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Latta Leads Bipartisan Charge to Cut Unnecessary Red Tape
Washington,
January 8, 2014
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 724, a bipartisan bill sponsored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH), to repeal a duplicative mandate on auto dealers. Co-sponsored by Congressman Gary Peters (D-MI), this legislation is the result of bipartisan cooperation.
“H.R. 724 is simple, direct, and sends a clear message that hardworking American taxpayers, and specifically auto dealers, should not be burdened with redundant regulatory requirements. This legislation will make the car-buying process a little simpler and let auto dealers spend less time complying with obsolete regulatory requirements and more time developing their businesses, investing in local communities and creating jobs. As this legislation represents, finding ways to reduce unnecessary red tape is not only a policy goal both sides of the aisle can agree on, but it is a policy goal that can actually get done,” said Congressman Latta.
Under the current regulation, the Clean Air Act requires auto dealers to present purchasers of new light-duty motor vehicles with written confirmation that the vehicle’s emissions system passed either a visual inspection or on-board-diagnostics test. This requirement has been superseded by standard use of catalytic converters and new vehicle warranties that offer much more coverage than when the agency requirement was first enacted. Further, other statutory measures require new vehicles comply with the Clean Air Act before entering the stream of commerce and information provided by the certificate is available to consumers under the hood or on the Internet. |