Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 3.djvu/708

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114 STAT. 1806 PUBLIC LAW 106-414 —NOV. 1, 2000 Deadline. 49 USC 30123 note. Deadlines. Rules and regulations. Deadline. Rules and regulations. Applicability. Deadlines. Rules and regulations. 49 USC 30123 note. Effective date. Deadlines. 49 USC 30127 note. Rules and regulations. and 49 CFR 571.119. The Secretary shall complete the rulemaking under this section not later than June 1, 2002. SEC. 11. IMPROVED TIRE INFORMATION. (a) TIRE LABELING. —^Within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to improve the labeling of tires required by section 30123 of title 49, United States Code to assist consumers in identifying tires that may be the subject of a decision under section 30118(b) or a notice required under section 30118(c). The Secretary shall complete the rulemaking not later than June 1, 2002. (b) INFLATION LEVELS AND LOAD LIMITS. —In the rulemaking initiated under subsection (a), the Secretary may take whatever additional action is appropriate to ensure that the public is aware of the importance of observing motor vehicle tire load limits and maintaining proper tire inflation levels for the safe operation of a motor vehicle. Such additional action may include a requirement that the manufacturer of motor vehicles provide the purchasers of the motor vehicles information on appropriate tire inflation levels and load limits if the Secretary determines that requiring such manufacturers to provide such information is the most appropriate way such information can be provided. SEC. 12. ROLLOVER TESTS. Section 30117 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: " (c) ROLLOVER TESTS. — "(1) DEVELOPMENT. — ^Not later than 2 years from the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall— "(A) develop a d3mamic test on rollovers by motor vehicles for the purposes of a consumer information program; and "(B) carry out a program of conducting such tests. "(2) TEST RESULTS.—As the Secretary develops a test under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall conduct a rulemaking to determine how best to disseminate test results to the public. "(3) MOTOR VEHICLES COVERED. —^This subsection applies to motor vehicles, including passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, and trucks, with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less. A motor vehicle designed to provide temporary residential accommodations is not covered.". SEC. 13. TIRE PRESSURE WARNING. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall complete a rulemaking for a regulation to require a warning system in new motor vehicles to indicate to the operator when a tire is significantly under inflated. Such requirement shall become effective not later than 2 years after the date of the completion of such rulemaking. SEC. 14. IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF CHILD RESTRAINTS. (a) IN GENERAL. — ^Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall initiate a rulemaking for the purpose of improving the safety of child restraints, including minimizing head injuries from side impact collisions.