Georgia Code
Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance
§ 12-9-57. Effect of Federal Clean Air Act Requirements; Repeal of Article

This article shall remain of force and effect only so long as the federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401, et seq., as amended, requires the State of Georgia to maintain and enforce the inspection plan and program provided for in this article in order to reduce the ambient air levels of ozone or carbon monoxide which exceed the levels specified by the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for such pollutants specified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to said act. Upon the effective date of an amendment to the federal Clean Air Act which allows the State of Georgia to discontinue the maintenance and enforcement of the inspection program provided for in this article without the imposition of sanctions against the State of Georgia such as the loss of federal funds for sewage treatment plants, transportation projects, air quality improvement projects, a moratorium on development within any area of the state, or other substantial penalty, this article shall be repealed.
History. Code 1981, § 12-9-57 , enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 918, § 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 336, § 12.
Cross references.
National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards, 40 C.F.R. § 50.1 et seq. (1982).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1992, a comma was inserted following “as amended” and a period was inserted following “U.S.C” in the first sentence.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1992, p. 918, § 2/HB 1440, provided that this article shall be repealed upon the effective date of an amendment to the federal Clean Air Act allowing the state to discontinue the maintenance and enforcement of the inspection program. As of May 2022, there had been no such amendment to the federal Clean Air Act.
U.S. Code.
The federal Clean Air Act, referred to in this Code section, is codified at 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.

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