[Nobbc] Legislative update

[wendell bain]

Yes, I think I might keep the Maserati Tipo 61.

On Jan 29, 2009, at 1:28 PM, Tom Reier wrote:

>  You mean I shouldn't take the three hundred bucks for the morgan
> super sports
> sitting in the yard? > Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:39:38 -0800> From:
> gtwincams at gmail.com> To: nobbc at autox.team.net> Subject: [Nobbc]
> Legislative
> update> > FYI:> Cheers,> Greg Tatarian> > Urgent Legislative Alert >
> <http://email.e-mailnetworks.com/ct/3952844:1768788461:m:
> 1:114714034:CF562FB2
> 4F80E23A5302463E014F8223> > > > Dear Fellow Enthusiast,> > Last
> month, we sent
> you an Urgent Legislative Alert from The Specialty > Equipment Market
> Association (SEMA) regarding a proposed Cash for > Clunkers bill
> that would
> threaten our hobby. Thanks to your > overwhelming response, this
> legislation
> was dropped from the economic > stimulus package. Congratulations
> for standing
> up for your rights as > enthusiasts!> > We have just received a
> follow-up
> Legislative Alert from SEMA. New > legislation (S. 247 and H.R.
> 520) has been
> introduced in Congress to > create a national vehicle scrappage
> program which
> will give U.S. tax > dollars to consumers who turn-in their gas
> guzzlers to
> have them > crushed. This program would target vehicles with low
> fuel economy
>> ratings of any model year. That means sports cars, SUVs, and >
> performance-built vehicles could be crushed in exchange for a
> monetary >
> reward.> > The following information is directly from SEMA. If you
> would like
> to > contact the lawmaker, follow the instructions in the alert.> >
> > Thank
> you for your time,> > Your Friends at Summit Racing Equipment> > >
> > Oppose
> Federal Vehicle Scrappage Program> > Our effort to prevent Congress
> from
> including a nationwide Cash for > Clunkers program in the
> economic stimulus
> package has been successful  > so far. Thousands of SEMA members
> and SEMA
> Action Network (SAN) > enthusiasts contacted House Speaker Nancy
> Pelosi in
> opposition to the > plan. The Speakers Office informed us that
> your emails,
> calls and faxes > were received and, thanks to your work, Cash for
> Clunkers
> was not > included in the economic stimulus package introduced in
> mid-January
> in > the House of Representatives. Unfortunately, new legislation
> (S. 247 and
>> H.R. 520) has been introduced in Congress to create a national
>> vehicle >
> scrappage program which will give U.S. tax dollars to consumers who
> > turn-in
> their gas guzzlers to have them crushed. Lawmakers need to >
> scrap this
> idea!> > Contact Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Rep. Henry
> Waxman (D-CA)
>> Immediately> to Oppose S. 247 and H.R. 520> > The so-called 
>> Accelerated
> Retirement of Inefficient Vehicles Act is > Cash for Clunkers with
> a twist.
> Instead of focusing exclusively on older > cars, this program would
> target
> vehicles with low fuel economy ratings > of any model year.
> Participants would
> receive cash vouchers ranging from > $2,500 to $4,500 based on the
> model year
> and whether the replacement > vehicle was a more fuel-efficient new
> car or
> used car (MY 2004 or > later). Fuel-efficient is defined as getting
> at least
> 25 percent better > mileage for the corporate average fuel economy
> (CAFE)
> target for its > class. The bill sponsors want to scrap up to one
> million cars
> a year for > at least four years.> > There is no evidence that the
> program
> would achieve the goal of boosting > new car sales or increasing
> fuel mileage.
> Many states have considered > scrappage programs in the past as a
> way to help
> clean the air or > increase mpg, but abandoned the effort because
> they simply
> dont work. > The programs are not cost-effective and do not achieve
> verifiable air > quality or fuel economy benefits, but they do have a
> devastating impact > on the many small businesses that market
> products and
> services for the > scrapped cars.> > *Dont Delay! Please contact
> Senator
> Diane Feinstein and Rep. Henry > Waxman today to urge their
> opposition to S.
> 247 and H.R. 520. For those > who responded to our first call for
> action, we
> need you again, along > with everyone else.*> > *Contact Sen.
> Dianne Feinstein
> to oppose S. 247*> Click here to send an email: >
> http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?
> FuseAction=ContactUs.EmailMe >
> <http://email.e-mailnetworks.com/ct/3952845:1768788461:m:
> 1:114714034:CF562FB2
> 4F80E23A5302463E014F8223> > > Call: (202) 224-3841> Fax: (202)
> 228-3954> >
> *Contact Henry Waxman to oppose HR 520*> Click here to send an
> email: >
> http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?
> option=com_content&=view&id=1313&It
> emid=1 >
> <http://email.e-mailnetworks.com/ct/3952846:1768788461:m:
> 1:114714034:CF562FB2
> 4F80E23A5302463E014F8223>> Call: (202) 225-2927> Fax: (202)
> 225-2525> >
> *Talking Points*> *Oppose the Use of U.S. Taxpayer Dollars for
> Accelerated
> Vehicle Retirement*> > * I am writing to urge lawmakers not to
> approve an
> accelerated> vehicle retirement program. Even on a voluntary
> basis, the>
> program will hurt thousands of independent repair shops, auto>
> restorers,
> customizers and their customers across the country that> depend on
> the used
> car market. These businesses are already very> vulnerable in the weak
> economy.> * An accelerated vehicle retirement program is flawed
> since it does>
> not target the gross polluter, an improperly maintained vehicle>
> of any make
> or model year that has poor fuel mileage and> dramatically more
> emissions due
> to poor maintenance.> * An accelerated vehicle retirement program
> is flawed
> because it> does not factor-in how many miles-a-year the collected
> vehicles>
> are currently being driven. U.S. taxpayers will be buying> rarely-
> driven
> second and third vehicles that have minimal impact> on overall fuel
> economy
> and air pollution.> * Accelerated vehicle retirement wont generate
> many new
> car sales.> The cash incentive provided will not be enough to
> enable a person>
> to buy a new or used vehicle.> * Accelerated vehicle retirement
> will compete
> with nonprofits that> rely on vehicle donations to raise funds,
> such as the
> Salvation> Army, the Purple Heart and other charities.> *
> Accelerated vehicle
> retirement threatens to disrupt a large and> complex industry which
> already
> handles scrappage, repair,> remanufacturing and recycling issues. This
> independent industry> provides thousands of American jobs and
> generates
> millions of> dollars in local, state and federal tax revenues.> *
> Accelerated
> vehicle retirement ignores better policy options.> Taxpayer dollars
> would be
> better spent as direct tax incentives to> purchase a fuel-efficient
> new or
> used car, without a government> vehicle crushing program. Congress
> should also
> provide tax> incentives to upgrade, repair and maintain existing
> cars, trucks>
> and SUVs. There are many commercially available products and>
> technologies
> that can substantially improve fuel mileage and lower> the
> emissions.> * We
> hope we can count on you to reject Accelerated Vehicle>
> Retirement. Thank
> you for your consideration on this very> important matter.> > If
> you choose to
> send a note and/or message to Sen. Feinstein and Rep. > Waxman
> please forward
> a copy of your message to:> E-mail: briand at sema.org
> <mailto:briand at sema.org>>
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