[DeTomaso] FW: RE:

[Christopher Kimball]

I sent an email to the California government and, look:  I got the same 
exact response!!!

Chris

>From: "Assemblymember Jones" <Assemblymember.Jones at assembly.ca.gov>
>To: "Christopher Kimball" <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
>Subject: RE: Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:28:48 -0700
>
>Thank you for your email. I appreciate your taking the time to express
>your concerns regarding AB 616.
>
>According to current law, vehicles manufactured prior to 1976 are exempt
>from smog check inspections. My proposed legislation does not change
>that law.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Christopher Kimball [mailto:chrisvkimball at msn.com]
>Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 2:47 PM
>To: Assemblymember Jones
>Subject:
>
>Dear Sir,
>
>Although I do not live in California, I would like to echo the
>sentiments of
>a friend of mine who does.  I agree with what he wrote, and even though
>I
>live in the great state of Washington, I fear as California goes, so
>goes
>the rest of the Country!
>
>He wrote:
>
>     I oppose A.B. 616 and hope you will too.  A.B. 616 does nothing but
>create
>the 'appearance' of doing something positive for the environment for a
>few
>politicians to feather their caps for future elections.
>
>   *         A.B. 616 ignores the minimal impact vintage cars have on air
>quality.
>   *         A.B. 616 could entice vintage car owners into allowing these
>vehicles to be scrapped.
>   *         A.B. 616 ignores the fact that vehicles 15-years old and
>older
>still
>constitute a small portion of the overall vehicle population and are a
>poor
>source from which to look for emissions reduction.
>   *         A.B. 616 ignores the fact that classic vehicles are
>overwhelmingly
>well-maintained and infrequently driven.
>   *         A.B. 616 would increase costs by creating an annual
>inspection
>fee
>for owners of these vehicles.
>   *         A.B. 616 represents another attempt by California
>legislators
>and
>regulators to scapegoat older cars.
>     Again, I urge you to oppose A.B. 616. A.B. 616 will only create
>another
>bureaucratic mess for the state of California and increase the burden on
>taxpayers to pay for yet another unnecessary program which does NOT
>serve
>the
>interests of California taxpayers.  Please put an end to these frivolous
>
>bills.
>If you truly wish to make a difference, please focus your efforts and
>future
>legislation on industrial pollution, rail and truck transport pollution,
>and
>shipping pollution. Older vehicles do not constitute a significant, or
>even
>measurable, percentage of the pollutants being dumped into our
>atmosphere on
>a
>daily basis.
>
>Thanks for listening to me, the "out-of-towner...!"
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Christopher V. Kimball