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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act Regarding Motor Vehicle Inspections for New Motor Vehicles’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §1751, sub-§1-A  is enacted to read:
 
1-A.  New motor vehicles; one 2-year inspection.     A new motor vehicle that has had an inspection under this section is not required to have another inspection until 2 years from the last day of the month in which it was initially registered. For purposes of this subsection, "new motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that has not been previously titled and registered and does not include a commercial motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer.
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1751, sub-§2-A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 786, §1, is amended to read:
 
2-A. Enhanced inspection.   Beginning January 1, 1999, a motor vehicle that is required to be registered in Cumberland County and that is subject to inspection pursuant to subsection 1 must have an annual enhanced inspection, except that a motor vehicle that is required to be registered in Cumberland County and that is subject to inspection pursuant to subsection 1-A may have one 2-year inspection. The following equipment is subject to inspection:
 
A. Equipment subject to inspection pursuant to subsection 2;
 
B. The fuel tank cap on 1974 and subsequent models of gasoline-powered vehicles; and
 
C. The on-board diagnostic system on 1996 and subsequent models.
 
A motor vehicle that is not required to be registered in Cumberland County may have an enhanced inspection under this subsection.
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1766, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2011, c. 191, §2, is further amended to read:
 
3. Fee.   Except as provided in subsectionsubsections 3-A and 3-B, stickers are furnished by the Chief of the State Police at $2.50 each.
Sec. 4.  29-A MRSA §1766, sub-§3-B  is enacted to read:
 
3-B.  Fee for new motor vehicles.    Stickers furnished by the Chief of the State Police for a 2-year inspection of a new motor vehicle under section 1751, subsection 1-A are $7 each.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, replaces the bill and changes the title. It provides that a new motor vehicle that has had an inspection is not required to have another inspection until 2 years from the last day of the month in which it was initially registered. The amendment also provides that the inspection sticker fee for the one-time 2-year inspection of a new motor vehicle is $7. After this time period has passed, the motor vehicle is required to have an annual motor vehicle safety inspection.