[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5366 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5366

   To establish a program to accurately document vehicles that were 
    significant in the history of the United States, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 2014

 Mr. Peters of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Campbell) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To establish a program to accurately document vehicles that were 
    significant in the history of the United States, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``National Historic Vehicle Register 
Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC VEHICLES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Director of the National Park Service, is authorized to expand and 
maintain a National Historic Vehicle Register composed of the 
following:
            (1) A narrative describing each historic vehicle and its 
        significance.
            (2) A photographic record of the historic vehicle.
            (3) Line drawings or engineering drawings of the historic 
        vehicle.
    (b) Coordination.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Director of the National Park Service, shall coordinate with the 
Historic Vehicle Association in order to invite individual, 
institutional, and other owners of historic vehicles to participate in 
the National Historic Vehicle Register.
    (c) Location.--The National Register of Historic Vehicles shall be 
archived in the Library of Congress.

SEC. 3. CRITERIA FOR HISTORIC VEHICLES.

    The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the 
National Park Service, shall develop criteria for historic vehicles. 
Vehicles, motorcycles, trucks, and commercial vehicles may be 
considered historic vehicles for the purposes of this Act. When 
developing criteria under this section, the Secretary shall consider 
the following:
            (1) Associative value--event.--A vehicle associated with an 
        event or events that are important in automotive or United 
        States history.
            (2) Associative value--person.--A vehicle associated with 
        the lives of significant persons in automotive or United States 
        history.
            (3) Design or construction value.--A vehicle that is 
        distinctive based on design, engineering, craftsmanship, or 
        aesthetic value.
            (4) Informational value.--A vehicle of a particular type 
        that was the first or last produced or is among the most well-
        preserved or authentically restored examples.

SEC. 4. CLARIFICATION.

    Nothing in this Act shall--
            (1) supersede Federal, State, or local environmental or air 
        quality standards related to the operation of motor vehicles 
        and historic vehicles;
            (2) violate the privacy of the owner of a historic vehicle; 
        or
            (3) require that a historic vehicle be documented without 
        the consent of the owner.
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