DeTomaso Mailing List: March 2001, Message #42

Again, all:
Please take the time to contact your state reps (both the Assembly and State
Senator!). I certainly don't want to have to go through that ridiculous SMOG
process with my Pantera. Neither should you. Now is the time to speak out
and be counted! 

Cal #2428. 

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> From: 	Rick Gushue[SMTP:rwgushue@gte.net]
> Sent: 	Wednesday, February 28, 2001 11:28 PM
> To: 	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: 	[Fwd: SEMA Action Network Legislative Alert - California
> Legislation Would Eliminate Emissions Testing Exemption for Older Cars]
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> 
> URGENT LEGISLATIVE ALERT
> 
> Legislation to Repeal Old Car Emissions Exemption Introduced in
> California Senate
> 
> 	As predicted, legislation has been introduced in the California
> Senate to
> repeal the state's current rolling emissions test exemption for vehicles
> 30
> years old and older.  S.B. 1172 repeals the current pro-hobbyist exemption
> and replaces it with a static exemption for pre-1974 vehicles.  S.B. 800
> repeals the current exemption and replaces it with a static exemption for
> pre-1975 vehicles.
> 
> However, S.B. 800 was introduced by Sen. Maurice Johannessen (a long-time
> friend of the hobby) and we believe strongly that this bill will be
> amended
> to remove the repeal language.  At this point, we do not believe that S.B.
> 800 poses a threat to the hobby.  Therefore,
> 
> We Urge You to Contact Your State Senators Immediately to Oppose S.B. 1172
> 
> · Existing law in California exempts all pre-1974 vehicles from emissions
> testing until 2003.  After 2003, vehicles 30-years old and older will be
> exempt 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 (currently less than 3% of the over 23 million vehicles
> in California) 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 senators to oppose S.B. 1172.  To find out who your
> state
> senators are, contact the California Senate general information line at
> 916/445-4311.  This information can also be accessed via the Internet at
> www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html or by calling the SEMA Washington, DC
> office
> at 202-783-6007.
> 
> Please fax a copy of your letters to us at 202/783-6024 or mail to:
> 
> SEMA Washington Office
> 1317 F St., NW, Ste. 500
> Washington, D.C.  20004
> Attn:  Steve McDonald/Brian Caudill
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