[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3824 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3824

 To provide for the refunding of expenses incurred by innocent persons 
in the State of Maine required to comply with automobile inspection and 
   maintenance requirements negligently imposed by the Environmental 
                           Protection Agency.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 16, 1996

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the refunding of expenses incurred by innocent persons 
in the State of Maine required to comply with automobile inspection and 
   maintenance requirements negligently imposed by the Environmental 
                           Protection Agency.

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

SECTION 1. REFUNDS FOR INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES IN MAINE.

    (a) Grant to State for Refunds.--The Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall provide a grant in the amount of 
$2,300,000 to the State of Maine to be administered by the Governor of 
Maine under this section. The Administrator shall make such grant 
within 15 days after the date on which funds are appropriated for such 
purpose. Not more than $200,000 of such grant may be used by the State 
for administration. The remainder of such grant shall be used by the 
State to provide refunds to any person (including any governmental 
entity) who was required to comply with automobile inspection and 
maintenance requirements adopted by the State for purposes of the Clean 
Air Act. The purpose of such refunds shall be to compensate such 
persons for the costs incurred by them for testing, repairs, and other 
work performed to comply with such inspection and maintenance 
requirements.
    (b) Procedures and Requirements.--Such refunds shall be made in 
accordance with such rules and procedures as may be established by the 
State, except that no refund provided to any such person shall exceed 
the amount expended by such person for testing, repairs, and other work 
performed to comply with such inspection and maintenance requirements.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for purposes of this Act not more than $2,300,000.
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