Stu Cool

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California Legislator is after us again:

From: SEMA Action Network
Date sent 08/27/2008 02:08:27 pm
Subject: SEMA Urgent Legislative Alert: California Lawmaker Trying to Sneak by a Bill to Require...

Immediate Action Needed!

California Lawmaker Trying to Sneak by a Bill to Require ANNUAL Emissions Tests for Vehicles
15-Years Old and Older

Committee Hearing set for August 28. Call Now!!!

In an effort to avoid public scrutiny, California Assemblyman Dave Jones (Assemblymember.jones@assembly.ca.gov) has amended a completely unrelated bill with language to require annual Smog check inspections for vehicles 15-years old and older. This represents an obvious attempt to sneak through legislation in the closing days of the legislative session that had been previously defeated (A.B. 616). The new bill is designated as A.B. 3053.

While pre-1976 motor vehicles would remain exempt under existing California law, this proposal 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. Furthermore, the bill would direct that the funds generated through annual inspection fees be used to scrap older cars. This represents another attempt by California legislators and regulators to scapegoat older cars.

This is the type of activity that fuels distrust in public officials. SEMA caught this lawmaker’s underhanded attempt to circumvent public process and is now calling on you to help defeat A.B 3053 before it’s too late.

Time is of the Essence! We Urge You to Call the California Senate Appropriations Committee (List Below) Immediately to Oppose A.B. 3053


California Senate Appropriations Committee

Senator Tom Torlakson – Chair
Phone: 916/651-4007
Email: senator.torlakson@sen.ca.gov

Senator Dave ***
Phone: 916/651-4001
Email: senator.***@sen.ca.gov

Senator Sam Aanestad
Phone: 916/651-4004
Email: senator.aanestad@sen.ca.gov

Senator Roy Ashburn
Phone: 916/651-4018
Email: senator.ashburn@sen.ca.gov

Senator Gilbert Cedillo
Phone: 916/651-4022
Email: senator.cedillo@sen.ca.gov

Senator Ellen Corbett
Phone: 916/651-4010

Senator Robert Dutton
Phone: 916/651-4031
Email: senator.dutton@sen.ca.gov

Senator Dean Florez
Phone: 916/651-4016
Email: senator.florez@sen.ca.gov

Senator Sheila Kuehl
Phone: 916/651-4023
Email: senator.kuehl@sen.ca.gov

Senator Jenny Oropeza
Phone: 916/651-4028

Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas
Phone: 916/651-4026

Senator George Runner
Phone: 916/651-4017
Email: senator.runner@sen.ca.gov

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

Senator Mark Wyland
Phone: 916/651-4038

Senator Leland Yee
Phone: 916/651-4008










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Posi12Bolt

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will they ever just drop it! DAMN!

ReFtheMC

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I vote for Harvey Dent

L3THAL_Z28

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Stu Cool

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Here are the Senators email address all together for and easy copy and paste. Please fire off an email to them asking them to vote no on this bad deceptive legislation.

senator.torlakson@sen.ca.gov, senator.aanestad@sen.ca.gov, senator.ashburn@sen.ca.gov, senator.cedillo@sen.ca.gov, senator.dutton@sen.ca.gov, senator.florez@sen.ca.gov, senator.kuehl@sen.ca.gov, senator.runner@sen.ca.gov, senator.simitian@sen.ca.gov

$O$OE

iTrader: (14)

im texas bound..lol

hlaalu

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wow so they want every car, even guys with classic cars to drive them out every year and get checked? sucks for jay leno.

Stu Cool

iTrader: (13)

Pre 76 cars are still exempt, but the fees collected will be used to "retire" (CRUSH!) older cars. Also think about who drives the older cars, mostly low income and older folks. Do we need to give them another ill conceived fee to pay?

loloone

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If anyone wants to use a quick letter I threw together to e-mail all these people, please drop me a PM. This is a serious matter and a simple copy and paste of forward can go a long way. Let's all do our part!

c5z28

iTrader: (11)

I'll take one

warp_6

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I'll take one too.

wickedbusa

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PM sent!

Stu Cool

iTrader: (13)

Here is good news from SEMA SAN
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CALIFORNIA BILL TO REQUIRE ANNUAL EMISSIONS INSPECTIONS FOR OLDER CARS FAILS . . . AGAIN!

The SAN defeated California legislation to require annual (rather than biennial) smog-check inspections for vehicles 15 years old and older. The bill would also have required that funds generated through the additional inspection fees be deposited into an account which could then be used to scrap older cars. In an effort to sneak the bill through in the closing days of the legislative session, California Assemblyman Dave Jones amended a completely unrelated bill with the annual smog-check inspection language.

While pre-'76 motor vehicles would have remained exempt under existing California law, this proposal ignored 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 reductions. This latest action represents the second time the SAN was able to defeat this legislation.

Special thanks to the countless enthusiasts and car clubs whose quick and powerful response to this harmful bill prevented it from moving forward.
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Pat