Options for Ownership Act

Bill: 117-hr-8771
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Introduced: 2022-09-06
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Options for Ownership Act </b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Transportation to withhold 15% of federal highway funding from a state that prohibits the sale of motor vehicles that are not zero-emission vehicles. It does not apply to states that impose a fee on motor vehicles that is comparable in revenue to a gasoline tax.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8771 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 6, 2022 Mr. Bost (for himself, Mr. LaMalfa , and Mr. Ellzey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to withhold Federal highway funding from a State that prohibits the sale of motor vehicles that are not a zero-emission vehicles, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Options for Ownership Act . 2. Zero-emission vehicles (a) In general Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 177. Zero-emission vehicles (a) Withholding of funds for noncompliance (1) In general The Secretary shall withhold 15 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any State under section 104 on the first day of each fiscal year in which the sale of a motor vehicle in such State that is not a zero-emission vehicle is prohibited. (2) Exception This subsection shall not apply to any State that imposes a fee on motor vehicles that is comparable in revenue to a gasoline tax. (b) Effect of withheld funds (1) Funds not available to noncomplying State No funds withheld under this section from apportionment to any State shall be available for apportionment to such State. (2) Reapportionment of withheld funds Any funds that are withheld from apportionment to any State under this section shall be reapportioned to the other States. (c) Zero-Emission vehicle In this section, the term zero-emission vehicle means a vehicle that produces zero exhaust emissions of any air pollutant for which a national ambient air quality standard has been promulgated under section 109 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7409 ) under any and all possible operational modes and conditions. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 177. Zero-emission vehicles. .