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No more emissions testing in Haywood
The Environmental Protection Agency recently approved a reduction in North Carolina counties required to perform yearly vehicle emissions tests.
Beginning on Dec. 1, 26 additional counties will no longer be required to conduct emissions tests, including Haywood County.
The approval was a result of the passage of Senate Bill 131 (Regulatory Reform Act of 2016-2017) by the General Assembly during the 2017 long session. Michael Regan, secretary of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, has certified the Implementation Plan to the EPA making Dec. 1 the date the reduction becomes effective. Details of the plan can be found on the NCDEQ website.
