Section 1200-03-29-.01 - PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY(1) The purpose of this chapter is to reduce the air pollution produced by the operation of lightduty motor vehicles.(2) This chapter shall apply in the following areas of Tennessee as designated by the Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board:(3) For the counties specified in paragraph (2) of this rule, the requirements of this chapter shall become effective as follows:(a) For EPA designated nonattainment counties classified as Basic, the effective date is April 1,2006.(b) For EPA designated nonattainment counties with an EPA approved Early Action Compact classified as Basic, the effective date is April 1,2005.(c) For EPA designated nonattainment areas classified as Marginal, the effective date is July 1,2005.(d) For EPA designated nonattainment areas classified as Moderate, the effective date is April 1,2007.(4) For the counties specified in paragraph (2) of this rule, the requirements of this chapter shall remain in effect until 120 days following EPA final approval of State Implementation Plan revisions eliminating the requirement for Light-Duty Motor Vehicle Inspection programs in the State of Tennessee; provided, however, that if on this date a contract exists between the department and a contractor providing inspection and maintenance services, the requirements of this chapter shall continue to apply until the contract's termination or expiration. (5) If the requirement for a Light-Duty Motor Vehicle Inspection Program is eliminated from the State Implementation Plan, Davidson County having had a local air pollution control program and implemented its own inspection and maintenance program before May 15, 2018, and having been authorized by the governing body within 30 days of May 15, 2018, can continue its own inspection and maintenance program. The dates of applicability, technical guidelines, enforcement, and fees for county- or municipality-specific vehicle inspection programs that are not required by the State or EPA will be determined by Davidson County.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-03-29-.01
Original rule filed February 14, 1994; effective April 30, 1994. Stay of effective date filed April 15, 1994; effective June 14, 1994. Repeal and new rule filed September 28, 2004; effective December 12, 2004. Amendments filed January 11, 2021; effective April 11, 2021. 1200-03-29-.12 RESERVED. Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201 through 4-5-231, 55-4-128, 55-4-130, and 68-201-101 through 68-201-121. Original rule filed September 28, 2004; effective date December 12, 2004. Amendments filed January 11, 2021; effective 4/11/2021.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201, et seq.; 55-4-130; 68-201-101, et seq.; and 68-201-105.