> Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 14:26:26 -0800
> Subject: FW: SEMA California Legislative Alert: Legislation to Repeal Old
> Car Emissions Exemption Reintroduced
> From: "roland@summerfieldfoods.com" <roland@summerfieldfoods.com>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Suzie Carroll <mailto:SuzieC@sema.org>
> To: Suzie Carroll <mailto:SuzieC@sema.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 11:50 AM
> Subject: SEMA California Legislative Alert: Legislation to Repeal Old Car
> Emissions Exemption Reintroduced
>
>
> URGENT LEGISLATIVE ALERT
> Legislation to Repeal Old Car Emissions Exemption Reintroduced
> in California State Assembly
>
> Here we go again! As predicted, legislation has been reintroduced
> in the California Assembly to repeal the state's current rolling emissions
> test exemption for vehicles 30 years old and older. A.B. 2683 repeals the
> current pro-hobbyist exemption and replaces it with a provision requiring
> the permanent testing of all pre-1976 vehicles. This year, the bill was
> introduced by California State Assemblywoman Sally Lieber (D-District 22).
>
> We Urge You to Contact Assemblywoman Lieber and Your Own State Assembly
> Member Immediately to Oppose A.B. 2683
> * Existing law in California exempts all vehicles 30-years old and older
> from emissions testing.
> *
> * California's current emissions testing exemption recognizes the minimal
> impact of vehicles 30-years old and older on vehicle emissions and air
> quality.
> *
> * Vehicles 30-years old and older constitute a small portion of the overall
> vehicle population and are a poor source from which to look for emissions
> reduction.
> *
> * Antique and classic vehicles are overwhelmingly well-maintained and
> infrequently driven (about one-third the miles each year as a new vehicle).
> *
> * Legislators and regulators are feeling the heat from a failed effort to
> meet air quality goals and are looking for a convenient scapegoat. The old
> car hobby should not carry the burden of their mistakes!
>
> Contact your State Assembly Member to oppose A.B. 2683. Assemblywoman
> Lieber can be reached by e-mail at Assemblywoman.Lieber@assembly.ca.gov To
> find out who your own State Assembly Member is, contact the California
> Assembly's general information line at 916/445-4311. This information can
> also be accessed via the Internet at
> http://www.enjoythedrive.com/legislative/contact_legislator.asp or by
> calling the SEMA Washington, DC office at 202-783-6007, ext. 38. Please
> e-mail a copy of your letters to us at stevem@sema.org or fax to
> 202/783-6024 or mail to:
>
> SEMA Washington Office
> 1317 F St., NW, Ste. 500
> Washington, D.C. 20004
> Attn: Steve McDonald
>
>
>
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