HB3652 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB3652

Introduced 2/28/2007, by Rep. Robert S. Molaro

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/13C-25

Amends the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Law of 2005 in the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a vehicle shall be tested for emissions by means of a steady-state idle exhaust gas analysis and an evaporative system integrity test, rather than by means of an on-board diagnostic system test, if the vehicle owner provides a statement, signed by a recognized repair technician, indicating that the vehicle's on-board diagnostic computer is malfunctioning. Effective immediately.

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A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 13C-25 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/13C-25)

Sec. 13C-25. Performance of inspections.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the inspection of vehicles required under this Chapter shall be performed only: (i) by inspectors who have been certified by the Agency after successfully completing a course of training and successfully passing a written test; (ii) at official inspection stations, including on-road inspection sites established under this Chapter; and (iii) with equipment that has been approved by the Agency for these inspections.

(b) The requirements of subdivisions (a)(i) and (a)(ii) of this Section do not preclude the performance of inspections (1) at self-service official inspection stations, (2) using Agency-approved wireless communication interfaces, and (3) using systems designed to perform remote on-board diagnostic inspections.

(c) Except as provided in subsections subsection (d) and (d-5), the inspection shall consist of an on-board diagnostic system test. The owner of the vehicle or the owner's agent shall be entitled to an emission inspection certificate issued by the Agency only if all required tests are passed at the time of the inspection.

(d) A steady-state idle exhaust gas analysis and the evaporative system integrity test may be substituted for the on-board diagnostic system test in the following cases:

(1) On any heavy duty vehicle with a manufacturer gross vehicle weight rating in excess of 8,500 pounds not equipped at the time of manufacture with an on-board diagnostic system meeting federal OBD-II specifications.

(2) On any vehicle for which on-board diagnostic testing is not possible due to the vehicle's originally certified design or its design as modified in accordance with federal law and regulations, and on any vehicle with known on-board diagnostic communications or software problems, as determined by the Agency.

(d-5) A steady-state idle exhaust gas analysis and the evaporative system integrity test shall be substituted for the on-board diagnostic system test if the vehicle owner provides a statement, signed by a recognized repair technician, indicating that the vehicle's on-board diagnostic computer is malfunctioning.

(e) The exhaust gas analysis shall consist of a test of an exhaust gas sample to determine whether the quantities of exhaust gas pollutants emitted by the vehicle meet the standards set for vehicles of that type under Section 13C-20. A vehicle shall be deemed to have passed this portion of the inspection if the evaluation of the exhaust gas sample indicates that the quantities of exhaust gas pollutants emitted by the vehicle do not exceed the standards set for vehicles of that type under Section 13C-20 or an inspector certifies that the vehicle qualifies for a waiver of the exhaust gas pollutant standards under Section 13C-30.

(f) The evaporative system integrity test shall consist of a procedure to determine if leaks exist in all or a portion of the vehicle fuel evaporation emission control system. A vehicle shall be deemed to have passed this test if it meets the criteria that the Board may adopt for an evaporative system integrity test.

(g) The on-board diagnostic system test shall consist of accessing the vehicle's on-board computer system, determining the vehicle's readiness status and malfunction indicator lamp status, and retrieving any stored diagnostic codes that may be present. The vehicle shall be deemed to have passed this test if the vehicle readiness status indicates that the vehicle's OBD system has completed all required system and component checks, the malfunction indicator lamp status is appropriate, and the diagnostic codes retrieved do not exceed standards set for vehicles of that type under Section 13C-20.

(Source: P.A. 94-526, eff. 1-1-06.)

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