PREFACE 



Although the Air Quality Legislative Study Comraission 

 reviewed much of the available literature concerning inspection/ 

 maintenance and heard from experienced administrators and pro- 

 fessionals prior to February 1, 1980, the date on which the 

 Commission's initial report was issued, the compressed schedule 

 did not allow the Commission time to visit existing inspection/ 

 maintenance programs or to gather valuable input from the public. 

 After February 1, the Commission was able to visit existing 

 inspection/maintenance programs and hold two public meetings 

 in Mecklenburg County. These subsequent activities enabled the 

 Commission to finalize its findings and recommendations based on 

 a more complete review of experiences to date in inspection/ 

 maintenance and considerable insight into the attitudes and 

 concerns of those who v/ill be subject to the inspection/main- 

 tenance program in North Carolina. 



This supplement presents the findings and recommendations 

 of the Commission along with a brief description of the rationale 

 behind the findings and recommendations. In addition, a brief 

 discussion of the air pollution problem in Mecklenburg County which 

 led to the need for inspection/maintenance is included as an 

 appendix. 



