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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 938
BY REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL JACKSON
MTR VEHICLE/INSPECTION: To increase emission inspection fees
AN ACT1
To amend R.S. 32:1306(C)(3)(a), relative to motor vehicles; to increase fees for inspection2
and maintenance program in nonattainment zone; and to provide for related matters.3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:4
Section 1. R.S. 32:1306(C)(3)(a) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as5
follows:6
ยง1306. Operation of official inspection stations7
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(3)(a) For parishes and municipalities that have been placed on the9
nonattainment list for ozone standards and classified as "serious" or worse by the10
United States Environmental Protection Agency an additional eight fifteen dollars11
shall be charged for each inspection that includes the performance of the inspection12
and maintenance (I/M) program pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 30:2054(B)(8) for13
1980 or newer model year motor vehicles. The motor vehicle inspection station shall14
retain six dollars of the additional charge for implementation and performance of the15
I/M program. Two dollars of the additional charge shall be transferred to the16
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to implement and operate the17
inspection and maintenance program. As the legislature finds that the use of mass18
transit by it's citizens would result in reduced ozone emissions, seven dollars of the19
additional charge shall be transferred to the parish governing authority of the parish20 HLS 10RS-1162 ORIGINAL
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the vehicle is registered in and utilized as part of the parish's financial contribution1
as defined by R.S. 48:1453(2). If a parish does not have a transit system, seven2
dollars of the additional charge shall be transferred to the parish governing authority3
of the parish that the vehicle is registered in and used for development of mass transit4
programs.5
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Michael Jackson HB No. 938
Abstract: Increases fee for emission inspection in nonattainment zone and directs funds to
be used for mass transit purposes.
Present law provides that an additional $8 shall be charged for each inspection that includes
the performance of the inspection and maintenance (I/M) program for 1980 or newer model
year motor vehicles.
Proposed law retains present law but provides $15, rather than $8, shall be charged for each
inspection that includes the performance of the inspection and maintenance (I/M) program
for 1980 or newer model year motor vehicles.
Proposed law provides that $7 of the $15 shall be used for mass transit purposes.
(Amends R.S. 32:1306(C)(3)(a))