224.20-740 Vehicle emission inspection stations.
(1) The cabinet may enter into an agreement with one (1) or more independent
contractors, subject to public bidding, to provide for the construction, equipment, <br>establishment, maintenance, and operation of official vehicle emission inspection <br>stations in the numbers and locations required to provide vehicle owners reasonably <br>convenient access to inspection facilities.
(2) The cabinet shall be prohibited from entering into an agreement with any
independent contractor who is engaged in the business of manufacturing, selling, <br>maintaining or repairing vehicles and vehicle replacement or repair parts in the <br>Commonwealth, except that the independent contractor shall not be precluded from <br>maintaining or repairing any vehicle owned or operated by the independent <br>contractor.
(3) The agreement authorized by this section shall contain provisions relating to the
following: <br>(a) That the Commonwealth shall not be required to purchase any asset or assume
any liability if the agreement is not renewed;
(b) That the contractor is authorized to collect the inspection fee for a test in the
amount fixed by the cabinet;
(c) That the Commonwealth shall be reimbursed by the contractor for not less
than ten percent (10%) of the inspection fee, except for programs operated by <br>air pollution control districts;
(d) That reports and documentation shall be submitted to the cabinet if required
concerning the operation of the official vehicle emission inspection stations; <br>and
(e) That the cabinet has discretion to investigate the operation of the official
vehicle emission inspection stations as the conditions and circumstances of <br>the operation may indicate, and that the cabinet may revoke the contract if it <br>finds that the stations are not operated in accordance with KRS 224.20-710 to <br>224.20-765 or that the contractor has failed or refused to submit records or <br>documentation required by KRS 224.20-710 to 224.20-765.
(4) The agreement may contain any provisions deemed necessary by the cabinet for the
administration or enforcement of KRS 224.20-710 to 224.20-765.
Effective: July 13, 1990 <br>History: Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 467, sec. 7, effective July 13, 1990. <br>Formerly codified as KRS 224.474.
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