I

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5205

To provide Federal assistance for compliance with Federally-mandated motor

vehicle inspection and maintenance requirements and employee trip reduction requirements in effect under the Clean Air Act.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 6, 1994

Ms. MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY introduced the following bill; which was referred

to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To provide Federal assistance for compliance with Federallymandated motor vehicle inspection and maintenance requirements and employee trip reduction requirements in

effect under the Clean Air Act.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. ASSISTANCE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH AUTO IN4 SPECTION AND MAINTENANCE.

5 (a) EPA GRANTS TO STATES.—The Administrator of

6 the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to pro7 vide grants under this section to each State carrying out

8 a vehicle inspection and maintenance program, or an en-
2

•HR 5205 IH

1 hanced vehicle inspection and maintenance program,

2 under part D of title I of the Clean Air Act. Such grants

3 shall be used by the State to provide assistance to enable

4 vehicle owners to perform such repair and maintenance

5 on their vehicles as is necessary for such vehicles to comply

6 with the requirements of such program. The Adminis7 trator may promulgate such regulations as may be nec8 essary to carry out this section.

9 (b) STATE ASSISTANCE.—

10 (1) USE OF GRANTS.—Grants under subsection

11 (a) shall be used by States to make payments for

12 qualified repair and maintenance costs incurred by

13 vehicle owners. Each State may publish guidelines

14 for determining the classes or categories of vehicle

15 owners to whom such grants may be made.

16 (2) PAYMENT SCHEDULE.—Payments made

17 under a State under paragraph (1) shall cover the

18 following amounts:

19 (A) Not to exceed 60 percent of the quali20 fied repair and maintenance costs which do not

21 exceed $200.

22 (B) Not to exceed 80 percent of the quali23 fied repair and maintenance costs which exceed

24 $200 but do not exceed $400.
3

•HR 5205 IH

1 No such payments may be used to pay any costs

2 which exceed $400.

3 (3) DEFINITION.—For purposes of a State as4 sistance program under this section, the term

5 ‘‘qualified repair and maintenance costs’’ means the

6 costs of such repairs and maintenance as are nec7 essary to bring motor vehicles into compliance with

8 the requirements of any State vehicle inspection and

9 maintenance program or enhanced vehicle inspection

10 and maintenance program in effect under part D of

11 title I of the Clean Air Act.

12 SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH EMPLOYEE

13 TRIP REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS UNDER

14 CLEAN AIR ACT.

15 (a) EPA GRANTS TO STATES.—The Administrator of

16 the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to pro17 vide grants under this section to each State carrying out

18 employee trip reduction requirements for nonattainment

19 areas under an applicable State implementation plan

20 adopted and approved under title I of the Clean Air Act.

21 Such grants shall be used by the State to provide assist22 ance to enable employers to take such action as may be

23 necessary to comply with such requirements. The Adminis24 trator may promulgate such regulations as may be nec25 essary to carry out this section.
4

•HR 5205 IH

1 (b) STATE ASSISTANCE.—Grants under subsection

2 (a) shall be used by States, in accordance with guidelines

3 established by each State, to assist employers in the imple4 mentation of employee trip reduction measures necessary

5 to comply with the State implementation plan provisions

6 referred to in subsection (a).

Æ