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H.R. 7213: To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for the waiver of requirements relating to recertification kits for the conversion of vehicles into vehicles powered by natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas.

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H.R. 7213: To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for the waiver of requirements relating to recertification kits for the conversion of vehicles into vehicles powered by natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas.

110th Congress · introduced 2008-09-28 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-09-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for the waiver of requirements relating to recertification kits for the conversion of vehicles into vehicles powered by natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas.

Plain summary

Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to waive requirements for recertification of kits for the conversion of vehicles into vehicles that are powered by natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas in any case in which: (1) the kit has been previously certified for the model of vehicle to be converted; and (2) neither the kit nor the design and specifications of the model of vehicle to be converted have substantially changed. Requires the Administrator to waive emission certification system requirements for a vehicle that is more than 10 years old or has more than 120,000 miles and that is powered by natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for the waiver of requirements relating to recertification kits for the conversion of vehicles into vehicles powered by natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr7213 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110