3.0.0 670 2020-02-12T18:58:29Z 2020-02-12T18:58:29Z Senate S S 2011-03-29 112 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-03-29T20:01:01Z Green Taxis Act of 2011 112 1243 HR 2011-04-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Related bill CRS 2011-03-29 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2011-03-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N Transportation and Public Works Air quality Energy efficiency and conservation Intergovernmental relations Motor fuels Motor vehicles State and local government operations Transportation and Public Works 00 2011-03-29 Introduced in Senate 2011-04-23T14:59:57Z Green Taxis Act of 2011 - Allows states or political subdivisions to prescribe requirements for fuel economy for taxicabs and other automobiles if such requirements are at least as stringent as federal requirements and if such vehicles: (1) are automobiles that are capable of transporting not more than 10 individuals, including the driver; (2) are commercially available or are designed and manufactured pursuant to a contract with such state or subdivision; (3) are operated for hire pursuant to a license, permit, or other authorization issued by such state or subdivision; (4) provide local transportation for a fare determined on the basis of the time or distance traveled; and (5) do not exclusively provide transportation to and from airports.

Amends the Clean Air Act to allow states or political subdivisions to adopt and enforce standards for the control of emissions from new motor vehicles that are taxicabs and other vehicles if such standards will be at least as protective of public health and welfare as applicable federal standards and if such vehicles meet the other criteria specified above.

]]> Green Taxis Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Green Taxis Act of 2011 Display Title Green Taxis Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize States and their political subdivisions to regulate fuel economy and emissions standards for taxicabs. Introduced in Senate 2011-03-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s670is/xml/BILLS-112s670is.xml 2011-03-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.