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RESOLUTION NO. 2009-06
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, IN SUPPORT OF AN EXEMPTION TO THE
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT FOR THE OFF-
HIGHWAY VEHICLE INDUSTRY
WHEREAS, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) was signed
into law on August 14, 2008 with the goal of protecting children from harmful
substances, and
WHEREAS, Section 101 (a) of this law requires that all children's products meet
new, stringent lead standards which have been determined to apply to existing
inventories, and
WHEREAS, the CPSIA has significantly affected the off-highway vehicle
industry, and
WHEREAS, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has interpreted
the CPSIA to apply to engines, brakes, wheels,. tires and suspension parts on off-
highway vehicles, and
WHEREAS, because of this interpretation, the parts must be tested and meet the
lead standards since children six years of age or older may be exposed to lead, and
WHEREAS, the law allows for exclusions for inaccessible components and
authorizes the CPSC to grant exemptions, and
WHEREAS, to date, the CPSC has not granted exemptions for the off-highway
vehicle industry, and
WHEREAS, this has caused economic hardships due to huge inventories of
products which present no health risks to children to be rendered illegal for sale, and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE,
DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council supports exemptions by the Consumer
Protection Safety Commission of certain sections of the Consumer
Product Safety Improvement Act as it relates to inaccessible components
of off-highway vehicles that may contain lead,
SECTION 2. That the City Council has determined the lack of an exemption by
the Consumer Product Safety Commission for the inaccessible
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components of off-highway vehicles that may contain lead has created an
economic hardship for the off-highway industry,
SECTION 3. This Resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its
passage and adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, this 24th day of March 2009.
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, DEBORA THOMSEN, CMC, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California,
hereby certify that Resolution No. 2009-06 was adopted by the City Council of the City
of Lake Elsinore at a regular meeting held on the 24th day of March 2009, and that the
same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
Mayor Robert Magee, Mayor Pro Tern Melissa Melendez,
Councilwoman Amy Bhutta, Councilman Thomas Buckley,
Councilman Daryl Hickman
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
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