U.S. Senate Amendment Introduced
to Exempt Youth ATV Lead Law
Amendment to Exclude Youth
OHVs from Ban of Sale
Pickerington, OH (3/1/2011)
- U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar
(D-Minn.) has introduced language that would exempt
youth off-highway vehicles (OHVs) from the lead
law that effectively bans the sale of these machines
at the end of the year, the American Motorcyclist
Association (AMA) reports.
Senate Amendment 264, co-sponsored by Sen. Jon
Tester (D-Mont.), would exempt youth OHVs from
the lead-content provisions of the Consumer Product
Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008, which
is commonly known as the lead law. Those provisions
contain overly restrictive lead-content limits
that have virtually destroyed responsible youth
motorized recreation.
SA 264 would amend S. 493, which is a small business
program reauthorization bill.
The CPSIA bans the making, importing, distributing
or selling of any product intended for children
12 and under that contains more than a specified
amount of lead in any accessible part. It also
requires that all children's products undergo
periodic testing by independent laboratories approved
by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),
which is responsible for implementing the law.
The CPSC has delayed enforcing key portions of
the law until after the end of the year. Unless
the CPSIA is changed, the sale of youth-model
motorcycles and ATVs will effectively be banned.
The Klobuchar amendment is similar to H.R. 412,
the Kids Just Want to Ride Act, introduced by
Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) and supported by
55 of his colleagues. The AMA has enthusiastically
supported Rehberg's legislation, and now also
supports SA 264.
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