Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act - Amends the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to establish average fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles and automobiles other than passenger automobiles (light trucks) for model years 1996 and thereafter.
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to modify such standards for model year 1996 and thereafter. Directs the Secretary, in response to petitions filed at least 12 months in advance of the model year, to conduct a rulemaking proceeding to determine whether to increase or decrease such standard to a level that is the maximum feasible average fuel economy for that model year, except that such standard shall not be reduced below a level equal to the average fuel economy achieved by the involved manufacturer for model year 1988, as multiplied by a specified percentage.
Requires the Secretary, in evaluating the need of the Nation to conserve energy, to consider the fuel savings and reduction in carbon dioxide and traffic congestion in urban areas realized by car pooling in automobiles with six or more passengers.
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report annually to specified congressional committees on a study which: (1) examines the accuracy of fuel economy testing of passenger automobiles and light trucks; and (2) assesses the extent to which fuel economy deteriorates during the lifetime of such vehicles.
Directs the Secretary of Energy to distribute at least 100 explanatory booklets each year to every dealer and additional numbers if requested.
Requires the Secretary to provide for a review and report to the Congress by the National Academy of Sciences of the current state of research and development in light truck fuel economy and passenger automobile fuel economy and an assessment of the potential for improving the fuel efficiency and reducing the energy consumption of passenger automobiles and light trucks. Requires the Secretary of Energy to study and report to the Congress on the future options for regulating the fuel efficiency of such vehicles beyond 2001.
Provides for the judicial review of average fuel economy standards (including modifications thereof) established under this Act.
Doubles the civil penalty for repeated violations of the fuel economy standard. Requires such penalty to be adjusted for inflation.
Calendar No. 75 102d CONGRESS 1st Session S. 279 [Report No. 102-48] A BILL To amend the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to require new standards for corporate average fuel economy, and for other purposes. April 25, 1991 Reported with amendments S 279 RS1S (Star Print) Calendar No. 75 102d CONGRESS 1st Session S. 279 [Report No. 102-48] To amend the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to require new standards for corporate average fuel economy, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 29 (legislative day, JANUARY 3), 1991 Mr. BRYAN (for himself, Mr. GORTON, Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. ADAMS, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. BUMPERS, Mr. CHAFEE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. D'AMATO, Mr. DASCHLE, Mr. DECONCINI, Mr. DODD, Mr. FOWLER, Mr. GORE, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. HEINZ, Mr. KERREY, Mr. KERRY, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. METZENBAUM, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. MOYNIHAN, Mr. PELL, Mr. REID, Mr. ROBB, Mr. RUDMAN, Mr. SANFORD, Mr. SIMON, Mr. WELLSTONE, Mr. WIRTH, and Mr. KENNEDY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation April 25, 1991 Reported by Mr. HOLLINGS, with amendments [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] A BILL To amend the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to require new standards for corporate average fuel economy, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SHORT TITLE SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the `Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act'. FINDINGS SEC. 2. The Congress finds and declares the following: (1) Improved efficiency in the consumption of petroleum is vitally important, not only because the worldwide supply is finite, but because the increasing dependence of the United States on foreign oil is a threat to our national security and adversely affects the trade balance. (2) The light duty vehicle fleet is a significant user of oil, accounting for about 39 percent of United States oil consumption. (3) Improvements in vehicle fuel efficiency between 1973 and 1987 amounted to a savings of 2.5 million barrels of oil per day and a savings to drivers of at least $40,000,000,000. Conversely, the rollback of the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standard for the 1989 model year, from 27.5 miles per gallon to 26.5 miles per gallon, is expected to result in increased consumption of 900 million gallons of fuel over the life of the 1989 vehicles. (4) Emissions of carbon dioxide, including those from the light duty vehicle fleet, contribute substantially to increased retention of heat in the Earth's atmosphere, and may cause long-term global warming and disruption of climate-dependent activities. (5) The United States, with only 5 percent of the world's population, is responsible for 20 percent of world carbon dioxide emissions. United States carbon dioxide emissions from gasoline alone are greater than the carbon dioxide emissions from all sources in each of the following countries and areas of the world: Latin America, Japan, the Middle East, West Germany, South and Southeast Asia, the United Kingdom, Africa, and France. (6) The transportation sector is responsible for 31 percent of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States. Each gallon of gasoline burned results in the emission of 19.7 pounds of carbon dioxide. (7) The