Yea the.emissions is only in counties that do not meet Federal clean air criteria. Those counties will still have emissions testing it’s a federal level thing not state level. There won’t be a safety inspection but there will still be the annual OBDII scan and systems check that’s mandated by the EPA the state has no say on it. You will still pay the $7.50 emissions scan fee and must submit to it. The exhaust scanners don’t care what county your vehicle is registered in if it detects a out of compliance vehicle it sends a summons even in none emissions counties here again it’s federal level emissions the state just enforces it or they lose all highway funding.
I’m glad I live in a rural county.