Western Members - California Introduces Bill to Exempt pre-1981 Vehicles From Emissions Inspection Requ

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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@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@sema.org. Also, please forward this Alert to your fellow car enthusiasts. Urge them to join the SAN and help defend the hobby! Thank you for your assistance.

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

senator.desaulnier@sen.ca.gov; senator.gaines@senate.ca.gov; senator.harman@sen.ca.gov; Senator.Kehoe@sen.ca.gov; Senator.Lowenthal@sen.ca.gov; senator.pavley@sen.ca.gov; michael.rubio@sen.ca.gov; senator.simitian@sen.ca.gov; Senator.Wyland@senate.ca.gov

Senator Mark DeSaulnier (Chair)
Phone: (916) 651-4007
Email: senator.desaulnier@sen.ca.gov

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

Senator Tom Harman
Phone: (916) 651-4035
Email: senator.harman@sen.ca.gov

Senator Christine Kehoe
Phone: (916) 651-4039
Email: Senator.Kehoe@sen.ca.gov

Senator Alan Lowenthal
Phone: (916) 651-4027
Email: Senator.Lowenthal@sen.ca.gov

Senator Fran Pavley
Phone: (916) 651-4023
Email: senator.pavley@sen.ca.gov

Senator Michael Rubio
Phone: (916) 651-4016
Email: michael.rubio@sen.ca.gov

Senator Joe Simitian
Phone: (916) 651-4011
Email: senator.simitian@sen.ca.gov

Senator Mark Wyland
Phone: (916) 651-4038
Email: Senator.Wyland@senate.ca.gov

you're not the only one....

where do i sign or vote?

Would be cool but it only changes it for a few years, I think its 75+ needs smogged. Id really like it to cut off in teh 80s somewhere. Id like to buy a third gen and mod it.

^^what you want is exactly what this is....the bill proposes to raise it to 1981 and up, instead of 1975 and up being required for emissions.

Already emailed em..would be awesome to see this pass

^^what you want is exactly what this is....the bill proposes to raise it to 1981 and up, instead of 1975 and up being required for emissions.

Well still wouldnt let me, third gen is 82+. Its like they planned it lol. At some point it will stop though, 81 and earlier cars really didnt have much smog equipment anyway. My 78 1/2 ton pickup had a smog pump but no cats or any other smog equipment from the factory. Whereas the 82s started getting more smog junk.

Wish it was more like 1990 and up :bang:

I mean c'mon LSX motor even with majority of the smog stuff removed gotta run cleaner then a legal pos 305.

Even though I have vehicles registered in Counties with no smog it would be nice to have that piece of mind. Always get pulled over and asked about where the car is registered yet my driver license says different on address lol.

The best thing to do is flood each Senator on the committee with phone calls. Tell the office staff your name and that you support the Senate bill. It is even more impactful if you live in that Senators district but not a prerequisite. I have a little experience in lobbying for or in my case against a bill. I spent a lot of time in Sacramento last year and know some of the Senators on the committee. I will be happy to call and talk to their staff. I will also contact other Senators I know and State Assemblymembers. This bill will go through the Assembly at some point so you want to get ahead and contact those members. If anyone lives in Assemblyman Tony Mendoza's district which is Downey and that area I recommend contacting his staff. He is a total car guy and gets it...even if he is a Democrat. :D