The Director may enter into an agreement to designate a program coordinator for all inspection programs pursuant to this article, except that no on-road clean screen program or any program or inspection process that utilizes remote sensing shall be included in the agreement. The Director shall determine the services to be provided by the program coordinator and the amount to be paid to the program coordinator for such services by the Department. Such agreement shall include a provision that the program coordinator shall provide and maintain inspection stations as defined in § 46.2-1176 with equipment, as set forth in this article, as required for a station to provide inspections. In addition to the amount the Director agrees for the Department to pay the program coordinator, the agreement shall permit the program coordinator to be paid up to $5,000 per year from each inspection station for each set of required equipment for the provision and maintenance of such equipment by the program coordinator.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 46.2-1177.1

  • Director: means the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality. See Virginia Code 46.2-1176
  • On-road clean screen program: means a program that allows a motor vehicle owner to voluntarily certify compliance with emissions standards by means of on-road remote sensing. See Virginia Code 46.2-1176
  • Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
  • Program coordinator: means any person or corporation that has entered into a contract with the Director to provide services in accordance with this article. See Virginia Code 46.2-1176
  • Remote sensing: means the measurement of motor vehicle emissions through electronic or light-sensing equipment from a remote location such as the roadside. See Virginia Code 46.2-1176

2012, cc. 216, 824; 2024, cc. 634, 676.