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    http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/blogs/under-the-hood/california-bill-would-exempt-pre-1981-vehicles-from-required-emissions-inspection?et_mid=545064&rid=232943843

    California bill would exempt pre-1981 vehicles from required emissions inspection

    Categories: Under the Hood.

    Angelo Van Bogart | March 16, 2012

    SEMA Action Network update

    California Introduces Bill to Exempt pre-1981 Vehicles From Emissions Inspection Requirement

    In 2004, legislation was enacted to repeal California???s rolling emissions-test exemption for vehicles 30 years old and older and replace it with a law requiring the lifetime testing of all 1976 and newer model-year vehicles. This year, a bill has been introduced in the California Senate (S.B. 1224) by Senator Doug LaMalfa (Senator.LaMalfa@senate.ca.gov ) to exempt all motor vehicles prior to the 1981 model year from the emissions inspection requirement. The bill will be considered in the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee on March 27, 2012.

    We Urge You to Contact All Members of the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee (Contact Info Below) Immediately To Request Their Support for S.B. 1224

    S.B. 1224 recognizes the minimal impact of pre-1981vehicles on emissions and air quality.

    S.B. 1224 acknowledges that pre-1981 vehicles still constitute a minuscule portion of the overall vehicle population and are a poor source from which to look for emissions reduction.

    S.B. 1224 endorses the fact that pre-1981 vehicles are overwhelmingly well-maintained and infrequently driven (a fraction of the miles each year as a new vehicle).

    For years, legislators, regulators and stationary source polluters have felt the heat from failed efforts to meet air quality goals and have looked to older cars as a convenient scapegoat, using false data and inflated annual mileage assumptions to further their case. S.B. 1224 helps validate the truth. The old car hobby should not continue to carry the burden of past mistakes!
    DON???T DELAY! Please contact members of the California Senate Transportation and Housing Committee immediately to request their support of S.B. 1224. Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org. Also, please forward this Alert to your fellow car enthusiasts. Urge them to join the SAN and help defend the hobby! Thank you for your assistance.

    Senate Transportation and Housing Committee

    To e-mail all members of the Committee, copy and paste the email address block below:

    senator.desaulnier@sen.ca.gov; senator.gaines@senate.ca.gov; senator.harman@sen.ca.gov; Senator.Kehoe@sen.ca.gov; Senator.Lowenthal@sen.ca.gov; senator.pavley@sen.ca.gov; michael.rubio@sen.ca.gov; senator.simitian@sen.ca.gov; Senator.Wyland@senate.ca.gov

    Senator Mark DeSaulnier (Chair)
    Phone: (916) 651-4007
    Email: senator.desaulnier@sen.ca.gov

    Senator Ted Gaines (Vice Chair)
    Phone: (916) 651-4001
    Email: senator.gaines@senate.ca.gov

    Senator Tom Harman
    Phone: (916) 651-4035
    Email: senator.harman@sen.ca.gov

    Senator Christine Kehoe
    Phone: (916) 651-4039
    Email: Senator.Kehoe@sen.ca.gov

    Senator Alan Lowenthal
    Phone: (916) 651-4027
    Email: Senator.Lowenthal@sen.ca.gov

    Senator Fran Pavley
    Phone: (916) 651-4023
    Email: senator.pavley@sen.ca.gov

    Senator Michael Rubio
    Phone: (916) 651-4016
    Email: michael.rubio@sen.ca.gov

    Senator Joe Simitian
    Phone: (916) 651-4011
    Email: senator.simitian@sen.ca.gov

    Senator Mark Wyland
    Phone: (916) 651-4038
    Email: Senator.Wyland@senate.ca.gov

    ray102012-03-22 11:18:05

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