National Historic Vehicle Register Act of 2019

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 2455 To establish a program to accurately document vehicles that were significant in the history of the United States, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. PORTMAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Nat- ural Resources A BILL To establish a program to accurately document vehicles that were significant in the history of the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Historic Vehi- 4 cle Register Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. NATIONAL HISTORIC VEHICLE REGISTER. 6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:15 Sep 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2455.IS S2455 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 2455 IS (1) REGISTER.—The term ‘‘Register’’ means 1 the National Historic Vehicle Register established 2 under subsection (b)(1). 3 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 4 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di- 5 rector of the National Park Service. 6 (3) VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘vehicle’’ includes— 7 (A) a commercial or noncommercial vehi- 8 cle; 9 (B) a motorcycle; and 10 (C) a truck. 11 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 13 and maintain a register of historic vehicles, to be 14 known as the ‘‘National Historic Vehicle Register’’, 15 which shall include, with respect to each vehicle on 16 the Register— 17 (A) a narrative describing the historic vehi- 18 cle and the historical significance of that vehi- 19 cle; 20 (B) a photographic record of the historic 21 vehicle; and 22 (C) a line drawing or engineering drawing 23 of the historic vehicle, as applicable. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:15 Sep 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2455.IS S2455 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •S 2455 IS (2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall co- 1 ordinate with the Historic Vehicle Association, the 2 American Motorcycle Heritage Foundation, and 3 other appropriate organizations, as determined by 4 the Secretary, to invite individual, institutional, and 5 other owners of historic vehicles to participate in the 6 Register. 7 (3) LOCATION.—The Register shall be archived 8 in the Library of Congress. 9 (c) CRITERIA FOR HISTORIC VEHICLES.— 10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 11 criteria for the inclusion of historic vehicles on the 12 Register, in accordance with paragraph (2). 13 (2) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In devel- 14 oping criteria under this subsection, the Secretary 15 shall take into consideration the following factors, as 16 applied to a vehicle: 17 (A) ASSOCIATIVE VALUE.— 18 (i) EVENTS.—A vehicle associated 19 with an event that is important in auto- 20 motive or United States history. 21 (ii) INDIVIDUALS.—A vehicle associ- 22 ated with the life of an individual who is 23 significant in automotive or United States 24 history. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:15 Sep 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2455.IS S2455 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •S 2455 IS (B) DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION VALUE.— 1 A vehicle that is distinctive based on— 2 (i) design; 3 (ii) engineering; 4 (iii) craftsmanship; or 5 (iv) aesthetic value. 6 (C) INFORMATIONAL VALUE.—A vehicle of 7 a particular type that— 8 (i) was the first or last produced of 9 that type; or 10 (ii) is among the most well-preserved 11 or authentically restored examples of that 12 type. 13 (d) CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 14 In carrying out this section, the Secretary may enter into 15 contracts or cooperative agreements with the Federal Gov- 16 ernment, State governments, units of local government, 17 public or private agencies, organizations, associations, in- 18 stitutions, corporations, other entities, or individuals for 19 the purpose of sharing costs or services in carrying out 20 authorized activities of the Secretary in administering the 21 Register. 22 (e) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:15 Sep 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2455.IS S2455 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •S 2455 IS (1) supersedes any Federal, State, or local envi- 1 ronmental or air quality standard relating to the op- 2 eration of a motor vehicle or a historic vehicle; 3 (2) violates the privacy of the owner of any his- 4 toric vehicle; or 5 (3) requires that a historic vehicle be docu- 6 mented without the consent of the owner. 7 (f) NO NEW APPROPRIATIONS.—No new appropria- 8 tions shall be authorized to carry out this section. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:15 Sep 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S2455.IS S2455 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS