Two New Bills Introduced to Overturn Ban on Youth Vehicles

Two pieces of federal legislation have been introduced to overturn the ban on youth vehicles that resulted from the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008.

On March 17, 2009, United States Senator John Tester introduced S.608 to amend the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to exclude secondary sales, repair services and certain vehicles including youth ATVs and motorcycles from the ban on lead in children's products, and for other purposes.

On March 18, 2009, in the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Denny Rehberg (R- Montana), Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas), Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-North Dakota) and Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) introduced H.R. 1587 to amend the lead prohibition provisions of the CPSIA to provide an exemption for certain off-highway vehicles and for other purposes.

S. 608, as currently drafted, will stop the ban on vehicles intended for children ages 7-12.

The Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) and Specialty Vehicle Institute of America (SVIA) say they are “strongly advocating” the two new bills.

"We're very pleased to see that Congressional action is being taken to end the ban, and we're working with the bill sponsors to ensure these bills would provide immediate and critical relief to the powersports industry," says Paul Vitrano, General Counsel, MIC and SVIA.

Submitted by  "- Guido Ebert, Dealernews"
 

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