Bill Text: IL HB4942 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB4942 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB4942-Amended.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4942
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4942 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 1. Legislative intent. The purpose of this | ||||||
5 | amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly is to decentralize | ||||||
6 | emissions testing in this State in order to reduce the | ||||||
7 | financial burden on taxpayers. In 2013 over 107,000 vehicles | ||||||
8 | were tested in an emissions testing program at a cost of $30 | ||||||
9 | million. Currently the emission's program is conducted by a | ||||||
10 | private contractor. It is not the intent of the General | ||||||
11 | Assembly to interfere with any current contract, but it is the | ||||||
12 | intent of the General Assembly to prohibit the Illinois | ||||||
13 | Environmental Protection Agency from entering into a new | ||||||
14 | contract or renewing a previous contract that would bind the | ||||||
15 | State to a single private contractor for the purpose of | ||||||
16 | expending State funds for emissions testing. It is the intent | ||||||
17 | of the General Assembly to utilize competition to reduce the |
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1 | financial impact of the emissions testing program upon the | ||||||
2 | expiration of any current contract.
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3 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||||
4 | Section 13C-45 and by adding Section 13C-45.5 as follows:
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5 | (625 ILCS 5/13C-45) | ||||||
6 | Sec. 13C-45. Contracts. | ||||||
7 | (a) The Agency may enter into contracts with one or more | ||||||
8 | responsible parties to construct and operate official | ||||||
9 | inspection stations, provide and maintain approved test | ||||||
10 | equipment, administer tests, certify results, issue emission | ||||||
11 | inspection stickers or certificates, maintain records, train | ||||||
12 | personnel, provide information to the public concerning the | ||||||
13 | program, or to otherwise further the goals of this Chapter. | ||||||
14 | (b) In preparing its proposals for bidding by potential | ||||||
15 | contractors, the Agency shall endeavor to include provisions | ||||||
16 | relating to the following factors: | ||||||
17 | (1) The demonstrated financial responsibility of the | ||||||
18 | potential contractor. | ||||||
19 | (2) The specialized experience and technical | ||||||
20 | competence of the potential contractor in connection with | ||||||
21 | the type of services required and the complexity of the | ||||||
22 | project. | ||||||
23 | (3) The potential contractor's past record of | ||||||
24 | performance on contracts with the Agency, with other |
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1 | government agencies or public bodies, and with private | ||||||
2 | industry, including such items as cost, quality of work, | ||||||
3 | and ability to meet schedules. | ||||||
4 | (4) The capacity of the potential contractor to perform | ||||||
5 | the work within the time limitations. | ||||||
6 | (5) The familiarity of the potential contractor with | ||||||
7 | the types of problems applicable to the project. | ||||||
8 | (6) The potential contractor's proposed method to | ||||||
9 | accomplish the work required, including where appropriate | ||||||
10 | any demonstrated capability of exploring and developing | ||||||
11 | innovative or advanced techniques and methods. | ||||||
12 | (7) Avoidance of personal and organizational conflicts | ||||||
13 | of interest prohibited under federal, State, or local law. | ||||||
14 | (8) The potential contractor's present and prior | ||||||
15 | involvement in the community and in the State of Illinois.
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16 | (c) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||||
17 | of the 98th General Assembly, the Agency may not enter into new | ||||||
18 | contracts under this Section and may not renew any contract | ||||||
19 | previously made under this Section. | ||||||
20 | (d) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2023. | ||||||
21 | (Source: P.A. 94-526, eff. 1-1-06.)
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22 | (625 ILCS 5/13C-45.5 new) | ||||||
23 | Sec. 13C-45.5. Inspection station qualifications. | ||||||
24 | (a) Any facility that performs maintenance or repair work | ||||||
25 | on motor vehicles as a routine part of its business may apply |
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1 | to the Agency for certification as an official inspection | ||||||
2 | station. The Agency shall authorize as an official inspection | ||||||
3 | station any applicant that meets the following criteria: | ||||||
4 | (1) employs inspectors that have been certified by the | ||||||
5 | Agency after successfully completing a course of training | ||||||
6 | and successfully passing a written test; | ||||||
7 | (2) requires all inspections done at its facility to be | ||||||
8 | performed by the inspectors certified under paragraph (1) | ||||||
9 | of this subsection (a); and | ||||||
10 | (3) utilizes equipment for its inspections that has | ||||||
11 | been approved by the Agency for inspections. | ||||||
12 | (b) The Agency shall adopt rules governing applications to | ||||||
13 | qualify as an official inspection station, including but not | ||||||
14 | limited to any applicable fees. | ||||||
15 | (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prevent | ||||||
16 | the Agency from operating its own official inspection | ||||||
17 | stations. ".
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