HB6256 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB6256

Introduced 2/11/2016, by Rep. Thomas Morrison

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 105/5.427 rep.
415 ILCS 120/Act rep.
625 ILCS 5/13C-10

Repeals the Alternate Fuels Act. Amends the State Finance Act. Repeals a provision concerning the Alternate Fuels Fund. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Deletes a provision concerning a rebate and grant program authorized by the Alternate Fuels Act. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning safety.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

(30 ILCS 105/5.427 rep.)

Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by repealing Section 5.427.

(415 ILCS 120/Act rep.)

Section 10. The Alternate Fuels Act is repealed.

Section 15. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 13C-10 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/13C-10)

Sec. 13C-10. Program.

(a) The Agency shall establish a program to begin February 1, 2007, to reduce the emission of pollutants by motor vehicles. This program shall be a replacement for and continuation of the program established under the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Law of 1995, Chapter 13B of this Code.

At a minimum, this program shall provide for all of the following:

(1) The inspection of certain motor vehicles every 2 years, as required under Section 13C-15.

(2) The establishment and operation of official inspection stations.

(3) The designation of official test equipment and testing procedures.

(4) The training and supervision of inspectors and other personnel.

(5) Procedures to assure the correct operation, maintenance, and calibration of test equipment.

(6) Procedures for certifying test results and for reporting and maintaining relevant data and records.

(7) (Blank). The funding of alternate fuel rebates and grants as authorized by Section 30 of the Alternate Fuels Act.

(b) The Agency shall provide for the operation of a sufficient number of official inspection stations to prevent undue difficulty for motorists to obtain the inspections required under this Chapter. In the event that the Agency operates inspection stations or contracts with one or more parties to operate inspection stations on its behalf, the Agency shall endeavor to: (i) locate the stations so that the owners of vehicles subject to inspection reside within 12 miles of an official inspection station; and (ii) have sufficient inspection capacity at the stations so that the usual wait before the start of an inspection does not exceed 15 minutes.

(Source: P.A. 98-24, eff. 6-19-13.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.