[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.''.