2013 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway By Vehicles. Gasoline
Chapter 246a - Motor Vehicle Emissions
Section 14-164k - Feasibility study re implementation of variable fee structure for inspection determined by mileage and extent of pollutants. Negotiated inspection agreement not to prevent implementation of variable fee structure.

(a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing a variable fee structure for the emission inspection of a motor vehicle determined by the mileage and the extent of pollutants in the exhaust emissions of the vehicle. On or before February 1, 1993, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall report his findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation.

(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall not enter into a negotiated inspection agreement or agreements to provide for the emission inspection of a motor vehicle which would prevent the implementation of a variable fee structure determined by the mileage and the extent of pollutants in the exhaust emissions of the vehicle.

(P.A. 92-156, S. 5, 7; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)

History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011.