00                         HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 13                                                                        
01 Encouraging the repeal of the Anchorage Vehicle Inspection and Management Program.                                      
02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:                                                                         
03       WHEREAS, in 1985, the Anchorage Assembly and Fairbanks North Star borough                                     
04 Assembly implemented vehicle inspection and management programs in response to air                                      
05 quality concerns regarding excessive amounts of carbon monoxide; and                                                    
06       WHEREAS the Anchorage and Fairbanks programs required annual testing of                                         
07 automobile emissions to ensure that air quality levels in Anchorage and Fairbanks would be in                           
08 compliance with standards imposed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency;                                 
09 and                                                                                                                     
10       WHEREAS, in response to substantially lowered levels of carbon monoxide, the                                    
11 programs were amended in 1995 to require only biennial emissions testing; and                                           
12       WHEREAS Fairbanks emissions levels have been in compliance with state and                                       
13 federal air quality regulations since 2000, and Anchorage has not exceeded air quality                                  
14 standards since 1996; and                                                                                               
15       WHEREAS advancements in automotive technology have significantly reduced                                        
16 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 S. Sullivan, Mayor of                           
16 the Municipality of Anchorage, and to each member of the Anchorage Assembly.