Senate Approves Vehicle Emissions Testing Reform Package
(WorldNews Environment)

Harrisburg - The Senate approved a package of bills on June 25, 2019, reforming Pennsylvania`s vehicle emissions testing program, also referred to as the Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) program. The reform package was spearheaded by Senator Kim Ward (R-39), who chairs the Senate Transportation Committee, and Senator Wayne Langerholc (R-35). The reform measures would exempt newer subject vehicles, change the annual emissions testing to a two-year testing requirement for subject vehicles, and remove counties meeting or exceeding air quality standards from the testing requirement, among other changes. Similar reforms passed in California, which has more stringent vehicle...