[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1851 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1851

  To amend section 30123 of title 49, United States Code, to require 
replacement tires for passenger vehicles to meet the standards required 
                       for tires on new vehicles.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 6, 2005

  Mr. Salazar 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 amend section 30123 of title 49, United States Code, to require 
replacement tires for passenger vehicles to meet the standards required 
                       for tires on new vehicles.

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

SECTION 1. FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 30123 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Fuel Economy.--(1) Replacement tires for passenger motor 
vehicles (as defined in section 32101 of this title) shall meet the 
standards required for tires on new vehicles under part 571 of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations, including standards affecting fuel 
economy.
    ``(2) Nothing in this section shall apply to--
            ``(A) a tire, or a group of tires with the same SKU number, 
        plant, and year, for which the volume of tires produced or 
        imported annually is fewer than 15,000;
            ``(B) a deep tread, winter-type, snow tire, space saver 
        tire, or temporary use spare tire;
            ``(C) a tire with a normal rim measuring not more than 12 
        inches in diameter;
            ``(D) a motorcycle tire; or
            ``(E) a tire manufactured specifically for use in an off-
        road motorized recreational vehicle.''.
    (b) Rulemaking.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a 
final rule regarding policies and procedures for testing and labeling 
tires for fuel economy that--
            (1) secures the maximum technically feasible and cost-
        effective fuel savings;
            (2) does not adversely affect tire safety;
            (3) does not adversely affect average tire life; and
            (4) establishes minimum fuel economy standards for tires.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the expiration of the date that is 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
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