PRINTER'S NO. 999
No. 74 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY WESTERBERG, RITTER, W. W. WILT, RENWICK AND
FOSTER, MARCH 19, 1975
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MARCH 20, 1975
In the House of Representatives, March 19, 1975
1 WHEREAS, It has become a national goal to reduce our national
2 dependence on imported oil, to take actions to forestall
3 inflation and to achieve greater independence in meeting
4 domestic energy needs; and
5 WHEREAS, To assist the Nation in meeting its energy goals,
6 the automobile manufacturers have committed themselves to a 40%
7 improvement in the aggregate fuel economy of new cars by 1980;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, The Clean Air Act now requires additional future
10 reductions of automotive emissions which, if retained, will
11 seriously jeopardize the industry's ability to reach a 40%
12 improvement in fuel economy, increase costs of new cars to
13 purchasers and contribute to inflation; and
14 WHEREAS, Automotive emissions have already been reduced by
15 90% on 1975 models when compared to an uncontrolled vehicle and
16 technological advances by the car manufacturers for their 1975
17 products already have resulted in substantial improvement in gas
1 mileage; and
2 WHEREAS, Recent studies of the Clean Air Act conducted by the
3 National Academy of Science and jointly by the Massachusetts
4 Institute of Technology, Harvard University and Columbia
5 University failed to identify a scientific basis upon which the
6 act requires a reduction in automotive emissions beyond current
7 1975 levels; and
8 WHEREAS, There is no assurance that the substantial
9 additional cost that will be incurred in meeting the future
10 vehicle emission standards in the Clean Air Act will yield
11 corresponding benefits in air quality or to car owners or
12 society generally; therefore be it
13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
14 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania respectfully urges the Congress of
15 the United States to amend the Clean Air Act to maintain the
16 1975 automotive emission requirements through 1980; and be it
17 further
18 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted
19 forthwith by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to the
20 President of the United States, the presiding officer of each
21 branch of Congress and to the members thereof from this State.
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