[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1992 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1992

 To provide for a reduction in regulatory costs by maintaining Federal 
 average fuel economy standards applicable to automobiles in effect at 
                  current levels until changed by law.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 27, 1999

 Mr. Klink (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
  Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Towns, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
 Sawyer, Mr. Regula, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
 McHugh, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Camp, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
  Brown of Ohio, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. Stump) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for a reduction in regulatory costs by maintaining Federal 
 average fuel economy standards applicable to automobiles in effect at 
                  current levels until changed by law.

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

SECTION 1. AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS.

    The average fuel economy standards established, whether directly or 
indirectly, under regulations promulgated by the Secretary of 
Transportation under section 32901 et seq. of title 49, United States 
Code, prior to the date of the enactment of this Act for automobiles 
(as defined in section 32901 of such title) shall continue to apply 
without amendment, change, or other modification of any kind for the 
model years and the applicable automobiles specified in the regulation 
last promulgated for such automobiles and for each model year 
thereafter until such regulations are specifically amended or otherwise 
changed by law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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