Senate Committee Report-Section 6

Senate Report 91-559, Pages 2 and 13

(6) The bill would require the Secretary of Transportation to establish safety standards setting maximum limits on the age of tire carcasses which can be retreaded.

Section 6-Section 6 of the bill amends title II of the National 13 Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 by adding a new section 206 which would require the Secretary of Transportation, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this bill, to establish safety standards setting limits on the age of tire carcasses which can be retreaded. This section further directs the Secretary, in setting such standards, to establish varying age limits for carcasses which can be retreaded, based on the extent to which the carcass was designed and constructed to be retreaded, the rate of deterioration of the materials in the tire, and such other factors as he determines are necessary to carry out the purposes of the act.

Senate Report 91-559, Page 19

To the Senate

We also think inappropriate section 6 of H.R. 10105. That provision would require, within 1 year after the date of passage of the act, the Secretary to establish safety standards limiting the age of tire carcasses which could be retreaded. We appreciate the excellent intentions of the supporters of this provision. Regrettably, however, we must point out that it is neither feasible nor desirable to set age limits on the basis specified in the bill; that is, tire design, construction, rate of material deterioration, and age. The present state-of-the-art does not permit it. Adequate data for tire casing retreading standards respecting the effects of geographical location, road surface, stop-start driving and other factors on tire use is simply not available. Although the National Highway Safety Bureau intends to pursue research in this problem area, the length of time necessary to complete an objective analysis cannot be estimated beyond stating that it definitely will be longer than 1 year. In any event, the Bureau is continuing its rulemaking action on retreaded tire standards generally, which is based on other tire characteristics now understood. We recommend that section 6 be deleted or, alternatively, that it be made an indication of an area in which Congress wishes research directed, but without a specific time limit.

Executive Communications-Section 6

To the House

Contains nothing helpful.

As Introduced-Section 6

H.R. 10105, As Reported, July 8, 1969, Pages 5-6

20 SEC. 6. Title II of the National Traffic and Motor 21 Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 is amended by adding at the end 22 thereof the following new section:

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"SEC. 206. (a) No person shall sell, offer for sale, or 24 introduce for sale or deliver for introduction in interstate com1 merce after July 31, 1971, any retreaded tire of less than 6 2 eight plies if the carcass of such tire was manufactured before 3 August 1, 1968.

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"(b) No person shall sell, offer for sale, trade, or intro5 duce for sale or trade, or deliver for introduction in interstate 6 commerce after January 1, 1971, any tire carcass of less 7 than eight plies for the purpose of retreading such carcass if 8 such tire carcass was manufactured before August 1, 1968. "(c) No person shall sell, offer for sale, or introduce for

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10 sale or deliver for introduction in interstate commerce after 11 July 31, 1972, any retreaded tire of eight or more plies if the 12 carcass of such tire was manufactured before August 1, 1968.

13 "(d) No person shall sell, offer for sale, trade, or 14 introduce for sale or trade, or deliver for introduction in 15 interstate commerce after January 1, 1972, any tire carcass 16 of eight or more plies for the purpose of retreading such car17 cass if such tire carcass was manufactured before August 1, 18 1968.

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"(e) Violations of this section shall be subject to civil 20 penalties and injunctions in accordance with sections 109 21 and 110 of this Act."

As Enacted-Section 7

SEC. 7. Title III of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 is amended to read as follows:

"TITLE III-RESEARCH AND TEST FACILITIES "SEC. 301. (a) The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to plan, design, and construct (including the alteration of existing facilities) facilities suitable to conduct research, development, and compliance and other testing in traffic safety (including highway safety and motor vehicle safety), except that no appropriation shall be made for any such planning, designing, or construction involving an expenditure in excess of $100,000 if such planning, designing, or construction has not been approved by resolutions adopted in substantially the same form by the Committees on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and on Public Works of the House of Representatives, and by the Committees on Commerce and on Public Works of the Senate. For the purpose of securing consideration of such approval the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a prospectus of the proposed facility including (but not limited to)

"(1) a brief description of the facility to be planned, designed, or constructed;

"(2) the location of the facility, and an estimate of the maximum cost of the facility;

"(3) a statement of those agencies, private and public, which will use such facility, together with the contribution to be made by each such agency toward the cost of such facility; and

"(4) a statement of justification of the need for such facility. "(b) The estimated maximum cost of any facility approved under this section as set forth in the prospectus may be increased by the amount equal to the percentage increase, if any, as determined by the Secretary, in construction costs, from the date of the transmittal of such prospectus to Congress, but in no event shall the increase authorized by this subsection exceed 10 per centum of such estimated maximum cost."

15 USC 1381

note.

Prospectus, transmittal

to Congress.

Conference Report-Section 7

House Report 91-1008, Pages 4 and 5

Amendment No. 16: The House bill authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to plan, design, and construct facilities suitable to conduct research, development, compliance, and other testing in traffic safety (including both highway safety and motor vehicle safety) with the exception that no appropriation can be made involving more than $100,000 unless the planning, designing, and construction has been approved by resolution adopted in substantially the same form by the committees on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and Public Works of the House and by the committees on Commerce and Public Works of the Senate. A prospectus is required to be submitted for this approval containing pertinent information and provision is made for increased construction costs up to 10 percent. The Senate amendment struck this provision and inserted in lieu thereof authority

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