KRS 186.752: Safety inspection required for vehicles converted to the use of natural gas

after January 1, 2013 -- Certification to owner and cabinet -- Administrative

regulations -- Directions to cabinet.

(1) The owner of a motor vehicle that has been converted after January 1, 2013, to

operate on either CNG or LNG alone or in a bi -fuel system shall have the motor

vehicle inspected to ascertain compliance with relevant federal safety standards

covering the use of these fuels. The safety inspection shall occur:

(a) At the time of the conversion;

(b) Every three (3) years or thirty -six thousand (36,000) miles after the

conversion, whichever occurs first; and

(c) Following any collision in which any vehicle involved is traveling at five (5)

miles per hour or greater.

(2) The owner of a motor vehicle originally designed and manufactured to use

compressed or liquid natural gas as a fuel shall have it inspected for safety

following any collision in which any vehicle involved is traveling at five (5) miles

per hour or greater.

(3) A person who performs the conversion of a motor vehicle to operate on either CNG

or LNG alone or in a bi -fuel system shall certify to the owner of the motor vehicle

and the cabinet that the conversion does not tamper with, circumvent, or otherwis e

affect any existing motor vehicle emissions or diagnostic systems, except as

necessary to complete the conversion.

(4) The cabinet may promulgate administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter

13A to carry out the provisions of this section to:

(a) Qualify persons to perform safety inspections on converted motor vehicles;

(b) Modify or adopt for state use any federal safety standards, if necessary; and

(c) Identify motor vehicles that have been converted to operate on clean

transportation fuels and en sure compliance with the safety, emissions, and

efficiency requirements of this section and applicable administrative

regulations.

(5) In promulgating administrative regulations, the cabinet shall consider:

(a) Directing that inspections use equipment whic h is widely available in the

state; and

(b) Creating a regulatory framework that encourages the conversion and sale of

motor vehicles that operate on CNG, LNG, or a bi-fuel system.