Pennsylvania SB 35: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inspection of vehicles, further providing for prohibition on expenditures for emission inspection program.

Bill Text

PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 100 PRINTER'S NO. 130
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 35
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY LANGERHOLC, VOGEL, J. WARD, BROOKS, PENNYCUICK,
HUTCHINSON, BAKER, STEFANO AND CULVER, JANUARY 22, 2025
SENATOR J. WARD, TRANSPORTATION, AS AMENDED, JANUARY 28, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in inspection of vehicles, further providing for
prohibition on expenditures for emission inspection program.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4706 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 4706. Prohibition on expenditures for emission inspection
program.
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(h.1) Revised State implementation plan.--
(1) Within 60 days of the effective date of this
paragraph, the Department of Environmental Protection shall
initiate the process of removing the following counties from
the enhanced vehicle emission inspection and maintenance
program:
(i) A county of the third class with a population
between 215,000 and 216,000 based on the most recent
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Federal decennial census.
(ii) A county of the third class with a population
between 325,000 and 326,000 based on the most recent
Federal decennial census.
(iii) A county of the third class with a population
between 354,000 and 355,000 based on the most recent
Federal decennial census.
(iv) A county of the fourth class with a population
between 133,000 and 134,000 based on the most recent
Federal decennial census.
(v) A county of the fifth class with a population
between 122,000 and 123,000 based on the most recent
Federal decennial census.
(vi) A county of the fifth class with a population
between 114,000 and 115,000 based on the most recent
Federal decennial census.
(vii) A county of the fifth class with a population
between 110,000 and 111,000 based on the most recent
Federal decennial census.
(1.1) FOR A COUNTY THAT IS NOT REMOVED FROM THE ENHANCED
VEHICLE EMISSION INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM THROUGH
THE PROCESS INITIATED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) AND PRIOR TO THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH WAS SUBJECT TO THE ENHANCED
VEHICLE EMISSION INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SHALL INITIATE THE
PROCESS OF REMOVING THE COUNTY FROM THE ENHANCED VEHICLE
EMISSION INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM IF THE DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT THE COUNTY
CAN MAINTAIN THE RELEVANT STANDARDS WITHOUT BENEFIT OF THE
EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE VEHICLE EMISSION
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INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.
(2) The revised State implementation plan shall be
completed and submitted to the United States Environmental
Protection Agency no later than January 1, 2026, and shall
demonstrate that the counties listed under paragraph (1) can
maintain the relevant standards without benefit of the
emissions reductions attributable to the vehicle emission
inspection and maintenance program.
(2.1) IN ADDITION TO THE REVISED STATE IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN SUBMITTED UNDER PARAGRAPH (2), THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SHALL COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A REVISED
STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN NO LATER THAN 180 DAYS AFTER
INITIATING THE PROCESS UNDER PARAGRAPH (1.1).
( 3) The Department of Environmental Protection shall
comply with Federal law during the process of the revision
REVISIONS , including by ensuring that the revision REVISIONS
will not interfere with attainment requirements or reasonable
further progress toward attainment, and that Federal funding
is not negatively impacted as a result of the revision
REVISIONS .
(4) The Department of Environmental Protection shall
notify the following of its submission of the A revised State
implementation plan , AS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED UNDER THIS
SUBSECTION, to the United States Environmental Protection
Agency:
(i) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Environmental Resources and Energy Committee of the
Senate.
(ii) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Environmental Resources and Energy AND NATURAL RESOURCE
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PROTECTION Committee of the House of Representatives.
(iii) The chairperson and minority chairperson of
the Transportation Committee of the Senate.
(iv) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives.
(5) Upon approval by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency of the A revised State implementation plan,
the Secretary of Environmental Protection shall transmit
notice of the approval to the Legislative Reference Bureau
for publication in the next available issue of the
Pennsylvania Bulletin.
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Section 2. This act sha