| Sec. 3704.14. (A)(1) If the director of environmental | 7 |
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protection determines that implementation of a motor vehicle | 8 |
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inspection and maintenance program is necessary for the state to | 9 |
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effectively comply with the federal Clean Air Act after June 30, | 10 |
20092011, the director may provide for the implementation of the | 11 |
program in those counties in this state in which such a program is | 12 |
federally mandatedthe seven counties in which the program is | 13 |
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operating on the effective date of this amendment. Upon making | 14 |
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such a determination, the director of environmental protection may | 15 |
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request the director of administrative services to extend the | 16 |
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terms of the contract that was entered into under the authority of | 17 |
Section 7 of Am. Sub. H.B. 241 of the 127th128th general | 18 |
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assembly. Upon receiving the request, the director of | 19 |
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administrative services shall extend the contract, beginning on | 20 |
July 1, 20092011, in accordance with this section. The contract | 21 |
shall be extended for a period of up to sixtwelve months with the | 22 |
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contractor who conducted the motor vehicle inspection and | 23 |
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maintenance program under that contract. | 24 |
| (2) Prior to the expiration of the contract extension that is | 25 |
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authorized by division (A)(1) of this section, the director of | 26 |
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environmental protection may request the director of | 27 |
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administrative services to enter into a contract with a vendor to | 28 |
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operate a decentralized motor vehicle inspection and maintenance | 29 |
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program in each county in this state in which such a program is | 30 |
federally mandated through June 30, 20112015, with an option for | 31 |
the state to renew the contract through June 30, 20122017. The | 32 |
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contract shall ensure that the decentralized motor vehicle | 33 |
inspection and maintenance program achieves at least the same | 34 |
| substantially similar ozone precursor reductions as achieved by | 35 |
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the program operated under the authority of the contract that was | 36 |
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extended under division (A)(1) of this section. The director of | 37 |
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administrative services shall select a vendor through a | 38 |
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competitive selection process in compliance with Chapter 125. of | 39 |
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the Revised Code. | 40 |
(a) AFor purposes of expanding the number of testing | 47 |
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locations for consumer convenience and increased local business | 48 |
participation, a requirement that the vendor selected to operate | 49 |
the program provide notification of the program's requirements to | 50 |
each owner of a motor vehicle that is required to be inspected | 51 |
under the program. The contract shall require the notification to | 52 |
be provided not later than sixty days prior to the date by which | 53 |
the owner of the motor vehicle is required to have the motor | 54 |
vehicle inspected. The director of environmental protection and | 55 |
the vendor shall jointly agree on the content of the notice. | 56 |
However, the notice shall include at a minimum the locations of | 57 |
all inspection facilities within a specified distance of the | 58 |
address that is listed on the owner's motor vehicle registration | 59 |
| utilize established local businesses by authorizing existing auto | 60 |
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repair facilities to operate as licensed inspection and waiver | 61 |
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testing facilities; | 62 |
| (C) A motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program shall | 82 |
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not be implemented in any county in which such a program is not | 83 |
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authorized under division (A) of this section without the approval | 84 |
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of the general assembly through the enactment of legislation. | 85 |
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Further, a motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program shall | 86 |
not be implemented in any county beyond June 30,
20122017, | 87 |
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without the approval of the general assembly through the enactment | 88 |
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of legislation. | 89 |
| (D) The director of environmental protection shall adopt | 90 |
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rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that the | 91 |
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director determines are necessary to implement this section. The | 92 |
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director may continue to implement and enforce rules pertaining to | 93 |
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the motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program previously | 94 |
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implemented under former section 3704.14 of the Revised Code as | 95 |
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that section existed prior to its repeal and reenactment by Am. | 96 |
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Sub. H.B. 66 of the 126th general assembly, provided that the | 97 |
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rules do not conflict with this section. | 98 |
| (E) There is hereby created in the state treasury the auto | 99 |
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emissions test fund, which shall consist of money received by the | 100 |
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director from any cash transfers, state and local grants, and | 101 |
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other contributions that are received for the purpose of funding | 102 |
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the program established under this section. The director of | 103 |
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environmental protection shall use money in the fund solely for | 104 |
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the implementation, supervision, administration, operation, and | 105 |
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enforcement of the motor vehicle inspection and maintenance | 106 |
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program established under this section. Money in the fund shall | 107 |
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not be used for either of the following: | 108 |
| (2) To provide payment for more than one free passing | 114 |
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emissions inspection or a total of three emissions inspections for | 115 |
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a motor vehicle in any three-hundred-sixty-five day period. The | 116 |
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owner or lessee of a motor vehicle is responsible for inspection | 117 |
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fees that are related to emissions inspections beyond one free | 118 |
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passing emissions inspection or three total emissions inspections | 119 |
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in any three-hundred-sixty-five day period. Inspection fees that | 120 |
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are charged by a contractor conducting emissions inspections under | 121 |
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a motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program shall be | 122 |
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approved by the director of environmental protection. | 123 |