109 HR 2500 IH: National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act of 2005 U.S. House of Representatives 2005-05-19 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2500 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2005 Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To restore the jurisdiction of the Consumer Product Safety Commission over amusement park rides which are at a fixed site, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act of 2005.

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Jurisdiction over fixed site amusement rides

Section 3(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(1)) is amended by striking , and which is not permanently fixed to a site. Such term does not include such a device which is permanently fixed to a site. and inserting a period.

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Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Consumer Product Safety Commission $500,000 for each fiscal year to enable the Commission to carry out the Consumer Product Safety Act as amended by this Act.