HF 75

as introduced - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to the environment; exempting certain newer 
  1.3             motor vehicles from the motor vehicle emission 
  1.4             inspection program; repealing the program effective 
  1.5             July 1, 1998; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, 
  1.6             section 116.61, subdivision 2; proposing coding for 
  1.7             new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116. 
  1.8   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.9      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116.61, 
  1.10  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  1.11     Subd. 2.  [EXEMPT VEHICLES.] The following motor vehicles 
  1.12  are exempt from the requirements of this section: 
  1.13     (1) a motor vehicle manufactured before the 1976 model year 
  1.14  or with an engine manufactured before the 1976 model year; 
  1.15     (2) a motor vehicle registered as classic, pioneer, 
  1.16  collector, or street rod under section 168.10; 
  1.17     (3) a motor vehicle that is exempted in accordance with 
  1.18  rules of the agency because the vehicle, although registered to 
  1.19  an owner residing in the metropolitan area, is customarily 
  1.20  domiciled outside of the metropolitan area; and 
  1.21     (4) any class of motor vehicle that is exempted by rule of 
  1.22  the agency because the vehicles present prohibitive inspection 
  1.23  problems or are inappropriate for inspection; and 
  1.24     (5) a motor vehicle the model year of which is no more than 
  1.25  five years earlier than the year of the vehicle's next 
  1.26  registration. 
  2.1      Sec. 2.  [116.651] [REPEALER.] 
  2.2      Sections 116.60 to 116.651 are repealed effective July 1, 
  2.3   1998. 
  2.4      Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.5      This act is effective January 1, 1996.