[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2299 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2299

 To amend the Clean Air Act to require that motorcycles be defined as 
         having a curb mass less than or equal to 1749 pounds.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 12, 1995

 Mr. Bereuter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Clean Air Act to require that motorcycles be defined as 
         having a curb mass less than or equal to 1749 pounds.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF MOTORCYCLES.

    (a) Amendment.--Section 216 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550) 
is amended by adding the following at the end thereof:
            ``(12) Motorcycle.--The term `motorcycle' means any motor 
        vehicle with a headlight, taillight, and stoplight and having: 
        two wheels, or three wheels and a curb mass less than or equal 
        to 1749 pounds.''.
    (b) Regulations.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency shall amend the regulations under title II of the Clean Air Act, 
as set forth in 40 C.F.R. 86.403-78, to conform to the amendment made 
by this Act.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this Act shall take 
effect with respect to the first model year which commences more than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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