     "Emissions equipment" means any emissions control device that has been
installed on a motor vehicle by a manufacturer of motor vehicles.

(d)     "Emissions equipment and misfueling inspection" means an inspection to
verify the presence of required emissions equipment and an inspection to determine that
the vehicle has not been misfueled.

(e)     (1) "Emissions related repair" means the inspection, adjustment, repair, or
replacement of motor vehicle engine systems, subsystems, or components as necessary to
bring a motor vehicle into compliance with emissions standards adopted in accordance
with the provisions of this subtitle.

(2) "Emissions related repair" does not [mean] INCLUDE adjustment,
repair, or replacement necessitated by tampering or misfueling.

(f)      (1) "Emissions standard" means a requirement that limits the quantity,
quality, rate, or concentration of emissions from a motor vehicle.

(2) "Emissions standard" includes a requirement that relates to the
operation or maintenance of a motor vehicle to assure continuous emissions reduction.

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