HOUSE BILL 971066
BY REPRESENTATIVES June, Agler, Mace, Tucker, and Young;
also SENATORS Ament, Arnold, Congrove, Mutzebaugh,
Perlmutter, Powers, and Rizzuto.
CONCERNING DIESEL EMISSIONS INSPECTION FOR NEW DIESEL
VEHICLES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State
of Colorado:
SECTION 1. 424406
(1) (b) (II), Colorado Revised Statutes, 1993 Repl. Vol., as amended,
is amended to read:
424406. Requirement of
certification of emissions control for registration testing
for diesel smoke opacity compliance. (1) (b) (II) Notwithstanding
the provisions of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b), new
diesel vehicles, which are being registered
for the first time shall be issued a certification of emissions
control without testing REQUIRED
UNDER THIS SECTION TO HAVE A CERTIFICATION OF EMISSIONS CONTROL,
SHALL BE ISSUED A CERTIFICATION OF EMISSIONS COMPLIANCE WITHOUT
INSPECTION OR TESTING. SUCH CERTIFICATE SHALL EXPIRE ON THE ANNIVERSARY
OF THE DAY OF THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH CERTIFICATION WHEN SUCH VEHICLE
HAS REACHED ITS SECOND MODEL YEAR OR ON THE DATE OF THE TRANSFER
OF OWNERSHIP AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE SECOND MODEL YEAR. PRIOR
TO THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH CERTIFICATION SUCH VEHICLE SHALL BE
INSPECTED AND A CERTIFICATION OF EMISSIONS CONTROL SHALL BE OBTAINED
for diesel smoke opacity compliance. Such
certification shall be valid only for twelve months.
SECTION 2. Effective date
applicability. (1) This act
shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration
of the ninetyday period after final adjournment of the general
assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition
pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state constitution;
except that, if a referendum petition is filed against this act
or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then
the act, item, section, or part, if approved by the people, shall
take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote
thereon by proclamation of the governor.
(2) The provisions of this act shall apply
to vehicles sold on or after the applicable effective date of
this act.
____________________________ ____________________________
Charles E. Berry Tom Norton
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
____________________________ ____________________________
Judith M. Rodrigue Joan M. Albi
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
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Roy Romer
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO