Sec. 24105. Pilot grant program for State notification to consumers of motor vehicle recall status
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Not later than October 1, 2016, the Secretary shall implement a 2-year pilot program to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a State process for informing consumers of open motor vehicle recalls at the time of motor vehicle registration in the State. To carry out this program, the Secretary may make a grant to each eligible State, but not more than 6 eligible States in total, that agrees to comply with the requirements under subsection (c). Funds made available to a State under this section shall be used by the State for the pilot program described in subsection (a).
To be eligible for a grant, a State shall— submit an application in such form and manner as the Secretary prescribes; agree to notify, at the time of registration, each owner or lessee of a motor vehicle presented for registration in the State of any open recall on that vehicle; provide the open motor vehicle recall information at no cost to each owner or lessee of a motor vehicle presented for registration in the State; and provide such other information as the Secretary may require.
In selecting an applicant for an award under this section, the Secretary shall consider the State’s methodology for determining open recalls on a motor vehicle, for informing consumers of the open recalls, and for determining performance. Each grant awarded under this section shall require a 2-year performance period. Not later than 90 days after the completion of the performance period under subsection (e), a grantee shall provide to the Secretary a report of performance containing such information as the Secretary considers necessary to evaluate the extent to which open recalls have been remedied.
Not later than 180 days after the completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall evaluate the extent to which open recalls identified have been remedied. In this section: The term consumer includes owner and lessee. The term motor vehicle has the meaning given the term under section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code. The term open recall means a recall for which a notification by a manufacturer has been provided under section 30119 of title 49, United States Code, and that has not been remedied under section 30120 of that title.
The term registration means the process for registering motor vehicles in the State. The term State has the meaning given the term under section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.