Bexar County car owners will likely have to get vehicle emissions inspections annually now that the EPA has downgraded the region's air quality.
Cars sit in traffic on Interstate 35 South Tuesday. Vehicle emissions inspections may soon become a reality in Bexar County.Bexar County’s air quality has officially been downgraded, triggering stricter federal regulations in an effort to bring the region’s air quality into federal compliance.this month, the U.S.
The emissions inspection itself isn’t too costly — it’s roughly $11.50 to $18.50 per vehicle, according to the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, which facilitates regional transportation planning for the greater San Antonio Area. But it could come with additional costs for residents who need to make repairs to their vehicles to meet emissions standards.
Instead, the downgrade came about “because it’s been three years since we were officially designated [as being in nonattainment],” Hufstetler said. And the longer a region stays in nonattainment, “the more severe your classification becomes.” The EPA classified Bexar County as being in marginal nonattainment in 2018. The reclassification to moderate nonattainment sets a new deadline of Sept. 24, 2024 for San Antonio to attain the 70 ppb standard, Hufstetler said.
“Our main task, since we don’t have regulatory authority, is to educate,” Cunningham said. “We’re trying to do as much of that as we can.”Enforcement is “mostly up to AACOG and the state,” Ramos said. “At the county, we just make sure we’re following state law and the federal regulations related to air quality.”
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