,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #aj1
 #bjai,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,portman7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
establish a program to accurately       
document vehicles that were significant 
in the history of the ,united ,states1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,national ,historic ,vehicle ,register  
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,national ,historic 
,vehicle ,register  7a7 ,definitions ,in
 this section3  7#a7 ,register ,the term
 ,register means the ,national ,historic
 ,vehicle ,register established under   
subsection 7b77#a74  7#b7 ,secretary    
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of the ,interior1 acting     
through the ,director of the ,national  
,park ,service4  7#c7 ,vehicle ,the term
 vehicle includes-- 7,a7 a commercial or

 noncommercial vehicle2  7,b7 a         
motorcycle2 and  7,c7 a truck4  7b7     
,establishment  7#a7 ,in general ,the   
,secretary shall establish and maintain 
a register of historic vehicles1 to be  
known as the ,national ,historic        
,vehicle ,register1 which shall include1
 with respect to each vehicle on the    
,register-- 7,a7 a narrative describing 
the historic vehicle and the historical 
significance of that vehicle2  7,b7 a   
photographic record of the historic     
vehicle2 and  7,c7 a line drawing or    
engineering drawing of the historic     
vehicle1 as applicable4  7#b7           
,coordination ,the ,secretary shall     
coordinate with the ,historic ,vehicle  
,association1 the ,american ,motorcycle 
,heritage ,foundation1 and other        
appropriate organizations1 as determined
 by the ,secretary1 to invite           
individual1 institutional1 and other    
owners of historic vehicles to          
participate in the ,register4  7#c7     
,location ,the ,register shall be       

archived in the ,library of ,congress4  
7c7 ,criteria for historic vehicles     
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall  
develop criteria for the inclusion of   
historic vehicles on the ,register1 in  
accordance with paragraph 7#b74  7#b7   
,factors for consideration ,in          
developing criteria under this          
subsection1 the ,secretary shall take   
into consideration the following        
factors1 as applied to a vehicle3  7,a7 
,associative value  7i7 ,events ,a      
vehicle associated with an event that is
 important in automotive or ,united     
,states history4  7ii7 ,individuals ,a  
vehicle associated with the life of an  
individual who is significant in        
automotive or ,united ,states history4  
7,b7 ,design or construction value ,a   
vehicle that is distinctive based on--  
7i7 design2  7ii7 engineering2  7iii7   
craftsmanship2 or  7iv7 aesthetic value4
  7,c7 ,informational value ,a vehicle  
of a particular type that--  7i7 was the
 first or last produced of that type2 or

  7ii7 is among the most well-preserved 
or authentically restored examples of   
that type4  7d7 ,contracts and          
cooperative agreements ,in carrying out 
this section1 the ,secretary may enter  
into contracts or cooperative agreements
 with the ,federal ,government1 ,state  
governments1 units of local government1 
public or private agencies1             
organizations1 associations1            
institutions1 corporations1 other       
entities1 or individuals for the purpose
 of sharing costs or services in        
carrying out authorized activities of   
the ,secretary in administering the     
,register4  7e7 ,effect of section      
,nothing in this section-- 7#a7         
supersedes any ,federal1 ,state1 or     
local environmental or air quality      
standard relating to the operation of a 
motor vehicle or a historic vehicle2    
7#b7 violates the privacy of the owner  
of any historic vehicle2 or  7#c7       
requires that a historic vehicle be     
documented without the consent of the   

owner4  7f7 ,no new appropriations ,no  
new appropriations shall be authorized  
to carry out this section4