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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 2795 (Committee on Budget)
As Amended August 24, 1998
2/3 vote. Urgency

  ASSEMBLY:       (May 26, 1998)  SENATE:  21-9  (August 26, 1998)     

         (vote not relevant)

Original Committee Reference:   BUDGET  

  SUMMARY : makes various changes to the Motor Vehicle Inspection and  
Maintenance Program which would reinstate the program in operation  
prior to changes made in 1994.  This program is commonly referred  
to as "BAR-90". 

  The Senate amendments  deletes the Assembly version of this bill,  
and instead:

1)  Repeals all Vehicle Code and Health and Safety Code sections  
added to
    establish the "Smog Check II" program. 
 
2)  Retains requirements of the "BAR-90" Program, as the program  
was
    constituted prior to 1994 amendments. 
 
3)  Repeals all references to enhanced areas, dynamometers, gold  
shield
    stations, and test-only requirements. 
 
4)  Retains exemption provisions established in 1997, which exempt  
from the
    program all vehicles manufactured prior to the 1974 model year  
and all new
    vehicles for the first four models years. 
 
5)  Retains the Low-Income Repair Assistance Program, but removes  
all
    references to the "Smog Check II" Program. 
 
6)  Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to notify motorists  
of their
    right to have vehicles pre-tested, pursuant to Section 44011.3  
of the
    Health and Safety Code. 
 
7)  Provides funding from Item 1111-001-0582 of the 1998 State  
Budget Act for     reimbursement of costs to smog check station  
owners associated with
    complying with Bureau of Automotive Repair regulations  
establishing the
    enhanced program.  Eligible costs, as determined by the  
Bureau, would
    include equipment and installation costs incurred through  
participation in







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    the enhanced program. 
 
8)  Contains an urgency clause.

  AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill was a spot bill introduced to  
be a Trailer Bill for the 1998-99 Budget Bill, to make statutory  
changes to implement the Budget relating to the Department of  
Consumer Affairs.

  FISCAL EFFECT  :  Provides funding from Item 1111-001-0582 of the  
1998 State Budget Act for reimbursement of costs to smog check  
station owners associated with complying with Bureau of Automotive  
Repair regulations establishing the 
enhanced program. 

  Analysis prepared by  :  Sandra Pizarro / abudget / (916) 319-2099

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