[DeTomaso] NPC ?? Calif Introduces Bill to Exempt pre-1981 Vehicles From Emissions Inspection Requirement]

Rick rwgushue at verizon.net
Sat Mar 17 15:48:18 EDT 2012





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     California Introduces Bill to Exempt pre-1981 Vehicles From
     Emissions Inspection Requirement

In 2004, legislation was enacted to repeal California’s rolling
emissions-test exemption for vehicles 30 years old and older and replace
it with a law requiring the lifetime testing of all 1976 and newer
model-year vehicles. This year, a bill has been introduced in the
California Senate (S.B. 1224) by Senator Doug LaMalfa
(Senator.LaMalfa at senate.ca.gov <mailto:Senator.LaMalfa at senate.ca.gov> )
to exempt all motor vehicles prior to the 1981 model year from the
emissions inspection requirement.  The bill will be considered in the
Senate Transportation and Housing Committee on March 27, 2012.


       We Urge You to Contact All Members of the Senate Transportation
       and Housing Committee (Contact Info Below) Immediately To Request
       Their Support for S.B. 1224

     * S.B. 1224 recognizes the minimal impact of pre-1981vehicles on
       emissions and air quality.

     * S.B. 1224 acknowledges that pre-1981 vehicles still constitute a
       minuscule portion of the overall vehicle population and are a poor
       source from which to look for emissions reduction.

     * S.B. 1224 endorses the fact that pre-1981 vehicles are
       overwhelmingly well-maintained and infrequently driven (a fraction
       of the miles each year as a new vehicle).

     * For years, legislators, regulators and stationary source polluters
       have felt the heat from failed efforts to meet air quality goals
       and have looked to older cars as a convenient scapegoat, using
       false data and inflated annual mileage assumptions to further
       their case.  S.B. 1224 helps validate the truth.  The old car
hobby should not continue to carry the burden of past mistakes!

DON’T DELAY!  Please contact members of the California Senate
Transportation and Housing Committee immediately to request their
support of S.B. 1224.  Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Steve
McDonald at stevem at sema.org <mailto:stevem at sema.org>.  Also, please
forward this Alert to your fellow car enthusiasts.  Urge them to join
the SAN
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and help defend the hobby!  Thank you for your assistance.


       Senate Transportation and Housing Committee

To e-mail all members of the Committee, copy and paste the email address
block below:

senator.desaulnier at sen.ca.gov <mailto:senator.desaulnier at sen.ca.gov>;
senator.gaines at senate.ca.gov <mailto:senator.gaines at senate.ca.gov>;
senator.harman at sen.ca.gov <mailto:senator.harman at sen.ca.gov>;
Senator.Kehoe at sen.ca.gov <mailto:Senator.Kehoe at sen.ca.gov>;
Senator.Lowenthal at sen.ca.gov <mailto:Senator.Lowenthal at sen.ca.gov>;
senator.pavley at sen.ca.gov <mailto:senator.pavley at sen.ca.gov>;
michael.rubio at sen.ca.gov <mailto:michael.rubio at sen.ca.gov>;
senator.simitian at sen.ca.gov <mailto:senator.simitian at sen.ca.gov>;
Senator.Wyland at senate.ca.gov <mailto:Senator.Wyland at senate.ca.gov>

Senator Mark DeSaulnier (Chair)
Phone: (916) 651-4007
Email: senator.desaulnier at sen.ca.gov <mailto:senator.desaulnier at sen.ca.gov>

Senator Ted Gaines (Vice Chair)
Phone: (916) 651-4001
Email: senator.gaines at senate.ca.gov <mailto:senator.gaines at senate.ca.gov>

Senator Tom Harman
Phone: (916) 651-4035
Email: senator.harman at sen.ca.gov <mailto:senator.harman at sen.ca.gov>

Senator Christine Kehoe
Phone: (916) 651-4039
Email: Senator.Kehoe at sen.ca.gov <mailto:Senator.Kehoe at sen.ca.gov>

Senator Alan Lowenthal
Phone: (916) 651-4027
Email: Senator.Lowenthal at sen.ca.gov <mailto:Senator.Lowenthal at sen.ca.gov>

Senator Fran Pavley
Phone: (916) 651-4023
Email: senator.pavley at sen.ca.gov <mailto:senator.pavley at sen.ca.gov>

Senator Michael Rubio
Phone: (916) 651-4016
Email: michael.rubio at sen.ca.gov <mailto:michael.rubio at sen.ca.gov>

Senator Joe Simitian
Phone: (916) 651-4011
Email: senator.simitian at sen.ca.gov <mailto:senator.simitian at sen.ca.gov>

Senator Mark Wyland
Phone: (916) 651-4038
Email: Senator.Wyland at senate.ca.gov <mailto:Senator.Wyland at senate.ca.gov>




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