84 STAT. ]
1(593
PUBLIC LAW 91-604-DEC. 31, 1970
likely to cause or contribute to, air pollution which endangers the public health or welfare but for which standards have not been prescribed under subsection (a). " ENFORCEMENT OF MOTOR V E H I C L E E M I S S I O N
STANDARDS
SEC. 7. (a)(1) Section 203(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act is amended to read as follows: "(1) in the case of a manufacturer of new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines for distribution in commerce, the sale, or the offering for sale, or the introduction, or delivery for introduction, into commerce, or (in the case of any person, except as provided by regulation of the Administrator), the importation into the United States, of any new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine, manufactured after the effective date of regulations under this part which are applicable to such vehicle or engine unless such vehicle or engine is covered by a certificate of conformity issued (and in effect) under regulations prescribed under this part (except as provided in subsection (b)); " (2) Section 203(a)(2) of such Act is amended by striking out "section 207" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 208", and by striking out "or" at the end thereof. (3) Section 203(a)(3) of such Act is amended by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following: , or for any manufacturer or dealer knowingly to remove or render inoperative any such device or element of design after such sale and delivery to the ultimate purchaser; or", (4) Section 203(a) of such Act is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph: " (4) for any manufacturer of a new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine subject to standards prescribed under section 202— " (A) to sell or lease any such vehicle or engine unless such manufacturer has complied with the requirements of section 207 (a) and (b) with respect to such vehicle or engine, and unless a label or tag is affixed to such vehicle or engine in accordance with section 207(c)(3), or " (B) to fail or refuse to comply with the requirements of section 207(c) or (e)." (5) Section 203(b)(1) of such Act is amended by striking out ", or class thereof, from subsection (a), " and inserting in lieu thereof "from subsection (a) ", and by striking out "to protect the public health or welfare,". (6) Section 203(b)(2) of such Act is amended by striking out "importation by a manufacturer" and inserting in lieu thereof "importation or imported by any person". (7) Section 203 of the Clean Air Act is amended— (A) by amending subsection (b)(3) to read as follows: "(3) A new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine intended solely for export, and so labeled or tagged on the outside of the container and on the vehicle or engine itself, shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (a), except that if the country of export has emission standards which differ from the standards prescribed under subsection (a), then such vehicle or engine shall comply with the standards of such country of export."; and (B) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c) Upon application therefor, the Administrator may exempt from section 203(a)(3) any vehicles (or class thereof) manufactured before the 1974 model year from section 203(a)(3) for the purpose of permitting modifications to the emission control device or system
Prohibited a c t s. 81 Stat. 499. 42 USC 1857f-2.
Intra,
Ante,
p. 1690.
Post,
p. 1696.
Vehicles, export.
Exemption.
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