00Enrolled HR 13                                                                                                          
01 Encouraging the repeal of the Anchorage Vehicle Inspection and Management Program.                                      
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03 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:                                                                       
04      WHEREAS, in 1985, the Anchorage Assembly and Fairbanks North Star Borough                                      
05 Assembly implemented vehicle inspection and management programs in response to air                                      
06 quality concerns regarding excessive amounts of carbon monoxide; and                                                    
07      WHEREAS the Anchorage and Fairbanks programs required annual testing of                                          
08 automobile emissions to ensure that air quality levels in Anchorage and Fairbanks would be in                           
09 compliance with standards imposed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency;                                 
10 and                                                                                                                     
11      WHEREAS, in response to substantially lowered levels of carbon monoxide, the                                     
12 programs were amended in 1995 to require only biennial emissions testing; and                                           
13      WHEREAS Fairbanks emissions levels have been in compliance with state and                                        
14 federal air quality regulations since 2000, and Anchorage has not exceeded air quality                                  
15 standards since 1996; and                                                                                               
16      WHEREAS advancements in automotive technology have significantly reduced                                         
17 emissions in newer automobiles, thereby negating the need for the Anchorage and Fairbanks                               

01 vehicle inspection and management programs; and                                                                         
02      WHEREAS the cost of inspection and repairs imposes an unnecessary burden on                                      
03 vehicle owners; and                                                                                                     
04      WHEREAS, in November 2007, the Anchorage Assembly determined that the                                            
05 program was no longer necessary and voted to end the program, effective January 1, 2010;                                
06 and                                                                                                                     
07      WHEREAS the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly also voted to terminate the                                    
08 program at the end of the 25-year tenure of the program; and                                                            
09      WHEREAS, in July 2008, in spite of public protest, the Anchorage Assembly                                        
10 rescinded its 2007 decision and reinstated the vehicle inspection and management program;                               
11      BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives requests that the Anchorage                                     
12 Assembly rescind its decision to reinstate the vehicle inspection and management program                                
13 and encourages the repeal of the program because the program imposes an unnecessary                                     
14 burden on motorists.                                                                                                    
15      COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Daniel A. Sullivan, Mayor                               
16 of the Municipality of Anchorage, and to each member of the Anchorage Assembly.