To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Transportation to repeal or rescind certain actions, initiatives, policies, and regulations related to engine idle start-stop technology, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires EPA and the Department of Transportation to repeal or rescind policies and rules that encourage or require vehicle start-stop technology, while preserving an exception for carbon monoxide safety risks.
Who Benefits and How
Vehicle manufacturers and drivers may face less pressure to use engine idle start-stop technology if federal encouragement or requirements are removed.
Who Bears the Burden and How
EPA and Department of Transportation administrators must unwind existing start-stop policies, avoid similar future actions, and submit implementation reports to Congress.
Key Provisions
- Requires EPA and DOT to repeal or rescind actions that encourage, incentivize, promote, or require start-stop technology.
- Bars the agencies from issuing similar future actions after rescission.
- Keeps an exception when repeal would increase the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning and requires congressional reports.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires EPA and the Department of Transportation to repeal or rescind policies and rules that encourage or require vehicle start-stop technology, while preserving an exception for carbon monoxide safety risks.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Environment, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Requires EPA and the Department of Transportation to repeal or rescind policies and rules that encourage or require vehicle start-stop technology, while preserving an exception for carbon monoxide safety risks.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Vehicle manufacturers and drivers opposed to start-stop technology
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- EPA and Department of Transportation administrators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Doug LaMalfa
R-CA | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. LaMalfa (for himself and Mr. Fulcher) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
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Vehicle manufacturers affected by start-stop technology rules
EPA and Department of Transportation administrators
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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