rollback of the CAFE standard for the 1989 model year is projected to result in 9 million tons of additional carbon dioxide emissions during the life of the 1989 vehicles. (8) Increased numbers of vehicles and vehicle miles traveled in the United States will necessitate a 3 percent annual increase in fuel efficiency merely to hold future carbon dioxide emissions at current levels. Therefore, substantial improvements in vehicle fuel efficiency will be needed to reduce these emissions. (9) CAFE standards and the successful response of automobile manufacturers to those standards have been very effective in increasing vehicle fuel efficiency, resulting in a doubling of the passenger car fleet fuel economy between 1975 and the present. However, current law does not require improvement above a standard of 27.5 miles per gallon which became effective in 1985. In recent years, the average fuel economy of the fleets of many manufacturers has actually declined, while the size and horsepower of the fleets have increased. (10) Between 1988 and 1990, there was a 4 percent decline in miles per gallon in the passenger car fleet sold in the United States, while horsepower increased by an average of 10 percent and weight increased by 6 percent. Technology that could improve fuel economy has been used instead to increase vehicle horsepower. Increases in horsepower not only have reduced fuel economy, but also add to the risk of increased highway deaths and injuries by encouraging excessive vehicle speed. (11) Vehicles such as small pickup trucks, vans, and jeeps were an insignificant part of the passenger vehicle market when CAFE standards were enacted in 1975, and have not been subjected to strict, legislatively-established, CAFE standards. As a result, there have been few major technological changes related to the fuel efficiency of such vehicles since 1982. The fleet fuel economy for these vehicles has not increased in the last decade, and fuel economy of some of these vehicles has actually declined between 1982 and 1986. They have become increasingly popular for passenger use, and such vehicles now account for approximately one-third of new passenger vehicle sales. (12) The Office of Technology Assessment and the Department of Energy agree that increased fuel efficiency is possible utilizing currently available technology and without significant changes in the [Struck out->] size, mix, or [<-Struck out] size mix or performance of the fleet. (13) With appropriate lead time, by utilizing technology currently in production, passenger car fleet fuel economy of between 38 and 45 miles per gallon has been estimated by various experts to be feasible without significant changes in vehicle size or performance. When technology currently in development becomes available, even higher levels of fuel economy are possible. (14) Despite recent increases in gasoline prices and Federal gasoline taxes, there is no evidence that the current market alone will achieve significant improvement in fuel economy. (15) An increase in fuel efficiency in the light duty vehicle fleet of 20 percent by 1996 and 40 percent by 2001 would save 2.5 million barrels of oil per day by 2005. This is over 8 times the amount of oil expected to be available through drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and almost 4 times the amount of oil imported from Iraq and Kuwait prior to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. This level of improvement also would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 440 million tons per year by 2005. (16) Use of a percentage improvement requirement is the only legislative approach currently available that assures achievement of the environmental and energy security goals to be served by a fuel efficiency standard. Such an approach ensures that each manufacturer is required to achieve significant improvement in fuel efficiency. By contrast, use of the same numerical standards for all manufacturers provides no incentive for manufacturers of primarily small vehicles to improve the fuel efficiency of those vehicles, and in effect establishes no standard for such manufacturers. The separate size or weight class standards presently available do not, standing alone, prohibit increases in the size and weight of the fleet as a whole, and so do not ensure that fuel savings actually will result from such standards. (17) Increased CAFE standards that require all manufacturers to improve by the same percentage are, therefore, both reasonable and necessary to ensure that improvements in fuel efficiency continue, in furtherance of the dual goals of the Nation's energy security and decreased carbon dioxide emissions. AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS SEC. 3. (a) Section 502(a)(1) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2002(a)(1)) is amended by striking: `1985 and thereafter 27.5.' and inserting in lieu thereof the following: `1985 through 1995 27.5. 1996 and thereafter As provided in accordance with section 514 of this Act.'