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 PUBLIC LAW 101-549—NOV. 15, 1990 104 STAT. 2433 percentage of VOCs may be accepted as an adequate demonstration for purposes of this subsection. "(3) ENHANCED VEHICLE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PRO- GRAM. — "(A) REQUIREMENT FOR SUBMISSION.—Within 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, the State shall submit a revision to the applicable implementation plan to provide for an enhanced program to reduce hydrocarbon emissions and NO, emissions from in-use motor vehicles registered in each urbanized area (in the nonattainment area), as defined by the Bureau of the Census, with a 1980 population of 200,000 or more. " (B) EFFECTIVE DATE OF STATE PROGRAMS; GUIDANCE. —The State program required under subparagraph (A) shall take effect no later than 2 years from the date of the enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, and shall comply in all respects with guidance published in the Federal Register (and from time to time revised) by the Administrator for enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs. Such guidance shall include— "(i) a performance standard achievable by a program combining emission testing, including on-road emission testing, with inspection to detect tampering with emission control devices and misfueling for all light-duty vehicles and all light-duty trucks subject to standards under section 202; and "(ii) program administration features necessary to reasonably assure that adequate management resources, tools, and practices are in place to attain and maintain the performance standard. Compliance with the performance standard under clause (i) shall be determined using a method to be established by the Administrator. "(C) STATE PROGRAM. — The State program required under subparagraph (A) shall include, at a minimum, each of the following elements— "(i) Computerized emission analyzers, including onroad testing devices. "(ii) No waivers for vehicles and parts covered by the emission control performance warranty as provided for in section 207(b) unless a warranty remedy has been denied in writing, or for tampering-related repairs, "(iii) In view of the air quality purpose of the program, if, for any vehicle, waivers are permitted for emissions-related repairs not covered by warranty, an expenditure to qualify for the waiver of an amount of $450 or more for such repairs (adjusted annually as determined by the Administrator on the basis of the Consumer Price Index in the same manner as provided in title V). "(iv) Enforcement through denial of vehicle registration (except for any program in operation before the date of the enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 whose enforcement mechanism is demonstrated to the Administrator to be more effective than the applicable vehicle registration program in Federal Register, publication.

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