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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1248 

To establish a program in the Department of Energy to encourage consumers 

to trade-in older vehicles for more fuel-efficient vehicles and motorcycles, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 11, 2009 

Mr. CASEY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To establish a program in the Department of Energy to 

encourage consumers to trade-in older vehicles for more 

fuel-efficient vehicles and motorcycles, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Green Transportation 

5 Efficiency Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) AUTOMOBILE.—The term ‘‘automobile’’ has 

2 the meaning given the term in section 32901(a) of 

3 title 49, United States Code. 

4 (2) CATEGORY 1 TRUCK.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘category 1 

6 truck’’ means a non-passenger automobile that 

7 has a combined fuel economy value of at least 

8 18 miles per gallon. 

9 (B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘category 1 

10 truck’’ does not include a category 2 truck. 

11 (3) CATEGORY 2 TRUCK.—The term ‘‘category 

12 2 truck’’ means a non-passenger automobile that is 

13 a large van or a large pickup, as categorized by the 

14 Secretary using the method used by the Environ15 mental Protection Agency and described in the re16 port entitled ‘‘Light-Duty Automotive Technology 

17 and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 through 2008’’. 

18 (4) CATEGORY 3 TRUCK.—The term ‘‘category 

19 3 truck’’ means a work truck. 

20 (5) COMBINED FUEL ECONOMY VALUE.—The 

21 term ‘‘combined fuel economy value’’ means— 

22 (A) in the case of a qualifying vehicle, the 

23 number, expressed in miles per gallon, centered 

24 below the term ‘‘Combined Fuel Economy’’ on 

25 the label required to be affixed or caused to be 


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1 affixed on a qualifying vehicle pursuant to part 

2 600 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or 

3 comparable regulations); 

4 (B) in the case of an eligible trade-in vehi5 cle, the equivalent of the number described in 

6 subparagraph (A) that is posted— 

7 (i) under the term ‘‘Estimated New 

8 EPA MPG’’ and above the term ‘‘Com9 bined’’ for vehicles of model years 1984 

10 through 2007; or 

11 (ii) under the term ‘‘New EPA MPG’’ 

12 and above the term ‘‘Combined’’ for vehi13 cles of model year 2008 or later on the fuel 

14 economy website of the Environmental 

15 Protection Agency for the make, model, 

16 and year of the vehicle; or 

17 (C) in the case an eligible trade-in vehicle 

18 manufactured during model years 1978 through 

19 1984, the equivalent of the number described in 

20 subparagraph (A), as determined by the Sec21 retary (and posted on the website of the Na22 tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration) 

23 using data maintained by the Environmental 

24 Protection Agency for the make, model, and 

25 year of the eligible trade-in vehicle. 


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1 (6) DEALER.—The term ‘‘dealer’’ means a per2 son licensed by a State who engages in the sale of 

3 new automobiles to ultimate purchasers. 

4 (7) ELIGIBLE TRADE-IN VEHICLE.—The term 

5 ‘‘eligible trade-in vehicle’’ means an automobile, 

6 work truck, or motorcycle that, at the time the auto7 mobile, work truck, or motorcycle is presented for 

8 trade-in under this Act— 

9 (A) is in drivable condition; 

10 (B) has been continuously insured con11 sistent with the applicable State law and reg12 istered to the same owner for a period of not 

13 less than 1 year immediately prior to the trade14 in; 

15 (C) was manufactured less than 25 years 

16 before the date of the trade-in; and 

17 (D) in the case of an automobile, has a 

18 combined fuel economy value of 18 miles per 

19 gallon or less. 

20 (8) MOTORCYCLE.—The term ‘‘motorcycle’’ 

21 means a motor vehicle with motive power having a 

22 seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed 

23 to travel on not more than 3 wheels in contact with 

24 the ground. 


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1 (9) NEW FUEL-EFFICIENT AUTOMOBILE.—The 

2 term ‘‘new fuel-efficient automobile’’ means a pas3 senger automobile, category 1 truck, category 2 

4 truck, or category 3 truck— 

5 (A) the equitable or legal title of which has 

6 not been transferred to any person other than 

7 the ultimate purchaser; 

8 (B) that carries a manufacturer’s sug9 gested retail price of $45,000 or less; 

10 (C) that— 

11 (i) in the case of a passenger auto12 mobile, category 1 truck, or category 2 

13 truck, is certified to applicable standards 

14 established under section 86.1811–04 of 

15 title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 

16 successor regulation); or 

17 (ii) in the case of a category 3 truck, 

18 is certified to the applicable vehicle or en19 gine standards established under section 

20 86.1816–08, 86.007–11, or 86.008–10 of 

21 title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or 

22 successor regulations); and 

23 (D) that has the combined fuel economy 

24 value of— 


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1 (i) in the case of a passenger auto2 mobile, 22 miles per gallon; 

3 (ii) in the case of a category 1 truck, 

4 18 miles per gallon; and 

5 (iii) in the case of a category 2 truck 

6 or a category 3 truck, 15 miles per gallon. 

7 (10) NEW FUEL-EFFICIENT MOTORCYCLE.— 

8 The term ‘‘new fuel-efficient motorcycle’’ means a 

9 motorcycle— 

10 (A) the equitable or legal title of which has 

11 not been transferred to any person other than 

12 the ultimate purchaser; 

13 (B) that carries a manufacturer’s sug14 gested retail price of not less than $7,000 and 

15 not more than $20,000; and 

16 (C) that has a manufacturer’s estimated 

17 combined fuel economy of at least 40 miles per 

18 gallon. 

19 (11) NON-PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE.—The term 

20 ‘‘non-passenger automobile’’ has the meaning given 

21 the term in section 32901(a) of title 49, United 

22 States Code. 

23 (12) PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE.—The term 

24 ‘‘passenger automobile’’ means a passenger auto25 mobile (as defined in section 32901(a) of title 49, 


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1 United States Code) that has a combined fuel econ2 omy value of at least 22 miles per gallon. 

3 (13) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 

4 the Green Transportation Efficiency Program estab5 lished by section 3. 

6 (14) QUALIFYING LEASE.—The term ‘‘quali7 fying lease’’ means a lease of an automobile for a 

8 period of not less than 5 years. 

9 (15) QUALIFYING VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘quali10 fying vehicle’’ means— 

11 (A) a new fuel-efficient automobile; or 

12 (B) a new fuel-efficient motorcycle. 

13 (16) SCRAPPAGE VALUE.—The term 

14 ‘‘scrappage value’’ means the amount received by the 

15 dealer for a vehicle on transferring title of the vehi16 cle to the person responsible for ensuring the dis17 mantling and destroying of the vehicle. 

18 (17) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

19 means the Secretary of Energy. 

20 (18) ULTIMATE PURCHASER.—The term ‘‘ulti21 mate purchaser’’ means, in the case of any quali22 fying vehicle, the first person who in good faith pur23 chases the qualifying vehicle for purposes other than 

24 resale. 


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1 (19) VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.—The 

2 term ‘‘vehicle identification number’’ means the 17- 

3 character number used by the automobile industry 

4 to identify individual automobiles. 

5 (20) WORK TRUCK.—The term ‘‘work truck’’ 

6 has the meaning given the term in section 32901(a) 

7 of title 49, United States Code. 

8 SEC. 3. GREEN TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY PROGRAM. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

10 Department of Energy a voluntary program to be known 

11 as the ‘‘Green Transportation Efficiency Program’’ under 

12 which the Secretary, in accordance with this section and 

13 regulations issued under subsection (h), shall— 

14 (1) authorize the issuance of an electronic 

15 voucher in accordance with subsection (c) to offset 

16 the purchase price, or lease price for a qualifying 

17 lease, of a qualifying vehicle on the surrender of an 

18 eligible trade-in vehicle to a dealer participating in 

19 the Program; 

