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325.217  Cost-benefit analyses and other evaluations; reports to Legislature.--

(1)  The department shall, in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Protection, conduct ongoing cost-benefit analyses and other evaluations of the emissions inspection program, including quantifications of reductions in air pollution and recommendations to the Legislature for improving the emissions inspection program. Such recommendations shall also address the feasibility of offering motor vehicle owners the option of completing motor vehicle registration at the inspection stations using employees of the county tax collector or the department; notifying motor vehicle owners of recalls affecting their motor vehicle; assisting in the identification of stolen motor vehicles; and verifying insurance coverage, compliance with financial responsibility requirements, and odometer readings for purposes of motor vehicle registration.

(2)  The department shall deliver annual written reports to the Legislature on such analyses and evaluations, the first such report to be prior to the 1991 regular session of the Legislature.

(3)  The department, with the cooperation of the contractors in each program zone, shall provide to the Legislature no later than December 15, 1991, a report detailing the status and progress of the implementation and operation of the inspections program. The report shall summarize program area activity and shall include, but not be limited to:

(a)  Waiting times for motorists.

(b)  Complaints to the department or the contractor.

(c)  Equipment malfunctions and solutions.

(d)  Reinspection and self-inspection activity.

History.--s. 16, ch. 88-129; s. 3, ch. 91-299; s. 149, ch. 94-356.