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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2842 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require motor carriers to comply 

with vehicle emission performance standards established by the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2004 

Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, and Mr. JEFFORDS) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require motor 

carriers to comply with vehicle emission performance 

standards established by the Environmental Protection 

Agency, 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 ‘‘The Clean Trucks Act 

5 of 2004’’. 

6 SEC. 2. VEHICLE EMISSION PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. 

7 Section 13902(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 

8 is amended— 
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1 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 

2 (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and 

3 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(B) the heavy duty vehicle and engine 

6 emission performance standards and related 

7 regulations established by the Administrator of 

8 the Environmental Protection Agency, pursuant 

9 to section 202(a)(3) of the Clean Air Act (42 

10 U.S.C. 7521(a)(3)) and a demonstration of 

11 compliance with such standards and related 

12 regulations;’’. 

13 SEC. 3. EMISSIONS INFORMATION COLLECTION AND RE14 PORTING. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 

16 Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall, on an annual 

17 basis— 

18 (1) collect information on the year, make, 

19 model, certification level, travel routes, trip duration, 

20 fuel quality and consumption, and related activities 

21 of long-haul heavy duty trucks operating in the 

22 United States; and 

23 (2) submit the information collected under 

24 paragraph (1) to the Administrator of the Environ25 mental Protection Agency. 
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1 (b) PUBLICATION OF EMISSIONS ESTIMATES.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 

3 Environmental Protection Agency shall use the in4 formation submitted under subsection (a)(2) to de5 velop and publish estimates of the total national 

6 emissions of all criteria pollutants and hazardous air 

7 pollutants associated with long-haul heavy duty 

8 trucks, which shall include, whenever possible— 

9 (A) the location of such emissions; 

10 (B) an analysis of their impact on non11 attainment of air quality standards; and 

12 (C) the public health effects of these emis13 sions. 

14 (2) FORM AND MANNER.—The estimates devel15 oped under paragraph (1) shall be published in a 

16 form and manner that is most useful for State air 

17 quality directors and transportation planners to use 

18 in— 

19 (A) developing state implementation plans; 

20 and 

21 (B) making attainment demonstrations, 

22 maintenance demonstrations, and transpor23 tation conformity determinations under section 

24 176 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506). 

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