20 (2) certify dealers for participation in the Pro21 gram— 

22 (A) to accept vouchers in accordance with 

23 this section as partial payment or down pay24 ment for the purchase or qualifying lease of any 


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1 qualifying vehicle offered for sale or lease by 

2 the dealer; and 

3 (B) in accordance with subsection (c)(2), 

4 to transfer each eligible trade-in vehicle surren5 dered to the dealer to an entity for disposal; 

6 (3) in consultation with the Secretary of the 

7 Treasury, make electronic payments to dealers for 

8 vouchers accepted by the dealers, in accordance with 

9 the regulations issued under subsection (h); 

10 (4) in consultation with the Secretary of the 

11 Treasury, provide for the payment of rebates to per12 sons who qualify for a rebate under subsection 

13 (c)(3); and 

14 (5) in consultation with the Secretary of the 

15 Treasury and the Inspector General of the Depart16 ment of Energy, establish and provide for the en17 forcement of measures to prevent and penalize fraud 

18 under the Program. 

19 (b) QUALIFICATIONS FOR AND VALUE OF VOUCH20 ERS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—A voucher issued under the 

22 Program shall have a value that may be applied to 

23 offset the purchase price, or lease price for a quali24 fying lease, of a qualifying vehicle in accordance with 

25 this subsection. 


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1 (2) NEW FUEL-EFFICIENT AUTOMOBILES.— 

2 (A) $3,500 VALUE.—A voucher may be 

3 used to offset the purchase price or lease price 

4 of a new fuel-efficient automobile by $3,500 if 

5 the new fuel-efficient automobile is— 

6 (i) a passenger automobile and the 

7 combined fuel economy value of the pas8 senger automobile is at least 4 miles per 

9 gallon higher than the combined fuel econ10 omy value of the eligible trade-in vehicle; 

11 (ii) a category 1 truck and the com12 bined fuel economy value of the category 1 

13 truck is at least 2 miles per gallon higher 

14 than the combined fuel economy value of 

15 the eligible trade-in vehicle; 

16 (iii) a category 2 truck that has a 

17 combined fuel economy value of at least 15 

18 miles per gallon and— 

19 (I) the eligible trade-in vehicle is 

20 a category 2 truck and the combined 

21 fuel economy value of the new fuel-ef22 ficient automobile is at least 1 mile 

23 per gallon higher than the combined 

24 fuel economy value of the eligible 

25 trade-in vehicle; or 


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1 (II) the eligible trade-in vehicle is 

2 a category 3 truck of model year 2001 

3 or earlier; or 

4 (iv) a category 3 truck and the eligible 

5 trade-in vehicle is a category 3 truck of 

6 model year of 2001 or earlier and is of 

7 similar size or larger than the new fuel-ef8 ficient automobile, as determined in a 

9 manner prescribed by the Secretary. 

10 (B) $4,500 VALUE.—A voucher may be 

11 used to offset the purchase price or lease price 

12 of the new fuel-efficient automobile by $4,500 if 

13 the new fuel-efficient automobile is— 

14 (i) a passenger automobile and the 

15 combined fuel economy value of the pas16 senger automobile is at least 10 miles per 

17 gallon higher than the combined fuel econ18 omy value of the eligible trade-in vehicle; 

19 (ii) a category 1 truck and the com20 bined fuel economy value of the category 1 

21 truck is at least 5 miles per gallon higher 

22 than the combined fuel economy value of 

23 the eligible trade-in vehicle; or 

24 (iii) a category 2 truck that has a 

25 combined fuel economy value of at least 15 


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1 miles per gallon and the combined fuel 

2 economy value of the category 2 truck is 2 

3 miles per gallon higher than the combined 

4 fuel economy value of the eligible trade-in 

5 vehicle and the eligible trade-in vehicle is a 

6 category 2 truck. 

