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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 13-109.4 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (625 ILCS 5/13-109.4 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 13-109.4. Nitrogen oxide emissions control. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) Applicability. The requirements of this Section apply | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | to owners of heavy-duty, diesel powered vehicles, registered in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | this State, that: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | (1) have a GVWR greater than 16,000 lbs.; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | (2) are of the model years 1993 through 1998; and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | (3) are powered by affected engines as defined in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | subsection (b). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | (b) Definitions. As used in this Section: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (1) "Affected engine" means any engine identified in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | the consent decrees pertaining to manufacturers of motor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | vehicle diesel engines, referenced in the Federal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Register, Vol. 63, No. 212, for Tuesday, November 3, 1998, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | pages 59330 through 59334. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (2) "Department of Transportation" means the Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Department of Transportation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | (3) "GVWR" means gross vehicle weight rating. |
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1 | (4) "Inspection site" means (i) an official testing | ||||||
2 | station certified by the Department of Transportation to | ||||||
3 | perform truck safety inspections or (ii) any other place | ||||||
4 | used for conducting a nonscheduled safety inspection at any | ||||||
5 | location within this State. | ||||||
6 | (5) "Inspector" means an operator of an official | ||||||
7 | testing station or a person otherwise authorized by the | ||||||
8 | Department of Transportation to perform inspections. | ||||||
9 | (6) "NOx" means nitrogen oxide. | ||||||
10 | (7) "Low NOx Rebuild Kit" means a manufacturer's | ||||||
11 | upgrade of software, hardware, or both, required under the | ||||||
12 | consent decrees described in paragraph (1) of this | ||||||
13 | subsection (b) to be installed on the engine control module | ||||||
14 | of an affected engine. These kits are identified by each | ||||||
15 | manufacturer in its respective Low NOx Rebuild Plan. | ||||||
16 | (8) "Low NOx Rebuild Label" means a label, as | ||||||
17 | stipulated in the consent decrees described in paragraph | ||||||
18 | (1) of this subsection (b), that meets all of the following | ||||||
19 | specifications: | ||||||
20 | (A) it contains an identifiable characteristic | ||||||
21 | allowing an inspector to determine whether an affected | ||||||
22 | engine has had the appropriate Low NOx Rebuild Kit | ||||||
23 | installed; | ||||||
24 | (B) it contains a statement with appropriate blank | ||||||
25 | spaces for the individual performing the installation | ||||||
26 | to indicate when and by whom the Low NOx Rebuild Kit |
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1 | was installed on the engine; | ||||||
2 | (C) it is readily visible upon opening the engine | ||||||
3 | compartment; | ||||||
4 | (D) it is fabricated of a material suitable for the | ||||||
5 | location in which it is installed; and | ||||||
6 | (E) it is not readily removable intact. | ||||||
7 | (9) "Owner" means the person or other legal entity | ||||||
8 | registered as the owner of a vehicle by the Secretary of | ||||||
9 | State. | ||||||
10 | (10) "Post-repair inspection" means a repeat | ||||||
11 | inspection, for the purpose of demonstrating compliance | ||||||
12 | with the standards of subsection (c), following initial | ||||||
13 | non-compliance. | ||||||
14 | (11) "Potentially affected vehicle" means a vehicle, | ||||||
15 | with a model year of 1993 through 1998 and a GVWR of 16,000 | ||||||
16 | lbs. or greater, that is potentially subject to having an | ||||||
17 | affected engine. | ||||||
18 | (12) "Reflash" means to reconfigure the engine's | ||||||
19 | computer control chip to recalibrate the engine and lower | ||||||
20 | its NOx emissions.
