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

                                                 Union Calendar No. 195

104th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 325

                          [Report No. 104-387]

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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.

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                            December 6, 1995

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
                                                 Union Calendar No. 195
104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 325

                          [Report No. 104-387]

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

                            December 6, 1995

Additional sponsors: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Castle, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. Bono, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Portman, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
   Roberts, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Davis, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
 Gunderson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Mica, Mr. Cooley, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Kim, 
 Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Weller, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Ballenger, 
   Mr. McHugh, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
Gekas, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Flanagan, 
Mr. Christensen, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Talent, Mrs. 
Myrick, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. McHale, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Dornan, 
Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
   Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
  Funderburk, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
 Miller of Florida, Mr. Regula, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Pombo, 
    Mr. Boehner, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
   Kleczka, Mr. Stump, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
 Ackerman, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. LaHood, 
 Mr. Livingston, Mr. Costello, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Poshard, 
Mr. Royce, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
Quillen, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Herger, Mr. Zeliff, 
 Mr. Heineman, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Tate, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hansen, 
  Mr. Skeen, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
Roth, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Houghton, Mr. King, Mr. 
      Combest, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. English of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
    Tiahrt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Souder, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Martini, Mr. 
McCollum, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Foley, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Wamp, 
Mr. Bentsen, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
 Quinn, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Klug, Mr. Petri, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
Nethercutt, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Hayes, 
Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Gene 
 Green of Texas, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
   LoBiondo, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Packard, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Franks of 
                              Connecticut

                            December 6, 1995

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. OPTIONAL EMPLOYER MANDATED TRIP 
              REDUCTION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 182(d)(1)(b) of the Clean Air Act is amended by to 
read as follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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 travelled 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.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. OPTIONAL EMPLOYER MANDATED TRIP REDUCTION.

    Section 182(d)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act is amended 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 travelled 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. Any State 
        required to submit a revision under this subparagraph (as in 
        effect before the date of enactment of this sentence) 
        containing provisions requiring employers to reduce work-
        related vehicle trips and miles travelled by employees may, in 
        accordance with State law, remove such provisions from the 
        implementation plan, or withdraw its submission, if the State 
        notifies the Administrator, in writing, that the State has 
        undertaken, or will undertake, one or more alternative methods 
        that will achieve emission reductions equivalent to those to be 
        achieved by the removed or withdrawn provisions.''.