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Auto Exhaust Inspection Program Gets $4.5 Million

April 22, 1997
By: Jung Wha Yoon
State Capital Bureau

The House Senate Conference committee finally comprommised on the amount of money that will be spent on cleaning up the air in St. Louis. Jung Wha Yoon has more from Jefferson City.

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The committee has decided to set aside about four million dollars for an enhanced automibile exhaust inspection program.

The program calls for a centralized inspection station with sophisticated equipment.

House budget committee chair Sheila Lumpe says it will eliminate the potential for fraud.

Lumpe originally wanted more money set aside for the program but says she compromised on the lower sum in order to move the program along.

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Contents: I support what efforts we need to take to get the air into compliance. If we do not get the air into compliance, we stand to lose a lot of federal money.

The agreed upon amount will be sent to the full house and senate for confirmation. From Jefferson City, I'm Jung Wha Yoon.

The House Senate Conference committee compromised on how much money to set aside for cleaning up the air in St. Louis. Jung Wha Yoon has more from Jefferson City.
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The agreed upon sum of about four million dollars will be used for an enhanced automobile exhaust inspection program.

The program calls for a centralized inspection station with sophisticated equipment.

House budget committee chair Sheila Lumpe supports the notion of a centralized station.

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Contents: It's centralized to eliminate the potential for fraud that is potentially out there in the decentralized which is not policed as well.

But critics of the measure say the program will put many private inspection stations out of business. From Jefferson City, I'm Jung Wha Yoon.