I just received this in an email from Hagerty Insurance. If you live in California you should write your senator to stop this :
quote: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- CA Senate Reintroduces Legislation to Repeal Old Car Emissions Exemption The Specialty Equipment and Manufacturers Association (SEMA) recently sent the Hagerty Protection Network the following California Legislative Alert to share with our customers. If you have any questions regarding this alert, please contact Sydney McManus, Hagerty Protection Network Legislative Director at 800-922-4050, x8787 / [EMAIL PROTECTED] or Steve McDonald, SEMA Director of Government and Technical Affairs at [EMAIL PROTECTED] URGENT LEGISLATIVE ALERT Legislation to Repeal Old Car Emissions Exemption Introduced AGAIN in California Senate As predicted, legislation has been reintroduced in the California Senate to repeal the state's current rolling emissions test exemption for vehicles 30 years old and older. S.B. 708 repeals the current pro-hobbyist exemption and replaces it with an exemption for vehicles that are 45 or more model years old commencing January 1, 2005. We Urge You to Contact Your State Senators Immediately to Oppose S.B. 708 Existing law in California exempts all pre-1974 vehicles from emissions testing until 2003. After 2003, vehicles 30-years old and older are 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 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! Please contact your state senators to oppose S.B. 708. To find out who your state senators are, contact the California Senate general information line at 916/445-4311 or you can access this information via the Hagerty Protection Network website, "Advocacy Avenue" section at http://www .hagerty.com/advocacy/adv_sections.asp?z=contact or by emailing or calling Sydney McManus, Hagerty Protection Network Legislative Director, at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 800-922-4050, x8787. Please email a copy of your correspondence to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or fax a copy of your letters to SEMA at 202/783-6024 Attn: Steve McDonald/Brian Caudill. Thank you for keeping the hobby strong! Sincerely, McKeel Hagerty Hagerty Protection Network quote: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Rob S. http://www.geocities.com/rte66ss/Robs1966SS396.html --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.445 / Virus Database: 250 - Release Date: 01/21/2003 ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
