[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1667 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1667

   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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 26, 2003

 Mr. Brownback (for himself and Mr. Nickles) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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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 under section 30166(m) of title 
49, United States Code, manufacturers of trailers with a gross vehicle 
weight rating of 26,000 pounds or less shall not, with respect to such 
trailers, be subject to the additional reporting requirements under 
section 579.24 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, that are 
applicable to manufacturers that produce, import, offer for sale, or 
sell 500 or more vehicles during the calendar year of a reporting 
period or during each of the prior two calendar years.
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