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          Date of Hearing:   May 16, 2012

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

                      AB 1922 (Lara) - As Amended:  May 2, 2012 

          Policy Committee:                              
          TransportationVote:11-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program: 
          No     Reimbursable:              No

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires owners of two or more heavy-duty diesel motor 
          vehicles to perform smoke opacity inspections and make any 
          related, necessary repairs by December 31 of each calendar year.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Negligible costs to the Air Resources Board (ARB).

           COMMENTS  

           1)Rationale  .  The California Trucking Association (sponsor) 
            contends this bill would allow fleet owners, who, under 
            current law, must retest each heavy-duty diesel vehicle within 
            one year of a previous smoke opacity test, to consolidate the 
            testing and repair of vehicles in their fleets.

           2)Background  .  ARB's Periodic Smoke Inspection Program requires 
            diesel and bus fleet owners to conduct annual smoke opacity 
            inspections of their vehicles and repair those with excessive 
            smoke emissions to ensure compliance. The ARB randomly audits 
            fleets, maintenance and inspection records and tests a 
            representative sample of vehicles. All vehicles that do not 
            pass the test must be repaired and retested within 12 months. 
            A fleet owner that neglects to perform the annual smoke 
            opacity inspection on applicable vehicles is subject to a 
            penalty of $500 per vehicle, per year.

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Jay Dickenson / APPR. / (916) 319-2081 










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