7 (3) NEW FUEL-EFFICIENT MOTORCYCLES.—A 

8 voucher may be used to offset the purchase price of 

9 the new fuel-efficient motorcycle by $2,500 if— 

10 (A) the new fuel-efficient motorcycle is 

11 street-use approved; and 

12 (B) the manufacturer’s estimated com13 bined fuel economy is at least 15 miles higher 

14 than the combined fuel economy value of the el15 igible trade-in vehicle. 

16 (c) PROGRAM SPECIFICATIONS.— 

17 (1) LIMITATIONS.— 

18 (A) GENERAL PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.—A 

19 voucher issued under the Program shall be used 

20 only for the purchase or qualifying lease of a 

21 qualifying vehicle that occurs during the pe22 riod— 

23 (i) beginning on January 1, 2009; and 


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1 (ii) ending on the date that is 3 years 

2 after the date on which the regulations 

3 issued under subsection (h) are issued. 

4 (B) NUMBER OF VOUCHERS PER PERSON

5 AND PER TRADE-IN VEHICLE.— 

6 (i) SINGLE PERSON.—Not more than 

7 1 voucher may be issued for a single per8 son. 

9 (ii) JOINT REGISTERED OWNERS.— 

10 Not more than 1 voucher may be issued 

11 for the joint registered owners of a single 

12 eligible trade-in vehicle. 

13 (C) NO COMBINATION OF VOUCHERS.— 

14 Only 1 voucher issued under the Program may 

15 be applied toward the purchase or qualifying 

16 lease of a qualifying vehicle. 

17 (D) LIMITATION ON FUNDS FOR CAT18 EGORY 3 TRUCKS AND MOTORCYCLES.—Not 

19 more than 7.5 percent and 15 percent of the 

20 total funds made available for the Program 

21 shall be used for vouchers for the purchase or 

22 qualifying lease of category 3 trucks and motor23 cycles, respectively. 

24 (E) COMBINATION WITH OTHER INCEN25 TIVES PERMITTED.—The availability or use of a 


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1 Federal, State, or local incentive or a State2 issued voucher for the purchase or lease of a 

3 qualifying vehicle shall not limit the value or 

4 issuance of a voucher under the Program to any 

5 person otherwise eligible to receive the voucher. 

6 (F) NO ADDITIONAL FEES.—A dealer par7 ticipating in the Program may not charge a 

8 person purchasing or leasing a qualifying vehi9 cle any additional fees associated with the use 

10 of a voucher under the Program. 

11 (G) NUMBER AND AMOUNT.—The total 

12 number and value of vouchers issued under the 

13 Program may not exceed the amounts made 

14 available for vouchers under subsection (i). 

15 (2) DISPOSITION OF ELIGIBLE TRADE-IN VEHI16 CLES.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara18 graph (B), for each eligible trade-in vehicle sur19 rendered to a dealer under the Program, the 

20 dealer shall certify to the Secretary, in such 

21 manner as the Secretary shall prescribe by reg22 ulation, that the dealer— 

23 (i) has not and will not sell, lease, ex24 change, or otherwise dispose of the eligible 

25 trade-in vehicle for use as an automobile in 


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1 the United States or in any other country; 

2 and 

3 (ii) will transfer the eligible trade-in 

4 vehicle (including the engine and drive 

5 train), in such manner as the Secretary 

6 prescribes, to an entity that will ensure 

7 that the eligible trade-in vehicle— 

8 (I) will be crushed or shredded 

9 within such period and in such man10 ner as the Secretary prescribes; and 

11 (II) has not been, and will not 

12 be, sold, leased, exchanged, or other13 wise disposed of for use as an auto14 mobile in the United States or in any 

15 other country. 

16 (B) SALE OF PARTS.—Nothing in subpara17 graph (A) prevents a person who dismantles or 

18 disposes of an eligible trade-in vehicle from— 

19 (i) selling any parts of the disposed el20 igible trade-in vehicle other than the en21 gine block and drive train (unless the en22 gine or drive train has been crushed or 

23 shredded); or 

24 (ii) retaining the proceeds from the 

25 sale. 


