118 HR 5210 IH: Maintaining Our Tactical and Operational Response Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-08-15 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.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5210IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESAugust 15, 2023Mr. Edwards (for himself and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to amend regulations relating to exemptions for engines and equipment for purposes of national security, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Maintaining Our Tactical and Operational Response Act or the MOTOR Act.

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Amendment to regulations exempting engines/equipment for national security

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revise the regulations under section 1068.225 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), to specify that an engine or equipment is exempt under that section without a request described in that section if the engine or equipment—(1)is for a marine vessel;(2)has a rated horsepower of 60 or less; and(3)will be owned by a Federal, State, or local emergency response or public safety agency responsible for domestic response or homeland security activities.