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Senators
Introduce
Amendment
to
Exempt
Youth
ATVs,
Dirt
Bikes
from
Lead
Provisions
United
States
Senators
Amy
Klobuchar
(D-MN)
and
Jon
Tester
(D-MT)
today
introduced
an
amendment
to
S.
493
(a
small
business
program
reauthorization
bill)
that
would
exempt
youth-sized
all-terrain
vehicles
(ATVs)
and
dirt
bikes
from
the
lead
provisions
of
the
Consumer
Product
Safety
Improvement
Act
(CPSIA).
March
30,
2011
Washington,
DC
-
Press
release
from
Motorcycle
Industry
Council,
Media
Relations
The
CPSIA’s
lead
provisions,
which
require
products
primarily
intended
for
children
age
12
and
under
to
meet
stringent
lead
limits,
unintentionally
banned
youth
model
ATVs
and
dirt
bikes
because
certain
components
in
the
vehicles
contain
small
amounts
of
lead
even
though
the
lead
content
poses
no
risk
to
kids..
“Senators
Klobuchar's
and
Tester's
amendment
would
stop
the
ban
on
youth-sized
ATVs
and
dirt
bikes,”
said
Paul
Vitrano,
general
counsel
of
the
Motorcycle
Industry
Council.
“Unlike
the
CPSIA
itself,
Senators
Klobuchar’s
and
Tester's
amendment
would
leave
no
question
that
these
youth-sized
vehicles
will
be
exempt
from
the
onerous
lead
provisions
that
have
resulted
in
many
of
these
vehicles
being
pulled
from
the
market.”
Vitrano
continued,
“MIC
applauds
Senators
Klobuchar’s
and
Tester's
leadership
on
this
issue
and
looks
forward
to
working
with
them
and
their
staff
to
ultimately
and
finally
stop
the
ban.
MIC
also
encourages
all
enthusiasts
to
contact
their
Senators
and
let
them
know
they
support
this
amendment.
Enthusiast
and
industry
response
on
this
issue
have
resulted
in
well
over
one
million
messages
to
Congress,
but
now
is
the
time
to
intensify
efforts
and
support
this
realistic
solution..
With
Senators
Klobuchar
and
Tester
championing
this
issue
in
the
Senate
we
are
making
real
progress.”
While
Congress
enacted
the
CPSIA
to
protect
children,
the
lead
provisions
as
they
relate
to
youth
ATVs
and
dirt
bikes
continues
to
have
the
opposite
effect.
Vitrano
noted,
“It
is
clear
that
the
lead
content
in
youth
ATVs
and
dirt
bikes
poses
no
risk
to
kids.
In
fact
everyone,
including
the
Consumer
Product
Safety
Commission,
agrees
that
the
real
safety
issue
is
that
kids
are
now
at
risk
because
the
availability
of
youth
ATVs
and
motorcycles
is
limited
due
to
the
lead
ban.
Senators
Klobuchar’s
and
Tester's
amendment
would
ensure
that
these
vehicles
are
once
again
available
to
keep
children
off
of
adult-sized
vehicles.
”
MIC
also
supports
similar
legislation
introduced
in
the
House
by
United
States
Representative
Dennis
Rehberg
(R-MT).
Please
visit
http://online2.mic.org/mic/
to
have
your
voice
heard
and
for
background
information,
frequently
asked
questions,
and
public
outreach
tools
for
the
Stop
The
Ban
campaign.
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by
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and
distributors
of
motorcycles,
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and
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of
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trades
such
as
insurance,
finance
and
investment
firms,
media
companies
and
consultants.
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