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1 (C) COORDINATION.— 

2 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

3 coordinate with the Attorney General and 

4 the Secretary of Transportation to ensure 

5 that the National Motor Vehicle Title In6 formation System and other publicly acces7 sible systems are appropriately updated on 

8 a timely basis to reflect the crushing or 

9 shredding of eligible trade-in vehicles 

10 under this section and appropriate reclassi11 fication of the titles of the eligible trade-in 

12 vehicles. 

13 (ii) ACCESS TO VINS.—The commer14 cial market shall have electronic and com15 mercial access to the vehicle identification 

16 numbers of eligible trade-in vehicles that 

17 have been disposed of on a timely basis. 

18 (3) ELIGIBLE PURCHASES OR LEASES PRIOR TO

19 DATE OF ENACTMENT.—A person who purchased or 

20 leased a qualifying vehicle after January 1, 2009, 

21 and before the date of the enactment of this Act, 

22 shall be eligible for a cash rebate equivalent to the 

23 amount described in subsection (b)(2)(A) if the per24 son proves to the satisfaction of the Secretary 

25 that— 


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1 (A)(i) the person was the registered owner 

2 of an eligible trade-in vehicle; or 

3 (ii) if the person leased the qualifying vehi4 cle, the lease was a qualifying lease; and 

5 (B) the eligible trade-in vehicle has been 

6 disposed of in accordance with paragraph 

7 (2)(A). 

8 (d) ANTI-FRAUD PROVISIONS.— 

9 (1) VIOLATION.—It shall be unlawful for any 

10 person to knowingly violate this section (including a 

11 regulation issued pursuant to subsection (h)). 

12 (2) PENALTIES.—Any person who commits a 

13 violation described in paragraph (1) shall be liable to 

14 the United States Government for a civil penalty of 

15 not more than $15,000 for each violation. 

16 (e) INFORMATION TO CONSUMERS AND DEALERS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

18 the date of the enactment of this Act and promptly 

19 on the updating of any applicable information, the 

20 Secretary shall make available on an Internet 

21 website and through other means determined by the 

22 Secretary information about the Program, includ23 ing— 

24 (A) how to determine if a vehicle is an eli25 gible trade-in vehicle; 


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1 (B) how to participate in the Program, in2 cluding how to determine participating dealers; 

3 and 

4 (C) a comprehensive list, by make and 

5 model, of qualifying vehicles meeting the re6 quirements of the Program. 

7 (2) PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.—Once in8 formation described in paragraph (1) is available, 

9 the Secretary shall conduct a public awareness cam10 paign to inform consumers about the Program and 

11 where to obtain additional information. 

12 (f) RECORDKEEPING AND REPORT.— 

13 (1) DATABASE.—The Secretary, in coordination 

14 with the Secretary of Transportation, shall maintain 

15 a database of the vehicle identification numbers of 

16 all qualifying vehicles purchased or leased and all el17 igible trade-in vehicles disposed of under the Pro18 gram. 

19 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the 

20 termination date described in subsection 

21 (c)(1)(A)(ii), the Secretary shall submit to the Com22 mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 

23 Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 

24 Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 


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1 that describes the efficacy of the Program, includ2 ing— 

3 (A) a description of Program results, in4 cluding— 

5 (i) the total number and amount of 

6 vouchers issued for purchase or lease of 

7 qualifying vehicles by manufacturer (in8 cluding aggregate information concerning 

9 the make, model, model year, and category 

10 of automobile and motorcycle); 

11 (ii) aggregate information regarding 

12 the make, model, model year, and manu13 facturing location of eligible trade-in vehi14 cles traded in under the Program; and 

15 (iii) the location of sale or lease; 

16 (B) an estimate of the overall increase in 

17 fuel efficiency in terms of miles per gallon, total 

18 annual oil savings, and total annual greenhouse 

19 gas reductions, as a result of the Program; and 

20 (C) an estimate of the overall economic 

21 and employment effects of the Program. 

