DeTomaso Mailing List: March 2001, Message #85

CAL,
PRIVATE YOU ONLY....DO YOU have backspacing numbers on 18" wheels???

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Eustaquio, Cal J [SMTP:cal.j.eustaquio@lmco.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, March 01, 2001 10:39 AM
> To:	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:	RE: [Fwd: SEMA Action Network Legislative Alert - California
> Legi	slation Would Eliminate Emissions Testing Exemption
> 
> 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. 
> 
> > ----------
> > 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]
> > 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > 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
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >