Having labored diligently during the past two years to meet the mandate set forth by Senate Joint Resolution No. 37, the State Air Pollution Control Study Commission hereby submits for the information of the Governor and the General Assembly draft legislation relating to an inspection and maintenance program for automobile emissions.

The draft legislation (attached as Appendix B. of this report) complies with the provisions of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 and represents the best efforts of the Commission. Should the General Assembly decide to implement inspection/maintenance in the Commonwealth, the legislation can serve as a vehicle for such implementation.

The Commission voted 5-4 to submit this legislation. Voting in favor of submittal were Mr. Axel T. Mattson, Mr. I. Russell Berkness, Mr. Peter 0. Ward, Delegate Mary A. Marshall, and Senator Howard P. Anderson. Voting against submittal were Senator Elmo G. Cross, Jr., Delegate 0. Wayne O'Bryan, Delegate Richard L. Saslaw, and Delegate W. Ward Teel.