1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to the environment; automobile emissions; 
  1.3             providing that a vehicle need not be inspected until 
  1.4             the year of its registration is five years more than 
  1.5             its model year; changing the inspection fee; providing 
  1.6             for advertising restrictions and temporary 
  1.7             registrations; requiring a report; amending Minnesota 
  1.8             Statutes 1994, sections 116.61, subdivision 1, and by 
  1.9             adding a subdivision; 116.62, by adding subdivisions; 
  1.10            and 116.64, subdivision 1. 
  1.11  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.12     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116.61, 
  1.13  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.14     Subdivision 1.  [REQUIREMENT.] (a) Beginning no later than 
  1.15  July 1, 1991 Except as described in subdivision 1a, each motor 
  1.16  vehicle registered to an owner residing in the metropolitan area 
  1.17  and each motor vehicle customarily domiciled in the metropolitan 
  1.18  area but exempt from registration under section 168.012 or 
  1.19  473.448 must be inspected annually for air pollution emissions 
  1.20  as provided in sections 116.60 to 116.65. 
  1.21     (b) The inspections must take place at a public or fleet 
  1.22  inspection station.  The inspections must take place within 90 
  1.23  days prior to the registration deadline for the vehicle or, for 
  1.24  vehicles that are exempt from license fees under section 168.012 
  1.25  or 473.448, at a time set by the agency. 
  1.26     (c) The registration on a motor vehicle subject to 
  1.27  paragraph (a) may not be renewed unless the vehicle has been 
  1.28  inspected for air pollution emissions as provided in sections 
  2.1   116.60 to 116.65 and received a certificate of compliance or a 
  2.2   certificate of waiver. 
  2.3      Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116.61, is 
  2.4   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  2.5      Subd. 1a.  [EXCEPTION FOR NEW VEHICLES.] A vehicle need not 
  2.6   be inspected until the year in which it is being registered is 
  2.7   five years more than its model year. 
  2.8      Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116.62, is 
  2.9   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  2.10     Subd. 5a.  [TEMPORARY REGISTRATION.] The commissioner, in 
  2.11  consultation with the commissioner of public safety, shall adopt 
  2.12  a procedure for granting temporary registrations to persons 
  2.13  whose vehicle registrations have expired or will shortly 
  2.14  expire.  Upon request of the vehicle owner, the commissioner 
  2.15  shall issue a letter of temporary registration, valid for one 
  2.16  day, that allows the owner to drive to an inspection station to 
  2.17  have the vehicle inspected. 
  2.18     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116.62, is 
  2.19  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  2.20     Subd. 9.  [ADVERTISING BY CONTRACTOR.] Any advertisement or 
  2.21  promotional material relating to the motor vehicle inspection 
  2.22  program that is paid for by the contractor selected under 
  2.23  subdivision 3 must clearly display a disclaimer stating that the 
  2.24  advertisement or promotional material was not paid for by the 
  2.25  state.  
  2.26     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116.64, 
  2.27  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  2.28     Subdivision 1.  [AMOUNT.] Beginning January 1, 1991 August 
  2.29  1, 1995, an annual fee established in accordance with the rules 
  2.30  of the agency, not to exceed $10 $8, is imposed for the cost of 
  2.31  the inspection of a motor vehicle at a public inspection station 
  2.32  and such reinspections as the rules of the agency allow, the 
  2.33  cost of the contract entered under section 116.62, subdivision 
  2.34  3, and the administrative costs of the agency and the department.
  2.35     Sec. 6.  [REPORT ON NEED FOR VEHICLE EMISSION INSPECTION 
  2.36  PROGRAM.] 
  3.1      (a) The commissioner of the pollution control agency, in 
  3.2   consultation with the United States Environmental Protection 
  3.3   Agency, shall take all reasonable steps to enable the state, by 
  3.4   July 1, 1998, to comply with the federal Clean Air Act without 
  3.5   having to continue the motor vehicle emission inspection program.
  3.6      (b) By December 15, 1997, the commissioner shall submit to 
  3.7   the chairs of the environment and natural resources committees 
  3.8   of the legislature a report that includes: 
  3.9      (1) a description of the commissioner's efforts under 
  3.10  paragraph (a) and the results of those efforts; 
  3.11     (2) an analysis of the state's attainment status under the 
  3.12  federal Clean Air Act as it relates to the need for a motor 
  3.13  vehicle emission inspection program; and 
  3.14     (3) recommendations regarding continuation of the motor 
  3.15  vehicle emission inspection program after July 1, 1998. 
  3.16     Sec. 7.  [APPLICATION.] 
  3.17     Sections 1 and 2 apply to vehicles whose registrations 
  3.18  expire on or after July 31, 1995. 
  3.19     Sec. 8.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  3.20     Section 4 is effective the day following final enactment.