Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Options for Ownership Act”.
Options for Ownership Act
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to withhold Federal highway funding from a State that prohibits the sale of motor vehicles that are not a zero-emission vehicles, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Zero-emission vehicles
In general— Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“177. Zero-emission vehicles
“(a) Withholding of funds for noncompliance
“(1) In general—The Secretary shall withhold 15 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any State under section 104 on the first day of each fiscal year in which the sale of a motor vehicle in such State that is not a zero-emission vehicle is prohibited.
“(2) Exception—This subsection shall not apply to any State that imposes a fee on motor vehicles that is comparable in revenue to a gasoline tax.
“(b) Effect of withheld funds
“(1) Funds not available to noncomplying State—No funds withheld under this section from apportionment to any State shall be available for apportionment to such State.
“(2) Reapportionment of withheld funds—Any funds that are withheld from apportionment to any State under this section shall be reapportioned to the other States.
“(c) Zero-Emission vehicle—In this section, the term “zero-emission vehicle” means a vehicle that produces zero exhaust emissions of any air pollutant for which a national ambient air quality standard has been promulgated under section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409) under any and all possible operational modes and conditions.”
Clerical amendment— The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: