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 PUBLIC LAW 96-425—OCT. 10, 1980

94 STAT. 1821

Public Law 96-425 96th Congress An Act To amend title V of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to reduce administrative burdens on low volume automobile manufacturers, to encourage an increase of the domestic value added content in labor and materials of foreign automobiles sold in the United States, to extend the time available to all manufacturers for carryforward or carryback of credits earned under the Act, and for other purposes.

Oct. 10, 1980 [S. 2475]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Automobile Fuel Efficiency Act of United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be-cited as the "Automobile Fuel Efficiency Act of 1980".

1980. 15 USC 1901 note.

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Purposes. Sec. 3. Fuel efficiency standards applicable to small manufacturers. Sec. 4. Modification of local content requirements to encourage domestic production of fuel efficient automobiles. Sec. 5. Adjustments regarding standards for 4-wheel drive, light-duty trucks. Sec. 6. Determinations of unlawful conduct; 3-year carryforward and carryback. Sec. 7. Exemptions for emergency vehicles. Sec. 8. Technical, clerical, and conforming amendments. Sec. 9. Effective date. SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

It is the purpose of this Act— (1) to amend certain Federal automobile fuel economy requirements to improve fuel efficiency, and thereby facilitate conservation of petroleum and reduce petroleum imports, and (2) to encourage full employment in the domestic automobile manufacturing sector.

15 USC 2001 note.

SEC. 3. FUEL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SMALL MANUFACTURERS.

(a) STANDARDS.—(1) Section 502(c) of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (15 U.S.C. 2002(c)) is amended by inserting "(1)" after "(c)", and by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2) Any manufacturer may elect in any application submitted under paragraph (1) to have the applications for, and administrative determinations regarding, exemptions and alternative average fuel economy standards be consolidated for two or more of the model years after model year 1980 and before model year 1986. The Secretary may grant an exemption and set an alternative standard or standards for all model years covered by such application.". (2) Any application filed for model year 1981 under section 502(c) of such Act before the effective date of this Act may be amended by the applicant to make the election allowed under the amendment made by paragraph (1) and have such application apply for the model years covered by the election. Additional information shall not be required in connection with such application for the years covered by such

Applications for exemption and alternative standards.

15 USC 2002 note.

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