Sec. 23015. LIMOUSINE RESEARCH
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## SEC. 23015 LIMOUSINE RESEARCH **[**[49 U.S.C. 30111 note](/us/usc/t49/s30111)**]** ###
(a)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)Limousine The term “limousine” means a motor vehicle— #####
(A)that has a seating capacity of 9 or more persons (including the driver); #####
(B)with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds but not greater than 26,000 pounds; #####
(C)that the Secretary has determined by regulation has physical characteristics resembling— ######
(i)a passenger car; ######
(ii)a multipurpose passenger vehicle; or ######
(iii)a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less; and #####
(D)that is not a taxi, nonemergency medical, or paratransit motor vehicle. ####
(2)Limousine operator The term “limousine operator” means a person who owns or leases, and uses, a limousine to transport passengers for compensation. ####
(3)Motor vehicle safety standard The term “motor vehicle safety standard” has the meaning given the term in section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code. ####
(4)State The term “State” has the meaning given such term in section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code. ###
(b)Crashworthiness ####
(1)Research Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete research into the development of motor vehicle safety standards for side impact protection, roof crush resistance, and air bag systems for the protection of occupants in limousines with alternative seating positions, including perimeter seating arrangements. ####
(2)Rulemaking or report #####
(A)Crashworthiness standards ######
(i)In general Subject to clause (ii), not later than 2 years after the date on which the research under paragraph
(1)is completed, the Secretary shall prescribe, for the protection of occupants in limousines with alternative seating positions, a final motor vehicle safety standard for each of the following: ######
(I)Side impact protection. ######
(II)Roof crush resistance. ######
(III)Air bag systems. ######
(ii)Requirements and considerations The Secretary may only prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard described in clause
(i)if the Secretary determines that the standard meets the requirements and considerations described in subsections
(a)and
(b)of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code. #####
(B)Report If the Secretary determines that a motor vehicle safety standard described in subparagraph (A)(i) would not meet the requirements and considerations described in subsections
(a)and
(b)of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report describing the reasons for not prescribing the standard. ###
(c)Evacuation ####
(1)Research Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete research into safety features and standards that aid evacuation in the event that an exit in the passenger compartment of a limousine is blocked. ####
(2)Rulemaking or report #####
(A)Limousine evacuation ######
(i)In general Subject to clause (ii), not later than 2 years after the date on which the research under paragraph
(1)is completed, the Secretary shall prescribe a final motor vehicle safety standard based on the results of that research. ######
(ii)Requirements and considerations The Secretary may only prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard described in clause
(i)if the Secretary determines that the standard meets the requirements and considerations described in subsections
(a)and
(b)of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code. #####
(B)Report If the Secretary determines that a standard described in subparagraph (A)(i) would not meet the requirements and considerations described in subsections
(a)and
(b)of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report describing the reasons for not prescribing the standard. ###
(d)Limousine Inspection Disclosure ####
(1)In general A limousine operator may not introduce a limousine into interstate commerce unless the limousine operator has prominently disclosed in a clear and conspicuous notice, including on the website of the operator if the operator has a website, the following: #####
(A)The date of the most recent inspection of the limousine required under State or Federal law, if applicable. #####
(B)The results of the inspection, if applicable. #####
(C)Any corrective action taken by the limousine operator to ensure the limousine passed inspection, if applicable. ####
(2)Federal trade commission enforcement #####
(A)In general The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this subsection in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this subsection. #####
(B)Treatment Any person who violates this subsection shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.). ####
(3)Savings provision Nothing in this subsection limits the authority of the Federal Trade Commission under any other provision of law. ####
(4)Effective date This subsection shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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