,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #af1        
#bjai,mr4 ,tonko 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,delgado1 and ,ms4 ,stefanik7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the    
,secretary of ,transportation to award  
grants to ,states that have enacted and 
are enforcing certain laws with respect 
to stretch limousines1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,take ,unsafe ,limos
 ,off the ,road ,act4  #b4 ,grant       
program for safety of stretch limousines
  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #caa of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
#caafb4 ,grant program for safety of    
stretch limousines  7a7 ,in general ,the
 ,secretary of ,transportation shall    
make a grant1 in accordance with this   
section1 to any ,state that has enacted 
and is enforcing a law that requires the

 impoundment or immobilization of a     
stretch limousine if such limousine is  
found to have an eligible defect upon   
inspection4  7b7 ,eligibility ,a ,state 
is eligible for a grant under this      
section for a fiscal year if such ,state
 has enacted and is enforcing a law     
described in subsection 7a7 on ,october 
#a of such fiscal year4  7c7 ,grants    
7#a7 ,in general ,beginning on ,october 
#a of the first fiscal year beginning   
after the date of enactment of this     
section1 the ,secretary shall apportion 
funds appropriated to carry out this    
section to each ,state that has enacted 
and is enforcing a law described in     
subsection 7a7 in an amount determined  
by--  7,a7 subtracting all amounts      
provided to ,states pursuant to         
paragraph 7#b7 from #e1jjj1jjj2 and     
7,b7 dividing the amount described in   
subparagraph 7,a7 by the number of      
,states eligible for a grant for such   
fiscal year4  7#b7 ,increase of amounts 
,beginning on ,october #a of the first  

fiscal year beginning after the date of 
enactment of this section1 a ,state is  
eligible for an additional #ej1jjj if   
the ,state has enacted and is enforcing 
a law or regulation that requires--     
7,a7 any safety inspection of a stretch 
limousine to be conducted at a          
designated site controlled by the       
,state2 and  7,b7 the inspection        
described in subparagraph 7,a7 to be    
conducted by employees trained in the   
inspection of stretch limousines4  7d7  
,uses of funds ,a ,state receiving a    
grant under this section may use such   
funds-- 7#a7 for the impoundment or     
immobilization of a stretch limousine2  
7#b7 for the establishment and operating
 expenses of designated stretch         
limousine safety inspection sites2 or   
7#c7 to train employees in the          
inspection of stretch limousines4  7e7  
,definitions ,as used in this section3  
7#a7 ,eligible defect ,the term eligible
 defect means any defect that would     
cause a motor vehicle to fail a         

commercial motor vehicle safety         
inspection4  7#b7 ,passenger motor      
vehicle ,the term passenger motor       
vehicle has the meaning given the term  
in section #cbaja of title #di1 ,united 
,states ,code4  7#c7 ,stretch limousine 
,the term stretch limousine means a new 
or used passenger motor vehicle that has
 been modified1 altered1 or extended in 
a manner that increases the overall     
wheelbase of the vehicle1 exceeding the 
original equipment manufacturer's       
wheelbase dimension for the base model  
and year of the vehicle1 in any amount  
sufficient to accommodate additional    
passengers with a seating capacity of   
not fewer than #i passengers including  
the driver4  7f7 ,authorization of      
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal   
years #bjba through #bjbd4  4  7b7      
,clerical amendment ,the analysis for   
chapter #caa of title #di is amended by 
adding at the end the following3        

#caafb4 ,grant program for safety of    
stretch limousines4  4