. (b) Section 502(a)(4) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2002(a)(4)) is amended by striking `The Secretary' and inserting in lieu thereof `Except in the case of standards established by section 514, the Secretary'. LIGHT TRUCKS SEC. 4. Section 502(b) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2002(b)) is amended by inserting `and which ends before model year 1996' immediately after `after the date of enactment of this title'. EXEMPTIONS FOR LIMITED PRODUCTION SEC. 5. Section 502(c)(1) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2002(c)(1)) is amended-- (1) by striking `passenger' each place it appears; (2) by inserting `or (b), or section 514 or 515' immediately before the period at the end of the first sentence; and (3) by inserting `or (b), or section 514 and 515,' immediately before `is more stringent'. EMERGENCY VEHICLES SEC. 6. Section 502(g)(1) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2002(g)(1)) is amended by inserting `or section 514 or 515' immediately before the period at the end of the first sentence. CONSULTATION SEC. 7. Section 502(i) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2002(i)) is amended by inserting [Struck out->] `sections [<-Struck out] `and sections 514 and 515' immediately before the period in the first sentence. NOTIFICATION SEC. 8. Section 502(j) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2002(j)) is amended by inserting [Struck out->] `and sections 514 and 515' [<-Struck out] `or section 514 or 515,' immediately before `or any modification'. CREDITS SEC. 9. (a) Section 502(l)(1)(B) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2002(l)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting `or section 514' immediately after `under this subsection)'. (b) Section 502(l)(1)(C)(iv) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2002(l)(1)(C)(iv)) is amended by inserting `or section 514' immediately after `(a) or (c)'. (c) Section 502(l)(1)(D)(i) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings act (15 U.S.C. 2002(l)(1)(D)(i)) is amended by inserting `or section 514' immediately after `(a) or (c)'. (d) Section 502(l)(2) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2002(l)(2)) is amended by inserting `or section 515' immediately after `subsection (b)' and by striking `this subsection' in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof `the Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act'. NEW STANDARDS SEC. [Struck out->] 9. [<-Struck out] 10. (a) Title V of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new sections: `PASSENGER AUTOMOBILES `SEC. 514. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the average fuel economy for passenger automobiles manufactured by any manufacturer in model year 1996 and each model year thereafter shall not be less than the number of miles per gallon established for such model year pursuant to the following: `Model year: `1996 through 2000 For each such manufacturer, the average fuel economy required shall be an amount determined by the Secretary to be equal to the average fuel economy achieved by that manufacturer for passenger automobiles in model year 1988, plus an amount equal to 20 percent (as measured in miles per gallon) of such average fuel economy achieved for model year 1988, unless such standard is modified under section 516; except that such standard shall not be less than 27.5 miles per gallon and shall not exceed 40 miles per gallon. `2001 and thereafter For each such manufacturer, the average fuel economy required shall be an amount determined by the Secretary to be equal to the average fuel economy achieved by that manufacturer for passenger automobiles in model year 1988, plus an amount equal to 40 percent (as measured in miles per gallon) of such average fuel economy achieved for model year 1988, unless such standard is modified under section 516; except that such standard shall not be less than 33 miles per gallon and shall not exceed 45 miles per gallon. `AUTOMOBILES OTHER THAN PASSENGER AUTOMOBILES `SEC. 515. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, commencing with model year 1996 and each model year thereafter, the average fuel economy for automobiles other than passenger automobiles manufactured by any manufacturer in any such model year shall not be less than the number of miles per gallon established for such model year pursuant to the following: `Model year: `1996 through 2000 For each such manufacturer, the average fuel economy required shall be an amount determined by the Secretary to be equal to the average fuel economy achieved by that manufacturer for light trucks in model year 1988, plus an amount equal to 20 percent (as measured in miles per gallon) of such average fuel economy achieved for model year 1988, unless such standard is modified under section 516; except that such standard shall not be less than 20 miles per gallon and shall not exceed 30 miles per gallon. `2001 and thereafter For each such manufacturer, the average fuel economy required shall be an amount determined by the Secretary to be equal to the average fuel economy achieved by that manufacturer for light trucks in model year 1988, plus an amount equal to 40 percent (as measured in miles per gallon) of such average fuel economy achieved for model year 1988, unless such standard is modified under section 516; except that such standard shall not be less than 24 miles per gallon and shall not exceed 35 miles per gallon. `MODIFICATIONS OF STANDARDS `SEC. 516. (a)(1) The Secretary may modify any average fuel economy standard established under this Act for model year 1996 and thereafter in accordance with this section. In response to a petition from any person that is filed at least 12 months in advance of the model year to which it is applicable, the Secretary shall conduct a rulemaking proceeding to determine whether to increase or decrease such standard to the level which the Secretary determines is the maximum feasible average fuel economy for that model year (taking into consideration the factors listed in section 502(e) and the need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions). The Secretary may also conduct such a rulemaking proceeding on the Secretary's own initiative. `(2)(A) Under such proceeding, the Secretary shall not reduce any such standard below a level equal to the average fuel economy achieved by the [Struck out->] manufacturer involved for the applicable type (or class) of vehicles [<-Struck out] involved manufacturer for model year 1988, as multiplied by the applicable percentage set forth in subparagraph (B). `(B) The applicable percentage referred to in subparagraph [Struck out->] (a) [<-Struck out] (A) is-- `(i) 115 percent, for