HR 229
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 229
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish national standards
for State safety inspections of motor vehicles, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 7, 2011
Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish national standards
for State safety inspections of motor vehicles, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Michael Jon Newkirk Transportation Safety Enhancement
Act of 2011'.
SEC. 2. STATE SAFETY INSPECTIONS OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
(a) In General- Chapter I of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
`Sec. 167. State safety inspections of motor vehicles
`(a) Withholding of Apportionments for Noncompliance-
`(1) FISCAL YEAR 2014- On October 1, 2013, the Secretary shall withhold
5 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to a State on that date
under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) if the State
does not meet the requirements of paragraph (3) on that date.
`(2) THEREAFTER- On October 1, 2014, and on the first day of each fiscal
year thereafter, the Secretary shall withhold 10 percent of the amount required
to be apportioned to a State on that date under each of paragraphs (1),
(3), and (4) of section 104(b) if the State does not meet the requirements
of paragraph (3) on that date.
`(3) REQUIREMENT- A State meets the requirements of this paragraph if the
State has enacted and is enforcing a law that requires the owner of a motor
vehicle (as such term is defined in section 154(a)) registered in the State
to present the vehicle for inspection on an annual basis to ensure that
the vehicle meets or exceeds motor vehicle safety standards to be established
by the State. At a minimum, such standards shall ensure that the seatbelts
and speedometer installed in the vehicle are operable.
`(b) Apportionment of Withheld Funds After Compliance-
`(1) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY OF WITHHELD FUNDS-
`(A) FUNDS WITHHELD ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2015- Any funds withheld
under subsection (a) from apportionment to any State on or before September
30, 2015, shall remain available until the end of the third fiscal year
following the fiscal year for which the funds are authorized to be appropriated.
`(B) FUNDS WITHHELD AFTER SEPTEMBER 30, 2015- No funds withheld under
this section from apportionment to any State after September 30, 2015,
shall be available for apportionment to the State.
`(2) APPORTIONMENT- If, before the last day of the period for which funds
withheld under subsection (a) from apportionment are to remain available
for apportionment to a State under paragraph (1), the State meets the requirement
of subsection (a)(3), the Secretary shall, on the first day on which the
State meets the requirement, apportion to the State the funds withheld under
subsection (a) that remain available for apportionment to the State.
`(3) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY OF SUBSEQUENTLY APPORTIONED FUNDS- Any funds
apportioned pursuant to paragraph (2) shall remain available for expenditure
until the end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal year in which
the funds are so apportioned. Sums not obligated at the end of that period
shall lapse.
`(4) EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE- If, at the end of the period for which funds
withheld under subsection (a) from apportionment are available for apportionment
to a State under paragraph (1), the State does not meet the requirement
of subsection (a)(3), the funds shall lapse.'.
(b) Conforming Amendment- The analysis for such chapter is amended by adding
at the end the following:
`167. State safety inspections of motor vehicles.'.
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