MOTOR Act

Bill: 118-hr-5210
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2023-08-15
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

First responders and emergency personnel

Homeland security

Intergovernmental relations

Marine and inland water transportation
Latest action: action_date: 2023-08-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-08-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Maintaining Our Tactical and Operational Response Act or the MOTOR Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to revise regulations to exempt from emission standards engines and equipment of certain marine vessels that are owned by emergency response or public safety agencies with responsibility for domestic response or homeland security activities.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5210 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 15, 2023 Mr. Edwards (for himself and Mr. Panetta ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to amend regulations relating to exemptions for engines and equipment for purposes of national security, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maintaining Our Tactical and Operational Response Act or the MOTOR Act . 2. Amendment to regulations exempting engines/equipment for national security Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revise the regulations under section 1068.225 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), to specify that an engine or equipment is exempt under that section without a request described in that section if the engine or equipment— (1) is for a marine vessel; (2) has a rated horsepower of 60 or less; and (3) will be owned by a Federal, State, or local emergency response or public safety agency responsible for domestic response or homeland security activities.