[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1137 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1137

   To exempt small trailer manufacturers from enhanced early warning 
  reporting requirements under the Transportation Recall Enhancement, 
             Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2003

Mr. Latham (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Cole, Mr. Combest, Mr. Ryun 
  of Kansas, and Mr. Nussle) introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To exempt small trailer manufacturers from enhanced early warning 
  reporting requirements under the Transportation Recall Enhancement, 
             Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act.

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

SECTION 1. WEIGHT EXEMPTION FOR CLASSIFICATION OF TRAILER 
              MANUFACTURERS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of the 
early warning reporting requirements contained in section 30166(m), 
title 49, United States Code, manufacturers of trailers rated 26,000 
pounds or less gross vehicle weight shall not, for such trailers, be 
subject to the additional reporting requirements required of 
manufacturers who produce, import, offer for sale, or sell more than 
500 vehicles, under section 573 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations.
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