42 USC § 7553 - Prohibition on production of engines requiring leaded gasoline

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s7553"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 7553 - Prohibition on production of engines requiring leaded gasoline"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "7553"
section_name: "Prohibition on production of engines requiring leaded gasoline"
chapter_number: 85
chapter_name: "AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "EMISSION STANDARDS FOR MOVING SOURCES"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title II, § 218, as added Pub. L. 101–549, title II, § 226, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2505.)"
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# § 7553. Prohibition on production of engines requiring leaded gasoline

The Administrator shall promulgate regulations applicable to motor vehicle engines and nonroad engines manufactured after model year 1992 that prohibit the manufacture, sale, or introduction into commerce of any engine that requires leaded gasoline.

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**Source Credit**: (July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title II, § 218, as added Pub. L. 101–549, title II, § 226, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2505.)