Wisconsin congressmen push for end to vehicle emissions testing
A group of Wisconsin congressmen introduced the Fair Air Standards Act to allow Wisconsin to petition to remove vehicle emissions testing requirements in seven counties. The lawmakers argue that the pollution in the area comes primarily from outside the state, mainly from Chicago.
Wisconsin congressmen have introduced a bill to allow the state to petition to change its air quality designation and remove vehicle emissions testing requirements in Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Washington, and Waukesha counties. The seven counties are part of a nonattainment area, with lawmakers stating that over 90% of the pollution measured comes from outside Wisconsin, primarily from Chicago. Congressmen Tom Tiffany, Bryan Steil, Scott Fitzgerald, and Glenn Grothman introduced the Fair Air Standards Act. The emissions testing is funded through a 1-cent per gallon petroleum tax, with an estimated $271.4 million spent by Wisconsin residents from 1984 to 2022-23. Lawmakers cited advanced technology and a low failure rate of 3.1% and 3% in 2021 and 2022 as reasons to end the testing requirement.
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