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Gateway Vehicle Inspection Program Update
Leanne Tippett Mosby
July 5, 2007
Background
• Current program authorized by statute in 1994 to replace decentralized BAR90 program. Numerous delays. Began operation in 2000.
• Contract expires September 1, 2007.
• SIP was due June 2007.
• 1-hour maintenance plan flexibility.
Why is the program changing?
• Very unpopular with large number of citizens and legislators.
• Primary complaint: inconvenience of having to make 2 stops for safety and emissions.
• OBD II much easier to oversee in a decentralized scenario than idle testing.
• Shrinking population of 95 & older.
Timeline
• Summer/Fall 2005 conducted I/M Summit.
• Fall/Winter 2005 assisted in crafting legislation.
• Legislative Session 2006 - Senate Bill 583.
• Summer/Fall 2006 - began rulemaking, developed RFP.
• May 30, 2007 - contract awarded to SysTech International.
SysTech International
• Will provide database management and equipment for testing.
• Has contracts in CT, NY (City Taxi and Limousine Commission), OR, RI, TN (Nashville and Memphis), UT (Salt Lake County) and WA.
• Contract effective from May 29 until Sept. 1, 2011. Options for one one-year or one two-year extension.
GCAP vs. GVIPGCAP• Centralized network.
• Rapid Screen.
• Covers rolling 25 MY gasoline-powered.
• No diesels.
• 2 newest MY exempt.
• OBD II, I/M 240, idle.
• Franklin Co. idle testing.
GVIP• Decentralized.
• No remote sensing pgm.
• Covers 96 & newer gasoline.
• 97 & newer diesel.
• 4 newest MY exempt.**
• OBD II only.
• Uniform throughout area.(**unless over 40K miles at 2 year
safety inspection. Also exempt if driven <12K/2 years.)
Costs
• For shops: $2,495 for basic equipment, $3.45 per test transaction fee paid to SysTech. $2.50 to MDNR for oversight. $100 for license.
• For motorists: Cost of test did not increase --$24.• Waivers: $450 for most motorists, $400 (EPA
approved parts) for self-repairers, $200 for those on government assistance.
Fraud Prevention
• Real time exchange of inspection data with Department of Revenue allows paperless registration verification
• Comprehensive database will provide the state with accurate information about inspection and repair patterns
• Fraud-resistant inspection equipment and VID features will give state the information necessary to prevent fraudulent inspections
• Inspectors will use a fingerprint scanner to begin vehicle inspection process, allowing state to accurately identify inspectors
Recent and Imminent Activities
• June 2007: SysTech, MDNR, MSHP held series of 3 seminars to introduce program to repair shops. Over 700 attendees!
• Several hundred shops have signed up.
• Training and equipment deployment will take place in August.
• New program start date: September 4 (after Labor Day.)
Public Information Campaign
• Work performed by in house staff.
• Website for motorists and repair shops: www.gatewayvip.com.
• Public service announcements available.
• Still to come -- media advertisements getting the word out to motorists about the changes.