> From: "Bill Sohl" <billsohl@mailhost2.planet.net>
> I came across this on the antique car newsgroup.
> If you are in NH, this may affect you.
>
> This is directed to New Hampshire antique automobile hobbyists and NH
car clubs:
A bill is being proposed to restrict the reduced registration fees
already granted to "antique" motor vehicles from the current 25 year
old requirement & limiting them only to 1942 and older vehicles -
staying at 1942.
This will mean that 1943-1974 vehicles maintained as antique,
collector or show cars will be required to pay full passenger plate
registration - at least 5 times the current fee (more if the vehicle
exceeds 4000 lbs). If 1943-1974 vehicles can no longer be registered
as antique, owners with birth months during the winter will no longer
be able to get those vehicles inspected during the month of April.
They will be required to drive those vehicles in the salt and snow to
get them inspected or be forced to drive them to the inspection
station on expired stickers at the end of the winter storage season.
This bill is HB 639-FN, text of the bill is located here:
http://www.state.nh.us/gencourt/bills/99bills/hb0639.html
Call and write your local reps and oppose this bill. Make sure your
fellow auto enthusiasts are aware of this as this bill has not been
published in the paper or in the news and very few know of its
existence. Keep a lookout for the date and time that the public
hearing will be held as this bill becomes introduced and attend the
hearing. The NH Sunday News lists the legislative hearings for the
week on Sunday. The public hearing date and time can also be found by
monitoring the bill status daily on HB 639-FN at:
http://www.state.nh.us/gencourt/bills/99bills/houseintro.html
This bill is bad for the antique/classic auto hobby, as the purpose of
this bill is to raise more revenue by targeting the 4,082 vehicles and
221 motorcycles affected under this bill.
Larry Artz
VP, North Country Nova Club, a chapter of National Nostalgic Nova
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