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This bill makes various changes to the safety and emission inspection laws in North Carolina. Key provisions include: 1. Requiring safety inspections every other year for vehicles at least 3 years old, and every other year for vehicles at least 10 years old, with some exceptions for newer vehicles. 2. Requiring emissions inspections within 180 days of vehicle registration and once each year, with a temporary exemption for vehicles primarily garaged and operated outside the counties subject to emissions inspection requirements. 3. Removing the emissions inspection requirement for all counties except Mecklenburg County. 4. Requiring the Department of Environmental Quality to submit a proposed amendment to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for approval by the end of 2023 to reflect the changes to the emissions inspection program. The bill has various effective dates, with the emissions inspection changes taking effect on the later of July 1, 2024, or 60 days after the required federal approval is obtained.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/S341