[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23445]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

      By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. Nickles):
  S. 1667. A bill to exempt small trailer manufacturers from enhanced 
early warning reporting requirements under the Transportation Recall 
Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act; to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text 
of the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 1667

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

     SECTION 1. WEIGHT EXEMPTION FOR CLASSIFICATION OF TRAILER 
                   MANUFACTURERS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of 
     the early warning reporting requirements under section 
     30166(m) of title 49, United States Code, manufacturers of 
     trailers with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds 
     or less shall not, with respect to such trailers, be subject 
     to the additional reporting requirements under section 579.24 
     of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, that are applicable 
     to manufacturers that produce, import, offer for sale, or 
     sell 500 or more vehicles during the calendar year of a 
     reporting period or during each of the prior two calendar 
     years.

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