model years 1996 through 2000; and `(ii) 130 percent, for model years 2001 and thereafter. `(b)(1) In determining the maximum feasible average fuel economy during a rulemaking proceeding under this section, the Secretary shall weigh equally each factor listed in section 502(e) and the need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. [Struck out->] `(2) In evaluating the technological feasibility of the standard, the Secretary shall exclude consideration of vehicles whose power-to-weight ratio exceeds the average power-to-weight ratio of the model year 1988 fleet, as defined and determined by the EPA Administrator and furnished to the Secretary. [<-Struck out] `(2) In evaluating the technological feasibility of the standard, the Secretary shall consider the primary uses of such automobiles and the impact of the standard on the ability of such automobiles to perform those uses. The Secretary shall exclude consideration of any automobile whose power-to-weight ratio exceeds by more than 10 percent the average power-to-weight ratio of its model type in the model year 1988 fleet, as defined and determined by the EPA Administrator and furnished to the Secretary. `(3) In evaluating the economic practicability of the standard, the Secretary shall consider-- `(A) the economic impact of the standard on the manufacturers and on the consumers of the [Struck out->] vehicles [<-Struck out] automobiles subject to such standard; `(B) the savings in operating costs throughout the estimated average life of the [Struck out->] vehicle [<-Struck out] automobiles compared to any increase in the price of, or in the initial charges for, or maintenance expenses of, the [Struck out->] vehicles [<-Struck out] automobiles which are likely to result from the imposition of the standard; `(C) the total projected amount of energy savings likely to result directly from the imposition of the standard and the economic impact of such energy savings; `(D) any lessening of the utility or the performance of the [Struck out->] vehicles [<-Struck out] automobiles likely to result from the imposition of the standard; `(E) the impact of any lessening of competition or any change in foreign trade that is likely to result from the imposition of the standard; `(F) the total projected amount of reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and the economic impact of such reduction; and `(G) other factors the Secretary considers [Struck out->] relevant.'. [<-Struck out] relevant. `(4) In evaluating other Federal motor vehicle standards, the Secretary shall consider the impact of the average fuel economy standard on the ability of such automobiles to adequately meet such other motor vehicle standards, including those designed to protect the driver and any passengers of any such automobile. `(5) In evaluating the need of the Nation to conserve energy, the Secretary shall consider the fuel savings and reduction in carbon dioxide and traffic congestion in urban areas realized by car pooling in automobiles with seating for the driver and six or more passengers.'. (b)(1) Section 503(a)(1) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2003(a)(1)) is amended by inserting `and section 514' immediately after `and (c)'. (2) Section 503(a)(2) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2003(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: `Average fuel economy for purposes of section 515 shall be calculated in accordance with rules of the EPA Administrator that are based upon the method required in paragraph (1) for calculation of average fuel economy of passenger automobiles.'. FUEL ECONOMY TESTING SEC. [Struck out->] 10. [<-Struck out] 11. (a) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall conduct-- (1) an ongoing examination of the accuracy of fuel economy testing of passenger automobiles and light trucks by the Administrator performed in accordance with procedures in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act, as compared to the actual performance of such passenger automobiles and light trucks when driven by average drivers under average driving conditions in the United States; and (2) an assessment of the extent to which fuel economy deteriorates during the life of such passenger automobiles and light trucks. Information on actual performance may be obtained through a survey of current vehicle owners. (b) The Administrator shall, within 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study required by subsection (a) of this section. The report shall include-- (1) a comparison between (A) fuel economy measured, for each model in the applicable model year, through testing procedures in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act and (B) fuel economy of such passenger automobiles and light trucks during actual on-road performance, as determined under subsection (a) of this section; (2) a statement of the percentage difference, if any, between actual on-road fuel economy and fuel economy measured by test procedures of the Environmental Protection Administration; and (3) any recommendations for legislative or other action. EXPLANATORY BOOKLET DISTRIBUTED BY SECRETARY OF ENERGY SEC. [Struck out->] 11. [<-Struck out] 12. (a)(1) Paragraph (1) of section 506(b) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2006(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: `The Secretary of Energy shall distribute no less than 100 booklets each year to each dealer and shall distribute as many in addition to 100 booklets as are reasonably requested by dealers from time to time.'