Senate Bill No. 18–Senator  Schneider

 

January 24, 2003

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Referred to  Committee on Natural Resources

 

SUMMARY—Requires Department of Motor Vehicles to establish by regulation procedures for inspecting certain stations involved in control of emissions from engines. (BDR 40‑177)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: Yes.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to air pollution; requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish by regulation procedures for inspecting certain stations involved in the control of emissions from engines; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1  Section 1. NRS 445B.790 is hereby amended to read as

1-2  follows:

1-3  445B.790  1.  The Department of Motor Vehicles shall , by

1-4  regulation, establish procedures for inspecting authorized inspection

1-5  stations, authorized maintenance stations, authorized stations and

1-6  fleet stations, and may require the holder of a license for an

1-7  authorized inspection station, authorized maintenance station,

1-8  authorized station or fleet station to submit any material or

1-9  document which is used in the program to control emissions from

1-10  motor vehicles.

1-11      2.  The Department may deny, suspend or revoke the license of

1-12  an approved inspector, authorized inspection station, authorized

1-13  maintenance station, authorized station or fleet station if:

1-14      (a) The approved inspector or the holder of a license for an

1-15  authorized inspection station, authorized maintenance station,

2-1  authorized station or fleet station is not complying with the

2-2  provisions of NRS 445B.700 to 445B.815, inclusive.

2-3  (b) The holder of a license for an authorized inspection station,

2-4  authorized maintenance station, authorized station or fleet station

2-5  refuses to furnish the Department with the requested material or

2-6  document.

2-7  (c) The approved inspector has issued a fraudulent certificate of

2-8  compliance, whether intentionally or negligently. A “fraudulent

2-9  certificate” includes, but is not limited to:

2-10          (1) A backdated certificate;

2-11          (2) A postdated certificate; and

2-12          (3) A certificate issued without an inspection.

2-13      (d) The approved inspector does not follow the prescribed test

2-14  procedure.

 

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