PUBLIC LAW 110–140—DEC. 19, 2007
121 STAT. 1503
‘‘(i) Passenger automobiles manufactured domestically. ‘‘(ii) Passenger automobiles not manufactured domestically. ‘‘(iii) Non-passenger automobiles.’’. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) LIMITATIONS.—Section 32902(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(3) may not consider, when prescribing a fuel economy standard, the trading, transferring, or availability of credits under section 32903.’’. (2) SEPARATE CALCULATIONS.—Section 32904(b)(1)(B) is amended by striking ‘‘chapter.’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter, except for the purposes of section 32903.’’. SEC. 105. CONSUMER INFORMATION.
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Section 32908 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(g) CONSUMER INFORMATION.— ‘‘(1) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall develop and implement by rule a program to require manufacturers— ‘‘(A) to label new automobiles sold in the United States with— ‘‘(i) information reflecting an automobile’s performance on the basis of criteria that the Administrator shall develop, not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of the Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act, to reflect fuel economy and greenhouse gas and other emissions over the useful life of the automobile; ‘‘(ii) a rating system that would make it easy for consumers to compare the fuel economy and greenhouse gas and other emissions of automobiles at the point of purchase, including a designation of automobiles— ‘‘(I) with the lowest greenhouse gas emissions over the useful life of the vehicles; and ‘‘(II) the highest fuel economy; and ‘‘(iii) a permanent and prominent display that an automobile is capable of operating on an alternative fuel; and ‘‘(B) to include in the owner’s manual for vehicles capable of operating on alternative fuels information that describes that capability and the benefits of using alternative fuels, including the renewable nature and environmental benefits of using alternative fuels. ‘‘(2) CONSUMER EDUCATION.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall develop and implement by rule a consumer education program to improve consumer understanding of automobile
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