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From: karen
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Date: Monday, October 6, 2008, 6:23 PM

www.aamva.org/Publications/TWiR/2008/Month10/Day06/default.htm#top

Taken form "The Week in Review - October 6, 2008"

Bill Would Require National Standards for State Motor Vehicle Safety
Inspections

The Michael Jon Newkirk Transportation Safety Enhancement Act of 2008
(HR 7210) was introduced in House on Sept. 29, 2008. The bill would
require national standards for state safety inspection of motor
vehicles. View the text of the legislation for more details. The bill
was referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
on Sept. 29, 2008.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h.r.07210
Bill text:

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 28, 2008

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 2008'.

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 2011- On October 1, 2010, 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, 2011, 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, 2012-
Any funds withheld under subsection (a) from apportionment to any State
on or before September 30, 2012, 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, 2012- No funds
withheld under this section from apportionment to any State after
September 30, 2012, 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.'.
_________________
Penny Adams
Virginia Freedom Riders - Legislative Officer
Member Sons of Liberty Riders

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Chester Bowles (1901 - 1986)