Chapter 61 Oregon Laws 2003

AN ACT

HB 2546

Relating to proof of compliance with pollution control equipment requirements for government vehicles; amending ORS 815.310.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 815.310 is amended to read:

815.310. When proof of compliance with pollution control equipment requirements is required under ORS 803.350, 803.465 and 815.295 the following apply:

(1) The proof may be provided by any means that the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Quality Commission determine by joint rulemaking or by interagency agreement to be satisfactory.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, when a certificate of compliance is used as proof, the certificate must comply with all the following:

(a) It must be signed by a person licensed and qualified under ORS 468A.380.

(b) It must be dated not more than 90 days prior to the motor vehicle registration or renewal of registration.

(c) It must be on a form supplied by the Department of Environmental Quality and must include such information as the department may require.

(3) In order for registration to continue to be valid for a motor vehicle that is registered as a government-owned vehicle under ORS 805.040, a police undercover vehicle under ORS 805.060 or a state-owned vehicle with regular registration plates under ORS 805.045, the vehicle must be certified as frequently as a privately owned vehicle of the same registration type is required to be certified. [However, if the government vehicle described in this subsection is a member of a fleet of 50 or more vehicles, it must be certified annually.] For purposes of this subsection, the registration type of a privately owned vehicle is determined by the registration period for the vehicle under ORS 803.415. For local government vehicles, the proof of certification may be provided through self-testing facilities provided by local governmental agencies. Local governmental agencies providing self-testing facilities [shall] may not be charged a fee in connection with provision of the required proof. However, a reasonable fee covering department expenses in administering such self-testing programs may be charged.

Approved by the Governor April 21, 2003

Filed in the office of Secretary of State April 22, 2003

Effective date January 1, 2004

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