[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5433 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5433

To amend the Clean Air Act to ensure reasonable emissions standards for 
              highway motorcycles, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2002

  Mr. Barcia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Clean Air Act to ensure reasonable emissions standards for 
              highway motorcycles, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Motorcycle and Motorcycling Small 
Business Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CLEAN AIR ACT REGARDING MOTORCYCLES.

    (a) Standards.--Section 202 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3), by amending subparagraph (E) to 
        read as follows:
    ``(E) Revised standards for highway motorcycles.--Effective for the 
model year 2004 and thereafter, the regulations under paragraph (1) 
applicable to emissions of nonmethane hydrocarbons from gasoline-fueled 
highway motorcycles shall contain standards providing that such 
emissions shall not exceed 2.4 grams of nonmethane hydrocarbons per 
kilometer.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2) of subsection (l), by striking ``motor 
        vehicles and motor vehicle fuels'' and inserting ``motor 
        vehicles (other than highway motorcycles) and motor vehicle 
        fuels''.
    (b) Prohibitions.--Section 203(a)(3) of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7522(a)(3)) is amended in subparagraphs (A) and (B) by striking 
``motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine'' each place such term appears 
and inserting ``motor vehicle (other than a highway motorcycle) or 
motor vehicle engine''.
    (c) State Standards.--Section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7543(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Administrator 
        shall'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph (4), the 
        Administrator shall'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``in the case'' and 
        inserting ``In the case''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) The Administrator may not waive application of this section 
with respect to any standard relating to the control of emissions from 
highway motorcycles.''.
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