[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 243 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 243

  To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the use of high 
              occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid vehicles.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 8, 2003

Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. Lofgren, 
 Mr. McDermott, Mr. English, and Mr. Inslee) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the use of high 
              occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid vehicles.

    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 ``Hybrid Vehicle Incentive Act''.

SEC. 2. HYBRID VEHICLE EXCEPTION.

    Section 102(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Exception for hybrid vehicles.--Notwithstanding 
        paragraph (1), a State shall permit a vehicle with fewer than 2 
        occupants to operate in high occupancy vehicle lanes if such 
        vehicle is a hybrid vehicle.
            ``(4) Hybrid vehicle defined.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `hybrid vehicle' means a motor vehicle (as 
        such term is defined in section 164(a))--
                    ``(A) which draws propulsion energy from onboard 
                sources of stored energy which are both--
                            ``(i) an internal combustion or heat engine 
                        using combustible fuel; and
                            ``(ii) a rechargeable energy storage 
                        system;
                    ``(B) which, in the case of a passenger automobile 
                or light truck--
                            ``(i) for 2002 and later model vehicles, 
                        has received a certificate of conformity under 
                        the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) and 
                        meets or exceeds the equivalent qualifying 
                        California low emission vehicle standard under 
                        section 243(e)(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 7583(c)(2)) for that make and model 
                        year; and
                            ``(ii) for 2004 and later model vehicles, 
                        has received a certificate that such vehicle 
                        meets or exceeds the Bin 5 Tier II emission 
                        level established in regulations prescribed by 
                        the Administrator of the Environmental 
                        Protection Agency under section 202(i) of the 
                        Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521(i)) for that make 
                        and model year vehicle; and
                    ``(C) which is made by a manufacturer.''.

SEC. 3. TERMINATION.

    Effective December 31, 2010, paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 
102(a) of title 23, United States, is repealed.
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