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A Nashville council member this week filed a resolution to end emissions testing in Davidson County.

"The EPA has given Davidson and its surrounding counties the green light to end testing," District 14 Council Member Kevin Rhoten posted on Twitter. "All counties except Davidson have all decided to end their programs. It's time we do the same."

The resolution to discontinue the tests, which will be binding, was filed Tuesday will go before Metro Council on Nov. 16. Resolutions, unlike ordinances, require only one reading and vote for approval.

As of Thursday, Rhoten's resolution listed 22 co-sponsors.

"I'm co-sponsoring this because I don't think it's very effective at improving air quality," Council member Sean Parker wrote in a Tweet on Tuesday. "It's also a huge burden on poor people who find they've got an O2 sensor out, etc."

In August the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation announced that vehicle emissions testing in five counties will end early next year after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved a revision to the state’s air quality plan.

EPA’s approval, which was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 17 and becomes effective on Sept. 16, means vehicle emissions testing will end Jan. 14 in Hamilton, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties.

Davidson County chose to continue its testing program at that time, TDEC reported.

Natalie Neysa Alund is based in Nashville at The Tennessean and covers breaking news across the South for the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter @nataliealund.

source: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2021/11/09/emissions-testing-davidson-county-councilmember-files-resolution-end/6358585001/

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