SECTION 1. CONSUMER PRODUCT
SAFETY ACT.
The
Consumer product Safety Act
(15 U. S. C. 2051 et seq.)
is amended by added at the
end of the following:
LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC BICYCLES
SEC. 38. (a)
Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, low-speed
electric bicycles are
consumer products within the
meaning of section 3(a)(1)
and shall be subject to the
Commission regulations
published at section
1500.18(a)(12) and part 1512
of title 16, Code of Federal
Regulations.
(b) For the
purpose of this section, the
term `low-speed electric
bicycle' means a two or
three-wheeled vehicle with
fully operable pedals and an
electric motor of less than
750 watts (1 h.p.), whose
maximum speed on a paved
level surface, when powered
solely by such a motor while
ridden by an operator who
weighs 170 pounds, is less
than 20 mph.
(c) To
further protect the safety
of consumers who ride
low-speed electric bicycles,
the Commission may
promulgate new or amended
requirements applicable to
such vehicles as necessary
and appropriate.
(d) This
section shall supersede any
State law or requirement
with respect to low speed
electric bicycles to the
extent that such State law
or requirement is more
stringent than the Federal
law or requirements referred
to in subsection (a).
Federal Electric Bicycle Law
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