00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 244                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to motor vehicle inspections and maintenance emissions control                                         
02 programs."                                                                                                              
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 28.10.108(f) is amended to read:                                                                   
05            (f)  Upon request of the owner and payment of the proportionate prorated                                     
06       applicable fees, a vehicle registered under this section shall have its registration period                       
07       extended in monthly increments to allow biennial registration to occur in the month of                            
08       the owner's choice, except that registration may not extend beyond the expiration of an                           
09       emissions inspection and maintenance certificate required for the vehicle.                                        
10       Notwithstanding the other provisions of this chapter, upon request of the owner,                                  
11       payment of the annual fee set out in AS 28.10.421(h) and [,] payment of any annual                            
12       vehicle registration tax due under AS 28.10.431(l), [AND, IF APPLICABLE,                                          
13       PAYMENT OF ONE-HALF OF THE BIENNIAL EMISSION CONTROL                                                              
14       INSPECTION PROGRAM FEE IMPOSED UNDER AS 28.10.423,] the department                                                

01       shall register a vehicle used for commercial purposes for a one-year period.                                      
02    * Sec. 2. AS 29.10.200 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:                                               
03                 (64)  AS 29.35.143 (regulation of motor vehicle emissions).                                             
04    * Sec. 3. AS 29.35 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                     
05            Sec. 29.35.143. Regulation of motor vehicle emissions. A municipality may                                  
06       not regulate the emissions from motor vehicles or require that motor vehicles be tested                           
07       to determine their emissions or whether the vehicle's emissions control equipment is                              
08       operating correctly. This section applies to home rule and general law municipalities.                            
09    * Sec. 4. AS 46.14.400 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
10            (k)  A local air quality control program may not regulate the emissions from                                 
11       motor vehicles under this section.                                                                                
12    * Sec. 5. AS 28.10.041(a)(10), 28.10.271(d), 28.10.423; AS 44.46.025(a)(2); AS 45.45.400;                          
13 45.50.471(b)(31); 45.50.471(b)(31); AS 46.14.400(e), 46.14.400(i), 46.14.400(j), and                                    
14 46.14.510 are repealed.