[Spits] [TR] [6pack] Emissions in the future-is retrofitting possible?

[Nolan]

Huh, wonder which things SEMA is claiming victory on in Maryland.

We had a bill (HB1267)  to allow cars 25 years old and more to be exempted 
from testing.  Current law requires testing for anything after 1976.  That 
bill didn't make it out of committee.  Is SEMA claiming that as a victory?

In previous years, SEMA submitted bills to eliminate our existing exemptions 
for historic cars and such, and to completely eliminate the streetrod 
category of license plates.  Thankfully, SEMA lost those, with some lobbying 
help from me and others against SEMAs attempt to restrict the heck out of 
hotrods and such.

Keep your eyes open with SEMA.  They don't seem to research things much when 
they go off on a crusade.  And once they are crusading, no facts or existing 
laws will sway them from their course.




----- Original Message ----- 
> In my role as President of The Vintage Triumph Register (VTR), I am in
> contact with the folks at the SEMA Action Network (SEMASAN), which is
> an arm of SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association).  SEMA is a
> trade association for manufacturers which produce parts for the motor
> vehicle aftermarket.  A big portion of their member's customer base
> are the hot-rodders, street-rodders and antique/classic car enthusiasts.
>
> During 2007, their efforts helped win legislative victories in issues
> effecting old car enthusiasts in Arizona, Arkansas, California,
> Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois,
> Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana,
> Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, West
> Virginia and Wyoming.  Colorado is on their radar, their last success
> there was in 2006 in a bill concerning vehicle smog inspections for
> kit cars.