[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 325 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 325

To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for an optional provision for the 
 reduction of work-related vehicle trips and miles travelled in ozone 
   nonattainment areas designated as severe, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

 Mr. Manzullo (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
   Crane, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
Hunter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Klink, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Smith of 
New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Walker, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
 Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Rohrabacher) 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 provide for an optional provision for the 
 reduction of work-related vehicle trips and miles travelled in ozone 
   nonattainment areas designated as severe, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. OPTIONAL EMPLOYER MANDATED TRIP REDUCTION.

    Section 182(d)(1)(b) of the Clean Air Act is amended by to read as 
follows:
            ``(B) The State may also, in its discretion, submit a 
        revision at any time requiring employers in such area to 
        implement programs to reduce work-related vehicle trips and 
        miles traveled by employees. Such revision shall be developed 
        in accordance with guidance issued by the Administrator 
        pursuant to section 108(f) and may require that employers in 
        such area increase average passenger occupancy per vehicle in 
        commuting trips between home and the workplace during peak 
        travel periods. The guidance of the Administrator may specify 
        average vehicle occupancy rates which vary for locations within 
        a nonattainment area (suburban, center city, business district) 
        or among nonattainment areas reflecting existing occupancy 
        rates and the availability of high occupancy modes. The 
        revision may require employers subject to a vehicle occupancy 
        requirement to submit a compliance plan to demonstrate 
        compliance with the requirements of this paragraph.''.
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