. (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) of this subsection shall apply to the 12-month period beginning on the first day of the first month after the date of enactment of this Act and corresponding 12-month periods thereafter. (b) Section 506(e) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2006(e)) is amended by striking `Federal Energy Administrator' and inserting in lieu thereof `Secretary of Energy'. STUDIES SEC. [Struck out->] 12. [<-Struck out] 13. (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall provide for a review to be undertaken by the National Academy of Sciences, in consultation with vehicle manufacturers, representatives of environmental and consumer groups, appropriate State and local officials, representatives of labor, and others as appropriate, of the current state of research and development in light truck fuel economy and passenger automobile fuel economy and an assessment of the remaining potential for improving the fuel efficiency and reducing the energy consumption of passenger automobiles and light trucks. The assessment shall include all aspects of vehicle design, including engines, drive train, component parts, auto body, tires, and any other aspect contributing to the reduction of energy consumption. The National Academy shall, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, submit a report to the Congress on the results of the review and assessment and in the report recommend research and development priorities that could result in the commercialization of fuel economy technology through the early years of the next century. The National Academy shall update the report every 5 years, beginning not later than 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and shall submit each updated report to the Congress. (b) The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall undertake a study of future options for regulating the fuel efficiency of passenger automobiles and light trucks beyond the year 2001. Such study shall utilize the results of the review and assessment required by subsection (a), and shall examine alternative forms of fuel economy regulations. The study shall determine-- (1) the ability of each regulatory strategy to ensure continued future fleet fuel economy improvements; (2) the economic efficiency of each such strategy; and (3) the impact of each such strategy on the competitiveness of the United States economy. The Secretary of Energy shall, not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, submit a report to the Congress on the results of the study required by this subsection. JUDICIAL REVIEW SEC. [Struck out->] 13. [<-Struck out] 14. Section 504(a) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2004(a)) is amended by striking `or 506' and inserting in lieu thereof `506, 514, 515, or 516'. VIOLATIONS OF AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARD SEC. [Struck out->] 14. [<-Struck out] 15. (a) Section 508(b)(1) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2008(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: `(C) Any civil penalty assessed under this subsection for a violation of section 507(a)(1) or (2) in model year 1996 or thereafter against a manufacturer shall be doubled if-- `(i) the manufacturer violated section 507(a)(1) or (2) in the two model years immediately preceding the model year involved in the assessment; and `(ii) during each of such preceding years and the year involved in the assessment, the applicable average fuel economy standard exceeded the average fuel economy of the [Struck out->] vehicles [<-Struck out] automobiles manufactured by such manufacturer by [Struck out->] 5/10 of a mile [<-Struck out] 0.5 miles per gallon or more.'. (b) Section 507(a)(1) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2007(a)(1)) is amended by inserting `and section 514' immediately after `section [Struck out->] 502(b)),'. [<-Struck out] 502(b))'. (c) Section 507(a)(2) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2007(a)(2)) is amended by striking `section 502(b)' and inserting in lieu thereof `sections 502(b) and 515'. (d) Section [Struck out->] 507(b) [<-Struck out] 508(b) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. [Struck out->] 2007(b)) [<-Struck out] 2008(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: `(7)(A) The maximum penalty amounts authorized in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be adjusted for inflation as provided in this paragraph. `(B) No less than 3 months prior to model year 1992, and no less than 3 months prior to each model year thereafter, the Secretary shall prescribe and publish in the Federal Register a schedule of maximum authorized penalties that shall apply for violations that occur with respect to the model year immediately following such publication. `(C) The schedule of maximum authorized penalties shall be prescribed by increasing each of the amounts referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) by the inflation adjustment for the preceding model year, as calculated by the Secretary on the basis of the Consumer Price Index. `(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `Consumer Price Index' means the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers published by the Department of Labor.'. DEFINITIONS SEC. [Struck out->] 15. [<-Struck out] 16. As used in this Act, the term `passenger automobile' has the meaning given that term under section 501 of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2001), and the term `light truck' shall have such meaning as the Secretary of Transportation prescribes. S 279 RS1S----2
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Subcommittee on Consumer. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-19.
Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Hollings with amendments. With written report No. 102-48. Additional and minority views filed.
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Hollings with amendments. With written report No. 102-48. Additional and minority views filed.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 75.
Star Print ordered on S. 279.
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