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RCED-85-22 1 (1985-01-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabexr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: RESTRICTED - - .pprovul 3oi9X * , Account;ng C by the Office BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives OF THE UNITED STATES Vehicle Emissions Inspection And Maintenance Program Is Behind Schedule Under the Clean Air Act, 30 states and the District of Columbia are to implement vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance fi/M) programs to ensure that carbon monoxide and ozone air quality standards will be attained by the end of 1987. The District of Columbia and roughly half of the states met the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) target date for implementing the I/M program--December 31, 1982. As of September 1984, 12 more states had implemented I/M and 4 other states were expected to begin a program between July 1985 and February 1986. I/M programs are controversial because the benefits are not always clear, and their implementation costs are considerable. In addition, the future need for I/M programs is uncertain because of indications that air quality has improved nationwide generally without I/M programs and with recent advances in vehicle technology for controlling emissions. The effectiveness of ongoing I/M programs has generally not been evaluated, and at least eight programs have experienced operational problems. GAO believes EPA's scheduled audits should be completed by the close of fiscal year 1986 so that states can benefit from any EPA recommendations before the 1987 deadline. However, EPA has not budgeted adequate resources to complete the scheduled audits. Therefore, GAO recommends that the Administrator, EPA, reassess the priority given to completing scheduled audits of state I/M programs. GAO/RCED-as-22 'ecoU JANUARY 16. 1985

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