[Neil E. Wright]

Just a little bump for more UNConstitutional BS from the dirtbags that infest our nation's capitol!!!

Toward FREEDOM

[deport]

S.1766

Energy Policy Act of 2002 (Placed on the Calendar in the Senate)

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SEC. 803. ASSISTANCE FOR STATE PROGRAMS TO RETIRE FUEL-INEFFICIENT MOTOR VEHICLES.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT- The Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the `National Motor Vehicle Efficiency Improvement Program,' under which the Secretary shall provide grants to States to operate programs to offer owners of passenger automobiles and light-duty trucks manufactured in model years more than 15 years prior to the fiscal year in which appropriations are made under subsection (d) to provide financial incentives to scrap such automobiles and to replace them with automobiles with higher fuel efficiency.

(b) STATE PLAN- Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of an appropriations act containing funds authorized under subsection (d), to be eligible to receive funds under the program, the Governor of a State shall submit to the Secretary a plan to carry out a program under this subtitle in that State.

(c) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA- The Secretary shall approve a State plan and provide the funds under subsection (d), if the State plan--

(1) requires that all passenger automobiles and light-duty trucks turned in be scrapped;

(2) requires that all passenger automobiles and light-duty trucks turned in be currently registered in the State in order to be eligible;

(3) requires that all passenger automobiles and light-duty trucks turned in be operational at the time that they are turned in;

(4) restricts automobile owners (except not-for-profit organizations) from turning in more than one passenger automobile and one light-duty truck in a 12-month period;

(5) provides an appropriate payment to the person recycling the scrapped passenger

automobile or light-duty truck for each turned-in passenger automobile or light-duty truck;

(6) provides a minimum payment to the automobile owner for each passenger automobile and light-duty truck turned in; and

(7) provides, in addition to the payment under paragraph (6), an additional credit that may be redeemed by the owner of the turned-in passenger automobile or light-duty truck at the time of purchase of new fuel-efficient automobile.

(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended.

(e) ALLOCATION FORMULA- The amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (d) shall be allocated among the States on the basis of the population of the States as contained in the most recent reliable census data available from the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce, for all States at the time that the Secretary needs to compute shares under this subsection.

(f) DEFINITIONS- In this section:

(1) AUTOMOBILE- The term `automobile' has the meaning given such term in section 32901(3) of title 49, United States Code.

(2) Fuel-efficient automobile-

(A) The term `fuel-efficient automobile' means a passenger automobile or a light-duty truck that has an average fuel economy greater than the average fuel economy standard prescribed pursuant to section 32902 of title 49, United States Code, or other law, applicable to such passenger automobile or light-duty truck.

(B) The term `average fuel economy' has the meaning given such term in section 32901(5) of title 49, United States Code.

(C) The term `average fuel economy standard' has the meaning given such term in section 32901(6) of title 49, United States Code.

(D) The term `fuel economy' has the meaning given such term in section 32901(10) of title 49, United States Code.

(3) LIGHT-DUTY TRUCK- The term `light-duty truck' means an automobile that is not a passenger automobile. Such term shall include a pickup truck, a van, or a four-wheel-drive general utility vehicle, as those terms are defined in section 600.002-85 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.

(4) PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE- The term `passenger automobile' has the meaning given such term by section 32901(16) of title 49, United States Code.

(5) SECRETARY- The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Energy.

(6) STATE- The term `State' means any of the several States and the District of Columbia.

[dcwusmc]

FREEDOM bump

[gwmoore]

Thanks for the ping, Neil.

I have been waiting for the shoe to drop on this crap. It was only a matter of time before the environazis went after the cars still left that actually work without their stupid on board computers.

I will be contacting my PA legislators on this SAP.

Who was the @$$hole who drafted this piece of garbage? and especially, who is signing on for this POS socialist legislation. I think I know one, already ;-)

Nader killed off, frankly the best car for the money in the early '60s (the Corvair), as well as killing off the source of some FINE engines for experimental homebuilt aircraft (I was burnt big time by this one). Every time one thinks that the ultimate in stupidity had been reached, someone outdoes it. First the firearms, then the cars, then meat, then the constant fugue of the demil provisions which the D@$holes keep sticking in every appropriations bill... I am now at WAR!!!

Keep the Faith for Freedom

MAY GOD BLESS AND PROTECT THIS HONORABLE REPUBLIC

Greg

[Victoria Delsoul]

Bump.

[Cold Heat]

Learned a bunch on this thread. Thanks for the ping.

[Snow Bunny]

Thanks for the information.

[Diver Dave]

Did you hear Gephardt on MTP yesterday? They were talking about the economy. Gep said "..we want the public to buy new cars to stimulate the economy, but we want them to buy the cars we want them to buy. Cars that meet efficiency standards....."

Now this isn't a direct quote, but you get the idea. They want you to buy what they want, not let you buy what you (consumer) want. GRRRRRRR!

[LoneGOPinCT]

What a load of $hit. The enviro-Nazi's will stop at nothing to make sure that we do not have any fun or comfortable vehicles to drive. They will not stop until we are all driving electric cars or tin-can pieces of $hit with 4 cycle gas trimmer motors in them.

They can have my Escort but they'd better not try to get their hands on my '69 Scout 800.

[newgeezer]

These liberal do-gooders have way too much time on their hands, and too little character to care about the truth.

Thanks for the bump.

[MeekOneGOP]

I see your bump and RAISE you a bump! ;-)