4/28/03-A bill easing the emissions testing schedule for heavy-duty trucks is now law.
Gov. Bill Owens signed HB1053 on April 17.
The bill exempts heavy-duty trucks – which it defines as those with a gross vehicle weight rating of 14,000 pounds or greater – from opacity testing if they are less than four years old.
It also allows automated testing if the truck is less than 10 years old. In addition, if the vehicle is less than 10 years old, the bill requires testing every 24 months; older vehicles face yearly testing.
New vehicles are automatically issued an emissions-compliance certificate. However, used trucks cannot be sold or transferred unless the testing has been done. HB1053 also removes some criminal penalties from the emissions-testing law.

4/14/03-HB1053, which eases the emissions testing schedule for heavy-duty trucks, passed both houses of the state’s Legislature and was sent to Gov. Bill Owens for his signature.
The bill exempts heavy-duty trucks – which it defines as those with a gross vehicle weight rating of 14,000 pounds or greater – from opacity testing if they are less than four years old. It also allows automated testing if the truck is less than 10 years old. In addition, if the vehicle is less than 10 years old, the bill requires testing every 24 months; older vehicles face yearly testing.
New vehicles are automatically issued an emissions-compliance certificate. However, used trucks cannot be sold or transferred unless the testing has been done.
HB1053 also removes some criminal penalties from the emissions-testing law.