U.S. Congress - H.R.1550 Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009
H.R.1550 - Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009
To accelerate motor fuel savings nationwide and provide incentives to registered owners of high polluting automobiles to replace such automobiles with new fuel efficient and less polluting automobiles or public transportation. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009 as introduced.
- Official: To accelerate motor fuel savings nationwide and provide incentives to registered owners of high polluting automobiles to replace such automobiles with new fuel efficient and less polluting automobiles or public transportation. as introduced.
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Official Summary
3/17/2009--Introduced.Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Transportation the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save (CARS) Program. Directs the Secretary of Transportation, for FY2009-FY2011, to: (1) encourage a dealer, dismantler, and scOfficial Summary
3/17/2009--Introduced.Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Transportation the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save (CARS) Program. Directs the Secretary of Transportation, for FY2009-FY2011, to:(1) encourage a dealer, dismantler, and scrap recycler to participate in the Program;
(2) authorize the issuance of a redeemable voucher by a participating dealer to the registered owner of a high polluting automobile for the purchase of a new fuel efficient automobile upon transfer of the eligible automobile title to a participating dealer, dismantler, or scrap recycler;
(3) require participating dealers to accept such vouchers as partial payment for the purchase of a new fuel efficient automobile; and
(4) electronically transfer funds to a participating dealer upon receipt of a voucher and relevant certifications from the dealer. Requires any dealer receiving a certificate of title to any eligible high polluting automobile in exchange for a CARS voucher to certify to the Secretary that:
(1) such title has been retired or otherwise extinguished and not re-issued; and
(2) the dealer has received from a dismantler or recycler a certification that such automobile, engine, and drive train will be crushed or shredded within a certain period, will be processed prior to crushing or shredding to ensure removal and appropriate disposition of specified products, and has not been, and will not be, registered, sold, leased, exchanged, distributed, or otherwise operated at any time as an automobile in the United States or in any foreign country. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations that allow operators of bus and rail public transit systems to redeem the allowable value of properly issued vouchers to offset the purchase price of annual or monthly transit passes or any other form of individual transit fare credit designated by the transit system operator. Sets forth civil penalties for violations of this Act. Directs the Secretary, for model year 2011, to revise the Program to provide for the issuance of vouchers to offset the purchase of a new battery electric automobile or a new plug-in electric drive automobile.
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Organizations Supporting H.R.1550
- Ford Motor Company
- General Motors
- National Paint & Coatings Association
- UAW
- Chrysler
Organizations Opposing H.R.1550
- Tire Industry Association
- Specialty Equipment Market Association
- Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association
- Automotive Engine Rebuilders Association
- American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
- Auto International Association
- ...and 4 more. See all.
Recent News Coverage
With Obama’s Support, Congress Speeds Ahead on Car Trade-In Plan
Sutton, whose Rust Belt district has been hard hit by the loss of manufacturing jobs, including those in the auto industry, introduced her first version (HR 1550) in mid-March. A modified version was adopted as an amendment to the climate change bill (HR 2454) that the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved May 21. Sutton introduced that version the same day as a stand-alone measure (HR 2640), and Stabenow offered a companion bill (S 1135) in the Senate.
Feinstein, carmakers clash on cash for clunkers
Rep. Betty Sutton, D-Ohio, introduced one in the House, HR1550. A compromise version was attached to the 900-page energy bill that was passed last month by the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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