Bond CAFE Proposal
Tom Ramstack March 13, 2002

WASHINGTON--Senate Democratic and Republican leaders reached a compromise yesterday that would eliminate specific miles-per-gallon standards automakers must meet and replace them with a flexible rule-making procedure. The latest proposal, sponsored by senators from auto-manufacturing states, would let the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration decide the fuel-efficiency standards for automobiles. The League of Conservation Voters called the proposal a "weak alternative that would do little to save oil and nothing to improve auto safety."