S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 6567 A. 9401
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
February 28, 2012
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transporta-
tion
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
the commissioner of motor vehicles to issue a license to at least one
new inspection station in a zip code, in certain towns in the county
of Suffolk, if a licensed inspection station currently does not exist
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph 3 of subdivision (a) of
section 303 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 608 of
the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
(i) emission inspection facilities must be geographically dispersed
throughout each region in numbers sufficient to allow motorists reason-
able access to such facilities. FOR TOWNS IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK WITH
POPULATIONS OF LESS THAN SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND, IF A COMPLETE AND OTHER-
WISE APPROVABLE INSPECTION STATION APPLICATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FOR A
FACILITY IN A ZIP CODE IN WHICH NO OTHER OFFICIAL LICENSED INSPECTION
FACILITY EXISTS, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL APPROVE AND ISSUE A LICENSE FOR
THE NEW FACILITY;
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on or
before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14422-01-2