IN SR0004

Indiana General Assembly urges President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Indiana's congressional delegation to instruct the EPA to remove Lake and Porter counties from the Chicago Nonattainment Area for ozone standards

Lake and Porter counties' motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs were mandated by the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 due to their "nonattainment" designation under the one-hour ozone standard

Under 2015 ozone standards, nine monitors within the Chicago Nonattainment Area exceed the standard, but none of the exceeding monitors are located in Indiana

Lake and Porter county residents bear the cost of vehicle testing and remediation while thousands of out-of-state vehicles travel through via Interstate 80/90, Interstate 94, and Interstate 65 without being subject to the I/M program

Resolution passed the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation with an 8-0 vote on January 11, 2018