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49 U.S.C. § 30142 — Importing motor vehicles for personal use

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49 U.S.C. § 30142 — Importing motor vehicles for personal use

**(a) General.—** [Section 30112(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30112/a&num=0&edition=prelim) does not apply to an imported motor vehicle if— (1) the vehicle is imported for personal use, and not for resale, by an individual (except an individual described in sections 30143 and 30144 of this title); (2) the vehicle is imported after January 31, 1990; and (3) the individual takes the actions required under subsection (b) of this section to receive an exemption. **(b) Exemptions.—** (1) To receive an exemption under subsection (a) of this section, an individual must— (A) provide the Secretary of the Treasury (acting for the Secretary of Transportation) with— (i) an appropriate bond in an amount determined under [section 30141(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30141/d&num=0&edition=prelim); (ii) a copy of an agreement with an importer registered under [section 30141(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30141/c&num=0&edition=prelim) for bringing the motor vehicle into compliance with applicable motor vehicle safety standards prescribed under this chapter; and (iii) a certification that the vehicle meets the requirement of section 30141(a)(1)(A) or (B) of this title; and (B) comply with appropriate terms the Secretary of Transportation imposes to ensure that the vehicle— (i) will be brought into compliance with those standards within a reasonable time (specified by the Secretary of Transportation) after the vehicle is imported; or (ii) will be exported (at no cost to the United States Government) by the Secretary of the Treasury or abandoned to the Government. (

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49 U.S.C. § 30112 — Prohibitions on manufacturing, selling, and importing noncomplying motor vehicles and equipment

**(a) General.—** (1) Except as provided in this section, sections 30113 and 30114 of this title, and subchapter III of this chapter, a person may not manufacture for sale, sell, offer for sale, introduce or deliver for introduction in interstate commerce, or import into the United States, any motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment manufactured on or after the date an applicable motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter takes effect unless the vehicle or equipment complies with the standard and is covered by a certification issued under [section 30115 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30115&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) Except as provided in this section, sections 30113 and 30114 of this title, and subchapter III of this chapter, a school or school system may not purchase or lease a new 15-passenger van if it will be used significantly by, or on behalf of, the school or school system to transport preprimary, primary, or secondary school students to or from school or an event related to school, unless the 15-passenger van complies with the motor vehicle standards prescribed for school buses and multifunction school activity buses under this title. This paragraph does not apply to the purchase or lease of a 15-passenger van under a contract executed before the date of enactment of this paragraph. (3) Except as provided in this section, section 30114, subsections (i) and (j) of section 30120, and subchapter III, a person may not sell, offer for sale, introduce or deliver for introduction in interstate commerce, or import into the United States any motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment if the vehicle or equipment contains a defect related to motor vehicle safety about which notice was given unde

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49 U.S.C. § 30146 — Release of motor vehicles and bonds

**(a) Compliance Certification and Bond.—** (1) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, an importer registered under [section 30141(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30141/c&num=0&edition=prelim) may license or register an imported motor vehicle for use on public streets, roads, or highways, or release custody of a motor vehicle imported by the registered importer or imported by an individual under [section 30142 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30142&num=0&edition=prelim) and altered by the registered importer to meet applicable motor vehicle safety standards prescribed under this chapter to a person for license or registration for use on public streets, roads, or highways, only after 30 days after the registered importer certifies to the Secretary of Transportation, in the way the Secretary prescribes, that the motor vehicle complies with each standard prescribed in the year the vehicle was manufactured and that applies in that year to that vehicle. A vehicle may not be released if the Secretary gives written notice before the end of the 30-day period that the Secretary will inspect the vehicle under subsection (c) of this section. (2) The Secretaries of Transportation and the Treasury shall prescribe regulations— (A) ensuring the release of a motor vehicle and bond required under [section 30141(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30141/d&num=0&edition=prelim) at the end of the 30-day period, unless the Secretary of Transportation issues a notice of an inspection under subsection (c) of this section; and (B) providing that the Secretary of Transportation shall rele

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49 U.S.C. § 30147 — Responsibility for defects and noncompliance