22 (g) EXCLUSION OF VOUCHERS AND REBATES FROM

23 INCOME.— 

24 (1) FOR PURPOSES OF ALL FEDERAL PRO25 GRAMS.—A voucher issued under the Program or a 


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1 cash rebate issued under subsection (c)(3) shall not 

2 be regarded as income and shall not be regarded as 

3 a resource for the month of receipt of the voucher 

4 or rebate and the following 12 months, for purposes 

5 of determining the eligibility of the recipient of the 

6 voucher or rebate (or the spouse or other family or 

7 household member of the recipient) for benefits or 

8 assistance, or the amount or extent of benefits or as9 sistance, under any Federal program. 

10 (2) FOR PURPOSES OF TAXATION.—A voucher 

11 issued under the Program or a cash rebate issued 

12 under subsection (c)(3) shall not be considered as 

13 gross income for purposes of the Internal Revenue 

14 Code of 1986. 

15 (h) REGULATIONS.—Notwithstanding section 553 of 

16 title 5, United States Code, not later than 30 days after 

17 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

18 issue final regulations to implement the Program, includ19 ing regulations that— 

20 (1) provide for a means of certifying dealers for 

21 participation in the Program; 

22 (2) establish procedures for the reimbursement 

23 of dealers participating in the Program to be made 

24 through electronic transfer of funds for both the 

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1 trative costs incurred by the dealer as soon as prac2 ticable but not later than 10 days after the submis3 sion to the Secretary of a voucher for a qualifying 

4 vehicle; 

5 (3) allow the dealer to use the voucher in addi6 tion to any other rebate or discount offered by the 

7 dealer or the manufacturer for a qualifying vehicle 

8 and prohibit the dealer from using the voucher to 

9 offset any such other rebate or discount; 

10 (4) require dealers to disclose to the person 

11 trading in an eligible trade-in vehicle the best esti12 mate of the scrappage value of the vehicle and to 

13 permit the dealer to retain $50 of any amounts paid 

14 to the dealer for scrappage of the eligible trade-in 

15 vehicle as payment for any administrative costs to 

16 the dealer associated with participation in the Pro17 gram; 

18 (5) establish a process by which persons who 

19 qualify for a rebate under subsection (c)(3) may 

20 apply for the rebate; 

21 (6) consistent with subsection (c)(2), establish 

22 requirements and procedures for the disposal of eli23 gible trade-in vehicles and provide such information 

24 as may be necessary to entities engaged in the dis25 posal to ensure that the eligible trade-in vehicles are 


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1 disposed of in accordance with the requirements and 

2 procedures, including— 

3 (A) requirements for the removal and ap4 propriate disposition of refrigerants, antifreeze, 

5 lead products, mercury switches, and such other 

6 toxic or hazardous vehicle components prior to 

7 the crushing or shredding of an eligible trade8 in vehicle, in accordance with procedures estab9 lished by the Secretary in consultation with the 

10 Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

11 Agency, and in accordance with other applicable 

12 Federal and State requirements; 

13 (B) a mechanism for dealers to certify to 

14 the Secretary that each eligible trade-in vehicle 

15 will be transferred to an entity that will ensure 

16 that the eligible trade-in vehicle is disposed of, 

17 in accordance with the requirements and proce18 dures, and to submit the vehicle identification 

19 numbers of the vehicles disposed of and the 

20 qualifying vehicle purchased with each voucher; 

21 and 

22 (C) a list of entities to which dealers may 

23 transfer eligible trade-in vehicles for disposal; 

24 (7) consistent with subsection (c)(2), establish 

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1 gible trade-in vehicles and provide such information 

2 as may be necessary to entities engaged in the dis3 posal to ensure that the eligible trade-in vehicles are 

4 disposed of in accordance with the requirements and 

5 procedures; and 

6 (8) provide for the enforcement of the penalties 

7 described in subsection (d). 

8 (i) FUNDING.—From the amounts made available 

9 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 

10 2009 (Public Law 111–5), the Director of the Office of 

11 Management and Budget may allocate such sums as the 

12 Director determines are necessary to carry out this Act. 

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