RPM Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-203
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2017-01-24
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Air quality

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures

Motor vehicles

Professional sports
Latest action: action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-127.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017 or the RPM Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Clean Air Act to allow the modification of a vehicle's air emission controls if the vehicle is used solely for competition.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 203 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24, 2017 Mr. Burr (for himself, Mr. Rounds , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Heller , Mr. Graham , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Moran , Mrs. Ernst , Mr. Manchin , Mr. Inhofe , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Tester , and Mr. Donnelly ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To reaffirm that the Environmental Protection Agency may not regulate vehicles used solely for competition, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017 or the RPM Act of 2017 . 2. Exclusion from anti-tampering provisions Section 203(a) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7522(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: No action with respect to any device or element of design described in paragraph (3) shall be treated as a prohibited act under that paragraph if the action is for the purpose of modifying a motor vehicle into a vehicle to be used solely for competition. . 3. Definition of motor vehicle Section 216(2) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7550(2) ) is amended— (1) by striking (2) The term and inserting the following: (2) Motor vehicle (A) In general The term ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) Exclusion The term motor vehicle does not include a vehicle used solely for competition, including a vehicle used solely for competition that was converted from a motor vehicle. . 4. Regulations Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall finalize any regulation necessary to implement the amendments made by this Act.