[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5079 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5079

   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

                           November 13, 2019

Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. LaMalfa, and Mrs. Dingell) 
 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 2019''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL HISTORIC VEHICLE REGISTER.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Register.--The term ``Register'' means the National 
        Historic Vehicle Register established under subsection (b)(1).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.
            (3) Vehicle.--The term ``vehicle'' includes--
                    (A) a commercial or noncommercial vehicle;
                    (B) a motorcycle; and
                    (C) a truck.
    (b) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and maintain 
        a register of historic vehicles, to be known as the ``National 
        Historic Vehicle Register'', which shall include, with respect 
        to each vehicle on the Register--
                    (A) a narrative describing the historic vehicle and 
                the historical significance of that vehicle;
                    (B) a photographic record of the historic vehicle; 
                and
                    (C) a line drawing or engineering drawing of the 
                historic vehicle, as applicable.
            (2) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate with the 
        Historic Vehicle Association, the American Motorcycle Heritage 
        Foundation, and other appropriate organizations, as determined 
        by the Secretary, to invite individual, institutional, and 
        other owners of historic vehicles to participate in the 
        Register.
            (3) Location.--The Register shall be archived in the 
        Library of Congress.
    (c) Criteria for Historic Vehicles.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop criteria for 
        the inclusion of historic vehicles on the Register, in 
        accordance with paragraph (2).
            (2) Factors for consideration.--In developing criteria 
        under this subsection, the Secretary shall take into 
        consideration the following factors, as applied to a vehicle:
                    (A) Associative value.--
                            (i) Events.--A vehicle associated with an 
                        event that is important in automotive or United 
                        States history.
                            (ii) Individuals.--A vehicle associated 
                        with the life of an individual who is 
                        significant in automotive or United States 
                        history.
                    (B) Design or construction value.--A vehicle that 
                is distinctive based on--
                            (i) design;
                            (ii) engineering;
                            (iii) craftsmanship; or
                            (iv) aesthetic value.
                    (C) Informational value.--A vehicle of a particular 
                type that--
                            (i) was the first or last produced of that 
                        type; or
                            (ii) is among the most well-preserved or 
                        authentically restored examples of that type.
    (d) Contracts and Cooperative Agreements.--In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary may enter into contracts or cooperative 
agreements with the Federal Government, State governments, units of 
local government, public or private agencies, organizations, 
associations, institutions, corporations, other entities, or 
individuals for the purpose of sharing costs or services in carrying 
out authorized activities of the Secretary in administering the 
Register.
    (e) Effect of Section.--Nothing in this section--
            (1) supersedes any Federal, State, or local environmental 
        or air quality standard relating to the operation of a motor 
        vehicle or a historic vehicle;
            (2) violates the privacy of the owner of any historic 
        vehicle; or
            (3) requires that a historic vehicle be documented without 
        the consent of the owner.
    (f) No New Appropriations.--No new appropriations shall be 
authorized to carry out this section.
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