Businesses could loose $1 billion dollars
WASHINGTON -- Pronews 7 reported last month that a new federal law banned the sale of all terrain vehicles designed for children under the age of twelve. Today, we have learned, that one Texas Congressman is trying to change that.
Congressman Michael Burgess said that he feels the Consumer Product Safety Commission has gone too far in labeling ATV's, motorcycles and snowmobiles as 'children's products." Burgess said that he doesn't believe this was the original intent of Congress and that the legislation he filed would address the problem. House Resolution 1587 would exempt these products from the lead content requirements enacted by CPSIA. Burgess said that predictions show potential losses of up to $1 billon annually in retail economic value for ATV dealers and manufacturers if the law isn't corrected.
Since the law was enacted, manufacturers have been forced to hold on to thousands of products, and sale of related goods have slowed. Burgess said, "each day this ban goes unchanged we continue to unintentionally harm businesses and families who rely on these products."
