Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 46 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8749, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CLEAN AIR ACT
Date filed
May 26, 2003
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 6045, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 46 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8749, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CLEAN AIR ACT | |
| ABSTRACT : The bill proposes to exempt two-year old vehicles for commercial use and three-year old vehicles for private use from the smoke emission test (SET) requirement prior to registration. The SET requirement would be burdensome and irrelevant for ownersof two or three-year old vehicles since the engine, motor and other parts of these vehicles are usually still in good condition and are not yet defective. It is most unlikely that these vehicles will emit black and dangerous smoke. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ESPINA, GERARDO S. | |
| DATE FILED : 2003-05-26 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Codilla (077 ) | 2. Amin (077 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY ON 2003-06-03 |
Abstract
The bill proposes to exempt two-year old vehicles for commercial use and three-year old vehicles for private use from the smoke emission test (SET) requirement prior to registration. The SET requirement would be burdensome and irrelevant for ownersof two or three-year old vehicles since the engine, motor and other parts of these vehicles are usually still in good condition and are not yet defective. It is most unlikely that these vehicles will emit black and dangerous smoke.
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