It may not seem like this matters to us but its a slippery slope and
those fat senators sure have a lot of gravity against us....
Mark
http://woodsonappraisal.com
--- On Wed, 8/27/08, SEMA Action Network <no-reply@sema.org> wrote:
From: SEMA Action Network <no-reply@sema.org>
Subject: SEMA Urgent Legislative Alert: California Lawmaker Trying to Sneak
by a Bill to Require...
To: semasan@customclassics.org
Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 4:22 PM
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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 lawmakers underhanded attempt to
circumvent public process and is now calling on you to help defeat A.B 3053
before its 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 Cox
Phone: 916/651-4001
Email: senator.cox@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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