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21 | (13) "Repair facility" means (i) any place where | ||||||
22 | potentially affected vehicles are repaired, rebuilt, | ||||||
23 | reconditioned, or in any way maintained for the public at a | ||||||
24 | charge and (ii) any fleet maintenance facility. | ||||||
25 | (14) "Scan tool evaluation" means an inspector's use of | ||||||
26 | an electronic device capable of determining if a Low NOx |
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1 | Rebuild Kit is installed. | ||||||
2 | (15) "Tamper" means to disconnect, detach, deactivate, | ||||||
3 | alter, or modify from the design of the original equipment | ||||||
4 | manufacturer, a Low NOx Rebuild Kit or Label, except | ||||||
5 | temporarily for the purpose of diagnosis, maintenance, | ||||||
6 | repair, or replacement with an identical kit or label. | ||||||
7 | (c) Compliance requirements: | ||||||
8 | (1) On and after December 31, 2008, any heavy-duty, | ||||||
9 | diesel-powered vehicle registered in this State that has a | ||||||
10 | GVWR greater than 16,000 lbs., is of the model years 1993 | ||||||
11 | through 1998, and is powered by an affected engine must | ||||||
12 | have a Low NOx Rebuild Kit installed and a readily | ||||||
13 | observable Low NOx Rebuild Label permanently affixed to its | ||||||
14 | engine. Any person who operates or permits the operation of | ||||||
15 | a heavy-duty vehicle that is subject to, but not in | ||||||
16 | compliance with, the requirements of this subdivision | ||||||
17 | (c)(1), is in violation of this Section. | ||||||
18 | (2) Any person installing a Low NOx Rebuild Kit must | ||||||
19 | permanently affix a Low NOx Rebuild Label at the time of | ||||||
20 | installation. | ||||||
21 | (3) A person may not tamper with an installed Low NOx | ||||||
22 | Rebuild Kit or a Low NOx Rebuild Label. | ||||||
23 | (4) Compliance with the requirement to install a Low | ||||||
24 | NOx Rebuild Kit may be determined from the results of a | ||||||
25 | scan tool evaluation. | ||||||
26 | (5) A person may install other engine control software |
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1 | if (i) the software includes the applicable Low NOx Rebuild | ||||||
2 | Kit or (ii) the software enhancements are unrelated to | ||||||
3 | reducing NOx emissions. | ||||||
4 | (d) Notification. The Illinois Environmental Protection | ||||||
5 | Agency shall, no later than November 1, 2007, notify the owner | ||||||
6 | of any potentially affected vehicle that the owner must: | ||||||
7 | (1) install a Low NOx Rebuild Kit in the vehicle; | ||||||
8 | (2) submit to the Illinois Environmental Protection | ||||||
9 | Agency appropriate proof that a Low NOx Rebuild Kit has | ||||||
10 | been installed in the vehicle; or | ||||||
11 | (3) submit to the Illinois Environmental Protection | ||||||
12 | Agency appropriate proof that the vehicle is not required | ||||||
13 | to have the Low NOx Rebuild Kit installed. | ||||||
14 | (e) Compliance. The owner of a potentially affected vehicle | ||||||
15 | shall provide proof that his or her vehicle is in compliance | ||||||
16 | with this section through one of the following means: | ||||||
17 | (1) by presenting the vehicle to an inspection site and | ||||||
18 | having the inspector determine: | ||||||
19 | (A) that the vehicle does not contain an affected | ||||||
20 | engine; or | ||||||
21 | (B) that the engine has been properly reflashed, | ||||||
22 | either by visual examination for the presence of a Low | ||||||
23 | NOx Rebuild Label or by the use of a scan tool to | ||||||
24 | verify the installation of Low NOx Rebuild software.
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25 | The Department of Transportation shall, within 30 days | ||||||
26 | of the end of the month in which the inspection is |
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1 | performed, provide the Environmental Protection Agency | ||||||
2 | a copy of each inspection report. | ||||||
3 | (2) by submitting to the Illinois Environmental | ||||||
4 | Protection Agency proof that: | ||||||
5 | (A) the potentially affected engine has received | ||||||
6 | and retained the Low NOx Rebuild Kit; or | ||||||
7 | (B) the vehicle does not contain an affected engine | ||||||
8 | as follows: | ||||||
9 | (i) by submitting proof of the installation of | ||||||
10 | a Low NOx Rebuild Kit in the form of a repair | ||||||
11 | receipt or completed work order containing the | ||||||
12 | following information: the name, address, and | ||||||
13 | phone number of the facility performing the | ||||||
14 | installation; the name of the person performing | ||||||
15 | the installation; the date of the installation; a | ||||||
16 | description of affected engine, including the | ||||||
17 | engine model and engine family number and the Low | ||||||
18 | NOx Rebuild Kit installed; or | ||||||
19 | (ii) by submitting proof that the potentially | ||||||
20 | affected vehicle is not required to have the Low | ||||||
21 | NOx Rebuild Kit installed, either because the | ||||||
22 | vehicle does not contain an affected engine (as | ||||||
23 | attested to by the vehicle owner and a repair | ||||||
24 | facility) or because the vehicle is not registered | ||||||
25 | in Illinois. | ||||||
26 | (f) Enforcement. The owner of a potentially affected |
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1 | vehicle who does not comply with this Section is subject to the | ||||||
2 | following action: | ||||||
3 | (1) Registration of the owner's vehicle may be | ||||||
4 | suspended, and any new registration or re-registration may | ||||||
5 | be prohibited. | ||||||
6 | (2) The owner's vehicle may be placed out of service in | ||||||
7 | accordance with rules adopted by the Department of | ||||||
8 | Transportation.
Operating a vehicle that has been placed | ||||||
9 | out of service is a petty offense punishable by a $1,000 | ||||||
10 | fine. The vehicle must pass a Low NOx Rebuilt Kit | ||||||
11 | inspection at an official testing station before it is | ||||||
12 | again placed in service, or the owner must submit | ||||||
13 | sufficient proof that the vehicle meets the requirements | ||||||
14 | for non-applicability under subdivision (e)(2)(B). | ||||||
15 | The Secretary of State, the Department of State Police, and | ||||||
16 | other law enforcement agencies shall enforce this Section. No | ||||||
17 | authorized emergency vehicle, as defined in Section 1-105, may | ||||||
18 | be placed out of service under this Section. | ||||||
19 | (g) Severability. If any provision of this Section or its | ||||||
20 | application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the | ||||||
21 | invalidity of that provision or application does not affect | ||||||
22 | other provisions or applications of this Section that can be | ||||||
23 | given effect without the invalid provision or application.
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24 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
25 | becoming law.
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