PORTABLE EMISSIONS TESTING

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall issue a permit to the proprietor of a vehicle service company that meets certain requirements to operate an official portable emissions testing company. Provides that a permittee may test the permittee's own second division vehicles and issue certificates of safety and conduct emission inspections of the permittee's own second division vehicles. Adds language governing fees, bonding, and oversight of official portable emissions testing companies. Makes corresponding changes. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 625 ILCS 5/13-102.1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the contents of the introduced bill and makes the following changes: Requires the Department of Transportation to include in its diesel powered vehicle emission inspection report the number of inspections conducted at a brick-and-mortar official testing station and the number of inspections conducted by an official portable emissions testing company. Removes language allowing a permittee to issue certificates of safety. Allows a permittee to conduct interstate inspections on interstate carriers in accordance with federal regulations. Provides that, for motor vehicles that are model years 2007 and newer, the level of peak smoke opacity shall not exceed 5%. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adds reference to: 625 ILCS 5/13-102.2 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the contents of the introduced bill and Senate Amendment No. 1 and makes the following changes: Removes language providing that, for motor vehicles that are model years 2007 and newer, the level of peak smoke opacity shall not exceed 5%. Adds language providing that, by September 15, 2022, the Department of Transportation shall make available to the public a report that includes certain information concerning emission testing. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Changes the date by which the Department of Transportation must make available a public report on emission testing data from September 15, 2022 to March 15, 2023. Changes the date through which the Department of Transportation must collect data on diesel emission testing to include in its public report from June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.