26:2C-8.44 MVC rules, regulations relative to one-time confirmation of compliance with plans.

19. a. No later than two years after the effective date of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.26 et al.), the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), any rules or regulations necessary for the provision of a one-time confirmation of compliance with approved regulated fleet retrofit plans, combined fleet retrofit plans, or fleet averaging plans, or supplements or modifications thereto, as applicable. As necessary, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall provide for the inspection of regulated vehicles, including, but not limited to, the inspection of regulated vehicles that were not required to be inspected on the date of enactment of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.26 et al.), and the verification of compliance and completion of the compliance form by examiners, mechanics, technicians, or other knowledgeable persons involved in the maintenance and repair of the regulated vehicles.

b. The commission shall include, in its inspection of a diesel commercial bus pursuant to P.L.1995, c.157 (C.39:8-59 et al.), an inspection of any regulated commercial bus required to install a retrofit device pursuant to a regulated fleet retrofit plan, combined regulated fleet retrofit plan, or fleet averaging plan, after the retrofit device has been installed, to determine that the installation of the required best available retrofit technology has occurred as required pursuant to the approved regulated fleet retrofit plan, combined regulated fleet retrofit plan, or fleet averaging plan for the diesel commercial bus being inspected, or shall provide for such an inspection at a separate time requested by the owner, operator, or lessee of the regulated fleet of which the diesel commercial bus is a part. This inspection is required to be performed only once and after the required retrofit device has been installed. The owner, operator, or lessee of the regulated fleet containing the diesel commercial buses shall notify the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission that the required installation has been done for the diesel commercial bus being inspected as required pursuant to this subsection.

c. The owner of a regulated vehicle subject to inspection pursuant to subsection a. or subsection b. of this section shall present to the person performing the inspection the form for the regulated vehicle issued pursuant to section 6, section 7, or section 17 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.31, C.26:2C-8.32, or C.26:2C-8.42). The person performing the inspection pursuant to subsection a. or subsection b. of this section shall check for the presence of the required retrofit device, the match of the label identification number in the form and or the device in the vehicle, and shall certify that the requirement has been met based on the presence of the required retrofit device and the match of the label identification number to the form for the vehicle with the vehicle identification number on the form.

d. The Department of Environmental Protection shall provide any training necessary to implement the provisions of this section for any employees of, or persons contracted or licensed by, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, as determined necessary by the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.

e. No provision of this section shall be construed to require the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to verify the functioning of the retrofit device, or its correct installation, or to test the function of the retrofit device for any level of emissions reduction attributed to the use of the retrofit device.

L.2005,c.219,s.19.