**(a) Deeming Defect or Noncompliance to Certain Vehicles and Importer as Manufacturer.—** (1) In carrying out sections 30117(b), 30118–30121, and 30166(f) of this title— (A) for a defect or noncompliance with an applicable motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter for a motor vehicle originally manufactured for import into the United States, an imported motor vehicle having a valid certification under [section 30146(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30146/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim) and decided to be substantially similar to that motor vehicle shall be deemed as having the same defect or as not complying with the same standard unless the manufacturer or importer registered under [section 30141(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30141/c&num=0&edition=prelim) demonstrates otherwise to the Secretary of Transportation; and (B) the registered importer shall be deemed to be the manufacturer of any motor vehicle that the importer imports or brings into compliance with the standards for an individual under [section 30142 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30142&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of any defect or noncompliance under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection. **(b) Financial Responsibility Requirement.—** The Secretary shall require by regulation each registered importer (including any successor in interest) to provide and maintain evidence, satisfactory to the Secretary, of sufficient financial responsibility to meet its obligations under sections 30117(b), 30118–30121, and 30166(f) of this title.

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49 U.S.C. § 32902 — Average fuel economy standards

**(a) Prescription of Standards by Regulation.—** At least 18 months before the beginning of each model year, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe by regulation average fuel economy standards for automobiles manufactured by a manufacturer in that model year. Each standard shall be the maximum feasible average fuel economy level that the Secretary decides the manufacturers can achieve in that model year. **(b) Standards for Automobiles and Certain Other Vehicles.—** (1) **In general.—** — The Secretary of Transportation, after consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall prescribe separate average fuel economy standards for— (A) passenger automobiles manufactured by manufacturers in each model year beginning with model year 2011 in accordance with this subsection; (B) non-passenger automobiles manufactured by manufacturers in each model year beginning with model year 2011 in accordance with this subsection; and (C) work trucks and commercial medium-duty or heavy-duty on-highway vehicles in accordance with subsection (k). (2) **Fuel economy standards for automobiles.—** (A) *Automobile fuel economy average for model years 2011 through 2020.—* — The Secretary shall prescribe a separate average fuel economy standard for passenger automobiles and a separate average fuel economy standard for non-passenger automobiles for each model year beginning with model year 2011 to achieve a combined fuel economy average for model year 2020 of at least 35 miles per gallon for the total fleet of passenger and non-passenger automobiles manufactured for sale in the United States for that model year. (B) *Automobile fuel economy average for model years 2021 through 2030.—* — For model years 2021 thr

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49 U.S.C. § 30142 — Importing motor vehicles for personal

Page 790 TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION § 30142 chapter within a reasonable time (specified by the Secretary of Transportation) after the ve- hicle is imported; or (B) will be exported (at no cost to the United States Government) by the Secretary of the Treasury or abandoned to the Government. (2) The amount of the bond provided under this subsection shall be at least equal to the dutiable value of the motor vehicle (as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury) but not more than 150 percent of that value. (e) FEE REVIEW, ADJUSTMENT, AND USE.—The Secretary of Transportation shall review and make appropriate adjustments at least every 2 years in the amounts of the fees required to be paid under subsection (a)(3) of this section. The Secretary of Transportation shall establish the fees for each fiscal year before the beginning of that year. All fees collected remain available until expended without fiscal year limit to the extent provided in advance by appropriation laws. The amounts are only for use by the Sec- retary of Transportation— (1) in carrying out this section and sections 30146(a)–(c)(1), (d), and (e) and 30147(b) of this title; and (2) in advancing to the Secretary of the Treasury amounts for costs incurred under this section and section 30146 of this title to reimburse the Secretary of the Treasury for those costs. (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 960; Pub. L. 103–429, § 6(23), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4380.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES PUB. L. 103–272 Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 30141(a) ...... 15:1397(c)(3)(A), (C)(i). Sept. 9, 1966, Pub. L. 89–563, 80 Stat. 718, § 108(c)(2), (3)(A)–(D); added Oct. 31, 1988, Pub. L. 100–562, § 2(b), 102 Stat. 2818. 30141(b) ...... 15:

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