Clean Air and Vehicle Technology Accountability Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5024
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2016-04-21
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality

Crimes against animals and natural resources

Environmental technology

Motor vehicles
Latest action: action_date: 2016-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Clean Air and Vehicle Technology Accountability Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Clean Air Act to establish criminal penalties for any person who:</p> <ul> <li>prior to the sale, or knowingly after sale, removes or renders inoperative an air pollution control device installed on or in a motor vehicle or engine; or </li> <li>manufactures, sells, or installs, parts or components that bypass, defeat, or render inoperative air pollution control devices installed on or in a motor vehicle or engine if the person knows or should know that the part or component is being offered for sale or installed for that use. </li></ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5024 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 2016 Mr. DeSaulnier (for himself, Mr. Welch , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Lowenthal , and Mr. Ted Lieu of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to establish criminal penalties for knowingly bypassing, defeating, or rendering inoperative air pollution control parts or components in motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Air and Vehicle Technology Accountability Act of 2016 . 2. Criminal penalties for knowingly bypassing, defeating, or rendering inoperative air pollution control parts or components in motor vehicles Title II of the Clean Air Act is amended by inserting after section 205 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7524 ) the following: 205A. Criminal penalties Whoever knowingly violates subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 203(a)(3) shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both. The penalties under the preceding sentence are in addition to any other applicable civil and criminal penalties. .