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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 91 (Thursday, May 25, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. LOUDERMILK:H.R. 2705.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: ``To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H4609]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Truck, Trailer, and Transport Efficiency Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill removes trailers that do not emit greenhouse gases in connection with a propulsion system from the scope of the final rule titled &quot;Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles--Phase 2.&quot; The Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration jointly issued the rule, which created fuel consumption standards and carbon dioxide emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles (e.g., tractors, trucks, vans, and vocational vehicles), on October 25, 2016.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>Truck, Trailer, and Transport Efficiency Act of 2017</title>
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        <title>To limit the applicability of the final rule entitled "Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles-Phase 2" to the extent such final rule relates to trailers that do not themselves emit greenhouse gases in connection with a propulsion system.</title>
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